As soon as the sun appears in the sky again for a longer period of time, it is the right time to take out the old garden furniture and check it. You can recycle old and unsightly pieces of furniture with a few tricks and turn them into pieces of jewelry in the garden again.
How to reprocess garden furniture?
Preparing garden furniture is achieved through thorough cleaning and, depending on the material, as follows: Treat wooden furniture with wood care oil (€19.00 on Amazon), repair or repaint painted furniture, touch up plastic furniture with a special paint and metal or iron furniture remove rust.
Prepare garden furniture and clean it well
If you have cleaned the garden furniture well before winter and brought it into winter quarters, you usually don't have to do much processing at all. It is then enough to remove dirt and cobwebs from them.
Depending on the nature of the material, the garden furniture is hosed down with soapy water, a sponge or a water hose. However, you should not clean wooden furniture with a hose, but rather use a root brush and household sponge.
Once you have cleaned the garden furniture, you can see whether the covering is OK, whether the hinges still work properly or whether there are unsightly stains on the frames.
Refinishing and refreshing wooden garden furniture
Refresh wooden garden furniture by treating the dry wood with wood care oil (€19.00 on Amazon). This enhances the color, protects against fading and makes the surface more resistant to dirt.
Painted garden furniture where the paint is only slightly chipped can be treated by repairing the paint areas. If the paint is badly peeled off, you need to remove the piece of furniture
- sanding
- priming
- repaint
Reprocess plastic garden furniture
Plastic garden furniture suffers particularly from the effects of the weather. The material becomes brittle and the color fades. Minor fading and stains can be repaired with special paint for plastics.
If the plastic is badly faded, there is not much you can do to freshen up the garden furniture. Maybe it's time to buy new furniture or build a lounger or garden lounge yourself.
Treat metal and iron garden furniture
Metal and iron are very resistant materials. Careful cleaning is usually sufficient. If necessary, remove small rust spots using appropriate means.
Iron furniture has a particularly decorative effect because of the patina that forms over time.
Tip
Very few garden furniture are actually winterproof and can be left outside even in frost and snow. It is better to place furniture made of untreated or painted wood and plastic in a place in the garage or basement.
