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   joeleonetti | Sep 03, 2022 05:48pm | #1

   Any chance you can get ahold of offcuts and try some osmo and rubio? Also, is it possible the vendor can send you some offcuts with the finishes they use?

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   Donji | Sep 18, 2022 05:23pm | #2

   The challenge with teak is that it is an oily timber. This makes finishing a little more difficult than other timbers. It usually means the timber needs to be cleaned just prior to the application of the finish otherwise the oil from the timber can impact the finish. Personally, I would probably seal the timber before finishing with a shellac.

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   pantalones868 | Sep 18, 2022 08:45pm | #3

   Your not finishing this table, the manufacturer is. Finishing is like science! While design style, types of wood etc. are all negotiable I wouldn't in my wildest dreams ever change up how or what I do or what materials I use to achieve a finish on a customer's recommendation. Someone on the caliber of a George Frank, I'm all ears! We can talk about sheen,durability but beyond that I'm going to get there the way I know works! I am a one man shop doing one off things, I'm pretty flexible. A larger shop or factory would be more resolute in their resistance to start experimenting with finishes. They have equipment set up to do what they do. Maybe, just maybe on a no guarantees expressed or implied basis and for a fee would they change up on your insistence.
   Beyond that I pretty much stick to an oil finish on teak.