Poplar Patio Furniture Care

Most poplar patio furniture products are shipped with a natural finish. This natural finish is a sanded surface that has a light oil finish to accent the woods beauty and luster. If the furniture is left outside without any other treatments, it will turn a silver grey over time and the wood grain will raise slightly. Many of our customers choose to paint their poplar furniture or finish it themselves. Poplar is an excellent wood for painting.

If prefer to finish your furniture, here are some examples of other types of finishes that we recommend. Some of these finishes require annual maintenance and some require re-finishing after a few years.

• Wood Sealer - A wood sealer is designed to prevent any moisture and dirt from getting into the pores of the wood. This prevents wood grain from raising but allows the natural weathering process to continue. The patio furniture will turn a silver grey over time.
  


• Stain - A wood stain is useful if you want to preserve the color and smoothness of the furniture. By applying a stain, the color and texture of the wood is preserved. The stain must be re-applied after a specified time. Please consult the products direction concerning how often to re-apply the wood stain.
  


• Oil - We do not recommend using oil to finish poplar in that the grain is not as pleasing to the eye as other woods. Poplar usually has a greenish color heartwood mixed with white outer wood. If needed, us a high quality wood oil can be applied to the furniture. This will preserve the woods color and texture just like a stain but will not protect against the wood from turning a silver grey over time. Some of our furniture is shipped with a light oil finish.
  


• Paint - Poplar is a good wood for painting. Poplar does not contain the different grain patters found in pine. This grain pattern allows poplar to have a very smooth finish that does not "raise" as other wood do. The paint however may blister and peel over time. We recommend poplar and our treated pine furniture for painting. These wood species accept a painted finish better than cedar, redwood and teak.
  


• Treated - Poplar can be treated like most other woods. Poplar should be treated if it will be in contact with the dirt for prolonged periods of time.
  
  
  

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