Is Teak Oil or Tung Oil Better for Outdoor Furniture?

Tung oil offers better long term protection for outdoor furniture in the British climate, while teak oil is quicker to apply and easier to refresh each season. This guide first clears up a common misunderstanding: teak oil is a blended product with no connection to teak trees, and many tung oil products are blends rather than the pure oil that delivers the performance people expect. It compares how each behaves in our damp, moderately sunny, freeze prone conditions, and explains which timbers genuinely benefit from oiling and which are better left to weather naturally. Detailed guidance covers cleaning and sanding, application method for both oils, curing times, the fire risk from oily cloths, and realistic maintenance intervals. Lower maintenance alternatives are also considered for anyone unwilling to refinish timber annually....