RONSEAL UHWGFOT1L 1 Litre Ultimate Protection Hardwood Garden Furniture Oil - Teak

My wife found a teak outdoor table and chairs for £50 that had been neglected at the end of a garden for years. Everything was a mottled grey colour and covered in light green algae, and I was dreading the challenge of bringing it back to life. A pressure wash took care of the algae, but the wood itself was so dry it was a silvery light grey.Having read some reviews, I decided to try the Ronseal hardwood garden furniture oil. It isn't like teak oil (or any furniture oil I have used before, for that matter). It's more like a tinted resin that soaks into the wood before it hardens. I wore dishwashing gloves and used a small rag (a quarter of a microfibre cloth) to rub it into the wood, as per the instructions.Be forewarned that the application process is pretty slow going. You put a little oil on the rag, rub it in and repeat. On the first coat, I could only manage to cover a couple of square inches each time I loaded the rag, and with all those slats and angles, it took about 90 minutes to complete each chair. And it looked awful -- brownish, yes sort of, but with plenty of mottled light grey showing through.The second coat went on faster, maybe 45 minutes per chair and definitely improved the appearance. There were still some light areas, but the wood was starting to take on a deep chocolate brown colour that gave me enough hope to keep going.The third coat was a breeze, maybe 30 minutes per chair, and the final result was amazing -- deep warm browns that brought out the beauty of the wood and made the furniture look brand new.All in, I think I spent about 25 hours restoring this table and six chairs. And I did it all with 1 litre of Ronseal and about a quarter of a second litre. But it looks amazing. Bought new it would be £1200-1500, and I only have about £60 in it (plus the 25 hours), so no complaints here.I reckon a quick re-application of Ronseal in the Autumn and another in the Spring will keep it fresh and avoid the prospect of having to spend hours and hours in the garden trying to bring it back from the dead, so that's my plan going forward.

doesn't have quite the effect i was hoping for, but still came in handy

Easy to use

Used this at the end of summer to protect the wooden garden furniture through the winter months! It's Jan now and it's looking nice and protected from rain and snow etc. I'd buy it again.

Easy to use, did exactly what it was supposed to, Ronseal always provide a good quality product