Suggestions on finishing this.

brokenarms

I varnished this 3 years ago with Outdoor furniture Varnish . Its never been covered and 3 winters has taken its toll.

How would I go about finishing it this time?

dfbemt

I used Cuprinol Garden Furniture Stain recently and was VERY happy with the results.



http://www.cuprinol.co.uk/products/hardwood_and_softwood_garden_furniture_stain.jsp

Had over a number of previous years sanded and applied teak oil but this product provided me with the best results. Should have used it years ago.

B&Q had it on offer last weekend, 3 for the price of 2

CBYR1983

Ronseal decking oil. Very expensive but very good stuff. I use it on furniture and it's great.

brokenarms

Ive been considering my options. I have today and tomorrow off .

If I change over to stain or oil then I am going to have to completely remove all the varnish. Six sides and disassemble the table (and 4 high back chairs) .
This would turn a small job into a massive one. Even with that amazing belt sander...

As much as I would like a stained finish. I am drawn more to the varnish due to the reasons above.

This is what I had on it before . 3 years for Garden furniture is fairly impressive . I might go again with it.
http://www.ronseal.co.uk/products/outdoor-varnish

Wally Runs

+ a cover!

whizbang

During our summer this year, i had noticed the outside teak doors did not need any looking after this year..!
Went to the shed, found the tin of Cuprinol heavy duty varnish, (not woodstain) Definitely the longest lasting stuff i have ever used.

"Does exactly what it says on the tin" - look hard at the tin, it says something on the lines of 'may help protect against the effects of weather', which means precisely nothing.
Never again.

brokenarms

I got a new tin of the Ronseal Outdoor furniture protector. (same stuff that lasted 3 years before)

Finshed sanding and rubbed the lot down with spirits.

Got 7 coats (not 3 like it had before) over the past few days with a light scrub with steel wool in between.

Results are good.
In hindsight I wish a stained it then varnished it to even the colours . But at 20 euro a tin for stain and 20 for the varnish, I opted for the one.

whizbang

I recon 3 years is ok for for that particular job. Nice job too.
but i still dont trust that stuff.

rok

I have a garden furniture set is in similar condition to the OP's.
Attached is a picture of it in original un-treated condition.

I used a Ronseal Outdoor furniture Stain on the Table and 2 chairs and left them out in the rain for the past few years so the colour looks terrible now - some parts have darkened and other have the stain peeling off.
I have replacement timber for some of the soft timber that has rotten and needs swopping out.

The 2 benches were left in the garage untreated so even if I sand down the whole lot now I'm worried there will be a big difference in colours/shading.

Instead of sanding it down again and re-stain or varnish it with Ronseal
maybe I'm better off to sand it down and use a Cuprinol green colour on the whole lot
www.cuprinol.co.uk/furniture/index.jsp *cover it up with paint

I'll upload a current pic later.

Do ye reckon a couple of coats of Cuprinol will be enough to get
all the furniture back the same colour?