Coating outdoor furniture

[Mike Black]

Does anyone know what I can use to coat outdoor benches? I generally use oils, but they do fade quite quickly.

 

I don't like the glossed look on rustic furniture.

 

Any ideas?

 

Cheers,

Mike

[se7enthdevil]

what do you mean when you say they fade?

[TheHungrySquirrel]

Is go with an osmo oil. There stuff holds up well on most projects I have used it for.

[TGB]

Danish oil - you will have to re-apply every year. But the piece/s just need cleaning, a light sanding with dust removal and a re-coat.

 

Linseed oil (plain or boiled) - you will have to re-apply every year. But the piece/s just need cleaning, a light sanding with dust removal and a re-coat.

 

Sadoilin - you will have to re-apply every year. But the piece/s just need cleaning and a re-coat.

[dervishcarving]

i advise using decking oil to mu customers for chainsaw carved stuff. give it a good few coats (diluted with white spirit 50/50) and then a few coast undiluted and then apply regularly untill it no longer soaks in. then re-apply as neeed. seems to work well

[Two Acres]

Another one for linseed oil

[OliB]

I use danish oil on nearly everything, which does need re coating, but as mentioned above, osmo oil is actually even better... at a price. I've not heard of an alternative to non oil based coats available without going to lacquer or varnish, which last longer between coats, but flakes and takes a lot more work. Would love to hear of something better if there is something.

 

Quick tip if you don't already do it this way. I apply first coat or 2 with 30% Danish oil and 70% white spirit. The white spirit really helps the danish oil penetrate the timber. Then next coat 50% danish, then either 70% or straight danish oil, of which I use 2 coats if I get round to it. Lasts well this way. Eventually you need to re-coat, but if you remember do it before it starts to fade (which I usually don't) the timber retains the colour.

[Mike Black]

Thanks guys. I'll try some of those. Presently use linseed.

 

7thdevil a bench I made from Spruce and oiled with linseed looked great for a while and is now grey. But getting the picture now.... keep applying!

Cheers

[Two Acres]

Think about it I have a feeling my Dad was telling me the other day that he mixes oil based paint into the linseed oil to give a it better lasting colour . I'll check on that with him.

[Two Acres]

Think about it I have a feeling my Dad was telling me the other day that he mixes oil based paint into the linseed oil to give a it better lasting colour . I'll check on that with him.

 

I got that wrong, my imagination. He says plain linseed oil not boiled.