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regularly. For this, apply an anti-rust aerosol at least once at the beginning and end of the season
(available in hardware shops or DIY shops). Increase the treatment frequency every 3 months for
furniture exposed to salty sea winds.
The screws and bolts must also be the subject of such a treatment.
If the rust appears despite all that, it can easily be treated and removed with the usual products such
as white vinegar or citric acid. A cloth soaked with car polish can also allow you to remove the rust
spots. Finish with an anti-rust spray to protect the furniture, to apply regularly.
Water repellency
This involves a surface treatment applied to a material, to give it the ability to let water slide off its
surface instead of absorbing it. Like any surface treatment, it will disappear over time. It will disappear
even quicker if the material is exposed to external elements (rain, salty winds, dirt, friction). It is
necessary to renew the treatment as soon as the material loses its water repellency or after each
wash. The water repellency must however not be confused with being waterproof. Even treated, a
fabric cannot claim to be perfectly waterproof, in particular regarding the seams. Its resistance to rain
is therefore limited. A fabric exposed to rain, even when it is water repellent, will be wet and must be
dried.