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KRAKATAUCAREINSTRUCTIONS
Teak=atropicalhardwoodwithabeautifulgolden-browncolourwhenitisnew.Overtime,asnaturalteakisexposedtotheelements,itgraduallychangescolourfromthehoneycolourofnewteaktoasilver-greypatinawhichdistinguishesfinelyaged,teak.Afterawhilethissilver-greypatinadeterioratestoadark-greyandgreenishlookifitremainsuntreated.
Thesearethegeneralcharacteristicsofteak-thatitwillsilverovertime,ifexposedtosunandrain.Duetothenaturaloilcontent,teakdoesnotneedtobetreatedtowithstandtheseexposuresifyoudon’tmindthedifferenceincolour.
Dependingontheenvironment,thenaturalgreyingcanhappenoverafewweeks.Iftheenvironmentishighinmoisture,itwillweathermorequickly.
Teakhashighnaturaloilcontent,makingthewoodalmostimperishable.Asinallwoodspecies,scratchescanoccuryetwillnotimpactthedurability.Knots,cracksandvestigesofitsformerliferemaingloriouslyvisible.
CleaningandTreatment
• Dustwithasoft,dry,untreatedcloth.Adampclothcanalsobeused,butshouldbewipeddryafter.
• Forpersistentspots,gentlycleanwithasoftclothandasolutionofwaterandmilddetergent.Wipedry.
• Anyspillsmustbewipedupimmediately–donotleavethere.• Donotusecleaningproductscontainingammonia,alcoholorpetroleum.
• Avoidfurniturepolish,asovertime,itcanaccumulateandleavearesidue.
Itisadvisabletocleanthefurniturewithanapprovedteakcleanerandsubsequenttreatmentwithsoapflakes.Woodcanalsobecleanedwithaspongeorfibrebrush(neverusesteelbrushorsteelwool,itmayleavesteelpartsinthewoodsurfaceandafterwardsitmayrust).
Treatmenttokeepteak“golden”–mostlyneededifusedoutdoors.
Tokeepthegolden,warmglow,orifyouwanttheglowtoberestored,theteakwoodmustbetreatedwithateakoil,whichareintendedforoutdooruse.Treatmentcanthenberepeated1-2timesperyear.Beforeoilprocessing,cleaningthewoodisrecommended,withanapprovedteakcleaner.Itisextremelyimportanttocleanthefurniturecarefullybeforeoiltreatment,asadirtysurfacecanstarttracesoffungusandafteroilingitwillresultinblackspotsonsurface.
ProductsinwhichNickScalirecommend:
- “GoldenCare”TeakCleanero water-basedformulaisnotonlyahighconcentrationcleaner,but
alsocontainsbrighteneringredients,whichbringbacktheoriginalcolourofnewteak/hardwood.
o (mostotherbrandsrequirea2-step-process:aseparatecleanerandbrightenerwhichcreatestwiceasmuchworkfortheconsumer.
o Anextraadvantage:unlikemostoftheotherteakcleaners,oursitisclassifiedasnon-hazardous
o Availablefromwww.golden-care.com
ProductsinwhichNickScalirecommend:
- “Semco”2stepTeakCleanero is a solvent based teak finish with water-like viscosity containing
pigments, mildewcide, UV inhibitors and moisture protection. o SEMCO does not contain silicone, varnish, polymers or exotic oils.
and is used to preserve the teak in its natural colour.
IMPORTANTPOINTSONCAREOFPRODUCT
• Keepawayfromexcessivemoisture.• Alwaysplacefurnitureonaflatsurface.• Pleasecheckthattheproductisproperlyinstalledbeforeuse.• Avoiddraggingsharporroughobjectsacrossthesurfaceofyourwoodenfurniture.Usingadhesivefeltpads,trivets,coastersandplacematswillhelppreventscratches.
• Avoiddirectcontactwithrubberbumpersandcandlewaxasitmayreactwiththewood’sfinishandleaveastain.
• Maintainconsistenthumiditylevelstominimizeseasonalexpansionandcontractionofwoodandpreventwarping.
• Overtime,airandsunlightwillchangethecolourofnaturalwood.Occasionallyrotatetheitemsplacedonyourwoodfurnituretoallowamoreuniformcolourtodevelop.