Ah! Methanol - I'll check it out when next I go to LeClerc. I'm also going to Bricoman early next week, so I'll see what they've got. Thank you for that. I usually use linseed oil as I looove the smell!
Can I ask what people's experiences are using (teak) oil mixtures versus wood preservative on woods like decking? I guess they do very different things and work in very different ways on wood.
Love the smell of turps. My teak garden furniture, which I've had for many years, sometimes gets a wash with mild detergent and a soft brush.That's it. The instructions when we got it advised against feeding it as you then need to do it forever for some reason. We wanted ours to fade to squirrel grey, but I think you need to treat it you want it to stay orange.I Neither the bench on the patio or the one on the grass has shown any sign of rotting in well over ten years
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I find linseed oil doesn't soak into the wood as well as teak or olive oil and it also leaves a residue that attracts muck and dust.
Wood preservatives would soak into the wood better.
My teak garden furniture, which I've had for many years, sometimes gets a wash with mild detergent and a soft brush.That's it. The instructions when we got it advised against feeding it as you then need to do it forever for some reason. We wanted ours to fade to squirrel grey, but I think you need to treat it you want it to stay orange.I
Neither the bench on the patio or the one on the grass has shown any sign of rotting in well over ten years