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Teak garden table gone black

I think standing water has made my garden table go black. What can I do to clean it?

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  • molerat
    molerat Posts: 35,692 Forumite
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    You could try the garden furniture cleaners and give it a good scrub but I doubt it will work. I am just doing my bench, sanding the whole thing back to clean wood and oiling.
  • gazza975526570
    gazza975526570 Posts: 3,275 Forumite
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    i would suggest fully sang it down and starting again. the start of the summer mine looked awfull and i almost got rid - however a bit of tlc and it looks as good as new
  • cujo_2
    cujo_2 Posts: 18 Forumite
    ours did this as well. we pressure washed it!

    it came up sparkling and new and only needed a few little bits of sanding, where the pressure had loosened some tiny splinters.

    we then whacked a fair amount of teak oil on it (more than normal - about 4 coats painted on with a brush) and its absolutely fine
  • i do the same pressure washing my table is great really satisfying. The teak oil is so tediuos though but it is the only way.
  • missile
    missile Posts: 11,870 Forumite
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    I find olive oil works just as well
    "A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
    Ride hard or stay home :iloveyou:
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