Outdoor Patio Furniture

Cleaning your wrought iron pieces is generally dog simple.  Mild dishwashing detergent like Joy mixed with water does the trick.  Use with a dampened cloth and maybe a soft toothbrush for all those tight niches. Hose down, dry with a soft cloth, and you’re done.  

Properly preserved wrought iron lasts a lifetime.  However, if your wrought iron patio furniture has been neglected, not having been preserved correctly, rust can develop requiring you to put more effort into getting it looking nice again.  You’ll need to scrub out the rust with steel wool dipped in turpentine or maybe even kerosene.  In the process of removing rust, some paint is likely to come off as well which leads us to the next step. 

To keep you from repeating the rust scrubbing exercise again, you’ll want to seal your wrought iron with a rust preventative paint.  First though, you need to prime the surface with a conversion coat.  You can get this special paint from an auto parts store.  This coating preps the surface so the final paint will adhere to your furniture properly.  It also will turn any left over rust black and stop it from spreading. 

Finally, use rust inhibiting enamel spray paint as a topcoat to bring your wrought iron back to life.  Brush painting is prone to dripping in the many niches wrought iron often has.  It also leaves unwanted stroke marks.  You might want to consider adding a wax coating too for future moisture protection.