Wicker patio chair – A piece of furniture sometimes a face-lift. Wicker furniture – such as rattan, raffia, willow – enhances outdoor living area, a covered porch or an interior room. However, wicker furniture can be an early demise due suffer from lack of care. Wicker pieces may have a protective refurbishing, which can lead to a refreshing darker finish. Darken and to protect a wicker patio chair by brushing on a thin layer of a part boiled linseed oil and from one to two parts of turpentine. Apply the mixture of linseed on a clean, dry, unpainted wicker patio chair, wipe excess with a cloth.
Darker a wicker patio chair, Sand off flaking paint and rough surfaces with 220-grit sandpaper if you want to refresh from a wicker patio chair darker. Then, spray the chair with a dark colored Spray Paint, such as an interior-exterior spray paint. Allow to dry the chair, which takes about an hour, and one or more additional coats of paint to achieve the desired darker color spray.
Seal the surfaces of a wicker patio chair of moist, humid environments with a penetrating sealer seal, which can also darken to apply the chair. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for spray or wipe the sealer too much to wipe away.