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    Question Restoration of teak table and chairs

    I have a teak dining table and matching chairs that i would like to restore ,
    the table top is a teak veneer with teak edging with the legs etc being solid teak the chairs solid as well.
    this has been in our family since 1974 and i am quite fond of it but several years ago the veneered top became scratched as were the tops of chairs , i am planning to use a cabinet scraper to remove the sratches ( some deep)
    the table top appeares to have been laquered but has worn off
    Any suggestions as to go about repairs.?

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    Default Did you get any answers?

    Hi there, doing the same thing - looking for advice on a Parker suite which has glass marks and a few gouges

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    Default restoring 70's teak

    Hi there , I have been lucky enough to find some awesome retro teak pieces fairly cheaply at sales etc and in each case I have stripped them carefully with fine 0000 steel wool and metho and put on a few coats of "Feast and Watson scandinavian oil" . It's easily found at hardware shops. It's a sticky process but has a great result. I have a few other pieces but no photos yet. I don't try too hard to fix scratches and gouges except to hide with some subtle stain possibly on a deep scratch.
    * 2 matching sets of drawers were bought for under $50 all up and I have seen same online for $900 each! * the sideboard was bought for $50 and I found $50 hidden in a drawer when I got it home from auction! they can go for near $1000 as well. * I bought a rare boomerang back Parker teak armchair for $5 and have seen same for $800!
    I love this stuff, not selling it though!

    Cheers,

    :1. teak drawers after restoration 2.teak drawers before 3. parker sideboard after.

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    Default Parker teak dining table and chairs

    Quote Originally Posted by rozza View Post
    Hi there , I have been lucky enough to find some awesome retro teak pieces fairly cheaply at sales etc and in each case I have stripped them carefully with fine 0000 steel wool and metho and put on a few coats of "Feast and Watson scandinavian oil" . It's easily found at hardware shops. It's a sticky process but has a great result. I have a few other pieces but no photos yet. I don't try too hard to fix scratches and gouges except to hide with some subtle stain possibly on a deep scratch.
    * 2 matching sets of drawers were bought for under $50 all up and I have seen same online for $900 each! * the sideboard was bought for $50 and I found $50 hidden in a drawer when I got it home from auction! they can go for near $1000 as well. * I bought a rare boomerang back Parker teak armchair for $5 and have seen same for $800!
    I love this stuff, not selling it though!
    Hi I have a late 60s early 70s teak dining table with chairs, the top is in quite good condition, but would benefit from a strip back to restore and hopefully restore some of the original colour. I think the top is veneer, but the edge of the table, the legs and the chairs are solid teak. Also a couple of the chairs are faded on the back of the legs and look very dry. The table is in quite good condition, but has a couple of faint marks on it (very pale white mark) that I would like to get out.

    I spoke with a fellow and he said to put some Metho on some super fine steal wool, which I did on the edge of the table. After it dried, there was slight white marks, which I don't know is the varnish or is teak oil with dirt in it?

    I am posting some photos for you, if you could advise me of the best way forward with this project.

    Photo 1: showing the fading from table top to table leaf
    Photo 2: showing back of chair
    Photo 3: showing edge of table, after I put on some metho and rubbed it with super fine steal wool, you will notice that to the edge there is some dusty look, once I wiped again with some metho on a cloth this came off.
    Photo 4 showing me wiping the edge with the super fine steal wool.


    Cheers

    Table top leaf.jpgChair front.jpgtable edge after Metho.jpgtable while putting on metho.jpg
    Last edited by meggg; 30th November 2014 at 01:26 PM. Reason: to remove some of the quoted text

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    Quote Originally Posted by rozza View Post
    I have stripped them carefully with fine 0000 steel wool and metho and put on a few coats of "Feast and Watson scandinavian oil" . It's a sticky process but has a great result. I don't try too hard to fix scratches and gouges except to hide with some subtle stain possibly on a deep scratch.
    Thanks for the reply, How will I know that I have taken it back enough, without going to far? Also, I have read that I should put Scandinavian oil or Teak oil on with a cloth, which is the best way to do this?
    Also, will this process restore some of the colour that has faded, compared to the leaf?


    Quote Originally Posted by rozza View Post
    I have a few other pieces but no photos yet.
    I would love to see the other photos

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