How to Renovate Metal Garden Furniture?

Metal garden furniture rarely fails because of the metal itself: it fails because water sits in the places nobody paints. This guide takes a practical approach to renovation, beginning with the magnet test that tells you whether you are dealing with rust prone steel and cast iron or aluminium that needs an entirely different primer. We cover honest assessment of structural damage, the tools worth having, and the full sequence of stripping loose rust, stabilising pitted areas with a converter, degreasing, priming weld seams and leg feet, then topcoating in thin exterior layers. Aluminium gets its own section, including why self etching primer is not optional and when polishing beats painting. There is advice on slats, stainless fixings and cushions, plus the storage habits that keep British weather from undoing your work, and a clear steer on when replacement is the more sensible choice....