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The first thing to do is clean your patio or deck
furniture. The procedure is different from that for
cleaning inside furniture since deck and patio furniture
is usually more rough and tumble.
Any good commercial cleaner, soap and water or TSP will
work well for cleaning outside furniture. TSP is stronger
than most other cleaners and will remove quite a few
marks. TSP is also good for preparing the painted surface
for repainting.
Be sure to let your furniture dry well before doing any
more work on it. If you sand wet paint the sanding residue
will cling as a paste and flake off after the fresh paint
has dried.
Prepare the Surface:
Use a medium fine sandpaper to feather the edges of any
chips or scratches. A liquid deglosser application is a
good idea, although TSP will usually leave a painted
surface in repaintable condition. The liquid deglosser,
liquid sandpaper for example, will save lots of elbow
grease with sanding.
If there are any bare spots they should be primed and
feathered, then the whole piece should be primed. Either a
spray, or brush on primer will do the job. A toothbrush
and toothpaste will remove many stains or marks, even waxy
marks.
Final Finish:
Now you should be ready for the final finish. Use a good
exterior paint, either spray cans or brush on paint will
work fine to give you some like new patio or deck
furniture at a small fraction of the cost of new
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