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Posted by PeterD on March 12, 2009, 9:56 am
On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:57:21 -0000, "Cwatters"
>>A client wants her heavy teak outdoor chairs painted (low lustre) white.
>> I asked Benjamin Moore what primer and paint they'd recommend I use.
>> They said that: "Due to the nature of teak being an "oily" wood, it has
>> proven to be non-conductive for long term adhesion of paints. At the
>> present time, we do not offer a primer and paint coating system that is
>> recommended for painting teak."
>> Does anyone have a positive experience painting outdoor teak furniture
>> that has borne the test of time? What primer and paint did you use?
>> Thanks for any advice,
>> Tony
>It's not recommended to paint teak. Perhaps you could bleach the colour out
>of it? Never tried it on teak but som oak went quite white.
>http://antiquerestorers.com/Articles/jeff/using_wood_bleach.htm
My experience with teak is that it will not bleach well... It is a
'rich' wood with good color and properties, and trying to hid it
behind a coat of paint is foolish! <g>
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>> I asked Benjamin Moore what primer and paint they'd recommend I use.
>> They said that: "Due to the nature of teak being an "oily" wood, it has
>> proven to be non-conductive for long term adhesion of paints. At the
>> present time, we do not offer a primer and paint coating system that is
>> recommended for painting teak."
>> Does anyone have a positive experience painting outdoor teak furniture
>> that has borne the test of time? What primer and paint did you use?
>> Thanks for any advice,
>> Tony