Treating Hardwood Outdoor Furniture

Properly cared for acacia furniture will last for years.

Treating hardwood outdoor furniture.

Light cleaning of wood outdoor furniture is best done with a cloth moistened with water or a mild soapy solution. All of the furniture should be sanded back and the surfaces prepared properly for applying a new layer of stain. A yearly treatment with a deck detergent and water is effective toward preventing this. Acacia is a durable and attractive hardwood that is often used to make outdoor furniture.

Try sanding and refinishing. Simply cleaning your furniture with some hot soapy water or some hardwood cleaning fluid at the beginning of the season is often enough to rejuvenate it for the summer. You can add more than one coat of oil but make sure the first one dries completely before you apply the next. The stain will help to protect the furniture from the sun and from the weather.

Keep your acacia outdoor furniture off the grass as much as possible. Using a rag apply the oil rubbing it in gently and following the grain. Contact with the soil will cause chair and table legs to decay prematurely. Apply a protective treatment to your wooden garden furniture each year and it will look great and last longer.

Follow our step by step guide to this quick and easy task. The furniture should also be oiled three to four times every year. If you have wood outdoor furniture that has weathered to a grayish color with cracks and deep grooves from over weathering it s obviously in need of more than a good old cleaning. Generally you should treat the wood once every year or two.

If you have a power washer use it on light to knock off the embedded dirt and oil residue.