Hi all, I postaed in the 'best ever finds' thread a picture of two danish style sideboards I recently found on a freecycle website, these are teak. One of the sideboards I have stripped and sanded the top as it had worn varnish, water rings and a couple of cigarette burns 🙁 I finished it with turpentine spirit and waxed it. It came up quite nicely although it lacks the lustre I would really like...
What I'd like to know now is what to do with the drawer facings, these are veneered with solid teak moulded handles. Should I do as above or revernish?
On the other sideboard, it too needs a slight facelift. What have others done to revive this type of furniture??
I clean old teak furniture wi...
I clean old teak furniture with Murphy's Oil Soap straight from the bottle----wipe on, wipe off until it's no longer bringing up any dirt. It removes dirt, nicotine and grease but not wax; you need turpentine and sometimes fine steel wool for that.
I remove all traces of the Murphy's with a damp sponge, then I dry the piece with a towel. I have never had any problem with the soap or water raising the grain or lifting veneer. I do not let the soap sit on the wood for more than a minute or two.
I use teak oil to finish. I don't use wax much. It tends to attract dirt more than an oil finish and I think the oil finish brings out the depth and color of the wood better than wax.
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