Posted by A Blue Blogger | Posted in Advice | Posted on 15-08-2009
Tags: aluminium garden furniture, alumiunum garden furniture, care for garden furniture, garden furniture
As modern homes become ever-more fashionable, so too does aluminium garden furniture continue to rise in popularity. Here is some advice to help those people with aluminium garden furniture keep it looking classy.
First and foremost – read the care instructions! The manufacturers didn’t put them there for fun; they are genuinely useful pieces of advice that will greatly improve the longevity of your furniture. Different types of aluminium require different maintenance so, if nothing else, find out exactly what your garden furniture is made from!
Most the time, simply hosing your garden furniture down is the best way to keep the aluminium clean. For tougher cleaning jobs, add some mild soap to the mix; nothing to strong, because this may well damage the finish. Other things that could damage the finish included suntan lotion and insect repellent, so be sure to clean these off as quickly as possible if they come into contact with the frame. It’s frustrating I know, considering the abundance of both lotion and repellent that we use over the summer months – the time for which we bought the furniture in the first place! If you don’t have a special finish to your aluminium garden furniture, it really helps to rub a little car wax over it now and then, to keep up the shine.
