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Title: Garden Furniture
Post by: Terbs on 28 May 2015, 13:01:15
Hi all....

Has anybody got the garden furniture that used to be marketed by a company known as Staffordshire Garden Furniture. I think they are defunct but that type of furniture is available from other company's. Its seen a lot at Country shows and agricultural shows. Its wood and quite robust (and heavy).
Last year, I sanded the stuff down and applied Sadolin Light Oak. This year its flaking off. When in the trade I rated Sadolin, used it a lot on soffits and fascia's.
If you have this type of furniture, what do you coat it with. I reckon whatever was used originally, did not like Sadolin. I want to keep it light oak, as once you darken it, its hell of a job to get back to light colour. And I don't want to be doing it yearly. And I have winter covers :y
Any ideas appreciated. :y
Title: Re: Garden Furniture
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 28 May 2015, 13:08:49
Sadolin is now water based and bloody rubbish, you need a good spirit based treatment or alternatively oil or wax it.
Title: Re: Garden Furniture
Post by: Terbs on 28 May 2015, 13:27:46
The Sadolin I have, Mark, is solvent based. :y
Brought a tin yesterday. I expect they do water based, and as you say, like most other water based stuff, probably rubbish :y
Definitely a white spirit/turps job to clean brushes.
Title: Re: Garden Furniture
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 28 May 2015, 18:26:09
(http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/tiggerhayes/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0003_zpssvs7vpcp.jpg) (http://s792.photobucket.com/user/tiggerhayes/media/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0003_zpssvs7vpcp.jpg.html)

I used this a couple of years ago on the garden furniture and it's lasted well.  :y

Ronseal's water based fence stain is my recommendation as well.  ;)  I stained the fence with it about 12 months ago and it hasn't washed off yet!  :y

Ooops that's quite big!  :o  Photobucket was a bit clonky!  ::)
Title: Re: Garden Furniture
Post by: Terbs on 28 May 2015, 19:57:22
I only want a litre, Steve...not a 40 gallon drum ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Garden Furniture
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 28 May 2015, 20:40:02
I only want a litre, Steve...not a 40 gallon drum ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Ah! That's why my suspension is knackered!  ::)  ;D