Simple garden bench – Finishing

As the bench was going outside I knew it would need some protection from the elements. The metal brackets that supported the legs were given a coat of Hammerite.

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The top of the bench was sanded and then cleaned with some simple anti-bacterial spray. It’s slightly acidic so removes any oil or grease from the surface so that it takes any preservative better.

I also wanted to plug up the holes in the top. I decided on some rounded topped plugs as these would give the bench an appearance similar to a school gym bench. The plugs were tapped into the holes with a mallet.

Finally the bench was given a few coats of teak oil

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