If you want to enjoy your garden furniture for a long time, you should refurbish it every spring. With a thorough cleaning, a little paint, wood oil and glaze, even old furniture made of wood, iron, rattan or plastic can be made attractive again.
How can I refurbish my garden furniture?
To refurbish garden furniture, clean it thoroughly, check for damage and, depending on the material, treat it with wood oil, varnish or special plastic varnish. Iron or rattan furniture usually only needs cleaning and possibly rust removal.
Refurbish garden furniture with simple tricks
In spring the garden furniture is taken out of the garage or basement. Now it turns out whether they are still intact and attractive enough to be used for another year.
You can repair damaged garden furniture using a few simple methods. The options you have depend on what material the furniture is made of.
To reprocess you need:
- rag
- Wire brush
- Root breasts
- Household sponge
- Sandpaper
- Wood oil
- Wood varnish
- Brush
First item on the agenda: cleaning
For all garden furniture, you first have to clean it properly. Brush away dust, dirt and cobwebs. You have to be careful, especially with plastic furniture, so that you don't damage the surfaces.
Second step: Check garden furniture for damage
After cleaning, check whether the furniture is still intact. You usually have to throw away folding garden furniture whose hinges no longer work.
If the covering of loungers and chairs is no longer OK, check whether you can re-cover it.
Tighten screws securely and oil all hinges.
Refinishing wooden garden furniture
You should care for furniture made of natural wood with a wood oil before use. This protects the surfaces and makes them less sensitive to stains.
For painted garden furniture, repair damage to the paintwork or repaint the furniture. Beforehand, you need to sand off the old paint and treat the wood with a primer.
Refresh iron or rattan furniture
Garden furniture made of iron or rattan usually does not need to be refinished because it is very robust and stable.
If necessary, remove rust spots from iron garden furniture.
Reprocess plastic garden furniture
Damage such as small stains or chipped paint can be made invisible with a special paint for plastics.
Tip
Wooden furniture made from soft types of wood needs a new coat of paint every few years. If you want to save yourself this time-consuming work, you should choose garden furniture made from hard woods such as teak, cedar and robinia from sustainable sources in the future.