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Care instructions for garden furniture made from steel with eucalyptus wood
Your garden furniture was made from steel in combination with eucalyptus hardwood, which has a good
natural resistance outdoors.
The garden furniture was treated with a coloured wood oil to protect the wood from rotting, drying out and
crack formation. Like all wooden furniture, it is nevertheless subject to environmental influences, i.e. it is
subject to great fluctuations in temperature, moisture, and intensive sunlight. Rain can particularly cause the
waterproofing to wear off quickly. This mainly leads to the following phenomena:
- Cracking and distortion. These are typical characteristic features of wood that can never be avoided
completely. However, they usually hardly impair the function of the furniture.
- Mildew spots and mould. Both are types of fungus that inhabit wood spontaneously and exogenously
and find a particularly good culture medium on moistened wood, especially on horizontal surfaces, such
as seats and table tops.
Both phenomena are care errors and not grounds for complaint. You should therefore be sure to observe the
following instructions so you can enjoy your garden furniture for longer:
- Avoid prolonged contact with moisture and standing water. Take your furniture indoors during rain or
cover it with a protective cover. In the event of brief rain showers, the furniture should be tipped up
and the moisture wiped off after the rain. Sufficient air circulation must be ensured during prolonged
covering.
- Avoid excessively long contact with moisture-releasing surfaces, such as lawns.
- Clean with a soft brush and soap suds.
- Treat regularly with wood oil from a specialist shop. This may be necessary several times a season. This
should take place if water no longer beads up on the wood and, at the latest, if brittleness or greying
occurs. Fungicidal (anti-fungal) oils can prevent fungal infestation. Very important: The wood must be
completely dry. This does not refer to superficial moisture, but the invisible moisture in the wood that is
produced following prolonged periods of rain. If oil can be applied here, mildew spots can, paradoxically,
be produced afterwards! Before applying the oil, rough areas, mildew spots and light 'silver patina' can
be rubbed off using sand paper.
- Avoid contact with pollen and other natural tanning substances.
- Regularly inspect the furniture for rust. Dripping rust water can cause staining to flooring.
- The screws are made from steel to produce a higher durability. Do not attempt to overtighten these.
Treat rust formation with the aid of a rust converter and a dab of paint.
- The frame is powder coated. Usage and transportation causes damage to the paintwork, which should
be repaired in good time with rust treatment and a dab of paint to prevent further corrosion.
- Rotating joints should be lubricated regularly to keep them loose.
- Protect against excessive sunlight when not in use.
- In winter, store in a cool, dry place away from frost. This furniture is not winterproof.
- Please only use chairs, benches and loungers for sitting or lying on. They are not suitable for use as a
substitute ladder, chassis stand or gymnastic apparatus for children.
- Chairs and loungers are capable of carrying a maximum surface load of 100kg, two-seater benches
160kg, and three-seater benches 240kg.
- Please only use tables to hold standard domestic quantities of crockery, meals and drinks. They are not
suitable for use as a substitute ladder, chassis stand or gymnastic apparatus for children.
Steel furniture is only weatherproof to a certain extent; it offers a special price/performance ratio. If the
aforementioned points are not observed, the service life will be shortened considerably.
We also ask that you note that this furniture is only intended for private use.
As a general rule: as garden furniture is exposed to wind and the weather, you need to treat it with a certain
tolerance, particularly where hairline cracks, colour differences etc. are concerned.
MERXX Handels GmbH
An der Trave 19
23923 Selmsdorf
www.merxx.de