Caring For Mid Century Modern Teak Furniture
Find a clean cloth or an old cotton rag that is about the size of your hand having a cloth this size will ensure more.
Caring for mid century modern teak furniture. After the surface. Using the teak oil or danish oil wet a rag and rub the entire furniture. We are writing this blog using our experience of buying and selling for over 10 years and also when cleaning re polishing and restoring it. Open windows to allow fresh air in.
After sanding spread everything down with the oil soap to clean off the dust and residual possible old wax 3. Using part of a soft tee shirt saturate the material with teak oil and then rub onto the wood. If babied it will continue to give you years of pleasure and keep its monetary value. How to oil teak furniture.
This will ensure you get off all the dust. Apply a generous amount. With a lightly damp not wet cloth wipe your item and allow it to dry. When dried to a proper moisture level the oils and rubber weatherproof the wood.
We buy and sell a lot of mid century teak furniture both scandinavian and british. If kijiji sellers say their furniture is made of solid teak it just does not make it true buyer beware. Teak can be difficult and expensive to source as well as hard to work with. Teak can withstand water spilled on it for 12 hours without showing any signs of finish damage once a week dust furniture with a lint free cloth.
Sand the damaged areas with a fine sand paper in the direction of the grain 2. Some is a little earlier some a little later. I have seen more furniture ruined from plants than anything else combined. This is a common misconception fueled even more with sellers on popular classifieds as kijiji or craiglist claiming their mcm furniture is made of solid teak or rosewood or walnut.
Teak however can retain these oils and its rubber even after being felled and processed. For these reasons teak furniture is relatively expensive. Most of it dates from the late 1950s to the late 1970s. Teak furniture is one of the easiest kinds of furniture to take care of.
Teak is a favourite of mid century furniture designers and its use is invariably a sign of quality. Use coasters and saucers under plant pots. Because of this teak has greater naturally weather resistant properties than just about any other type of wood. Repairing teak veneer on mid century modern furniture posted in furniture i need to start by saying i ve never done this before so if you have any pointers in case i ever do one of these again feel free to leave them in the comments or shoot me an email.
If well cared for teak pieces can last for a hundred plus years. Here are some expert tips on caring for your indoor teak furniture. Teak is native to south east asia and africa afromosia and is defined by a few choice characteristics.