Teak garden furniture.

Silvertabby

We've just treated ourselves to a set of teak garden furniture.  We'd prefer to keep its natural colour, so could any of you kind peeps recommend the best sealer to use? 

It will be folded up and stored in a (dry) shed over winter, if that makes a difference.

Thanks.

DullGreyGuy

Which natural colour? Its freshly cut honey or its aged silver/grey?

Silvertabby

Freshly cut honey.  I know that even a clear sealant will slightly darken the colour - just want to keep it looking as new as possible.

ChilliBob

The place we got ours from suggested SEMCO, it gets good reviews, it's expensive though. I have some, not got round to using it yet though!

Also comes in a range of colours as well as a clear coat 

Silvertabby

ChilliBob said:

The place we got ours from suggested SEMCO, it gets good reviews, it's expensive though. I have some, not got round to using it yet though!

Also comes in a range of colours as well as a clear coat 

Thanks - will have a look at that.  The furniture isn't cheap, so willing to pay for good stuff to keep it looking nice 

Rusty190

I have a teak garden bench that is around 20 years old and looks as good as new.
In fairness, it does spend winter under cover in the garage but once released into the wild of my back garden, it's given a souple of coats of "Teak Wonder" sealer and it keeps it looking gorgeous.

subjecttocontract

The secret is to put the stuff in dry storage during the winter months. Leaving it out all year is what generally weather's the timber.

Silvertabby

subjecttocontract said:

The secret is to put the stuff in dry storage during the winter months. Leaving it out all year is what generally weather's the timber.

Yes - it folds flat so will spend the winter in the (new, dry) shed.

GrubbyGirl_2

teak oil is all you need