Daly's Sea Fin Teak oil is very good and easy to apply. It works well on boat bright work so it stands up to weather well. I brush or wipe it on sometimes with extra oil added but it can be sprayed too. They have a thinner version to use as a first filler coat. I just thin the regular for the first coat.

I like alkanet oil for a stain but if there is little to no figure any of the spirit based stains or Fiebergs leather stain will do. I like the Pilkington Winchester Pre 64 or Red Brown stain from Transtint. Your friend will probably want to use a filler or the job will take as long as developing a Covid-19 vaccine.

If the original finish needs to be stripped the easiest thing to do is to take them to a furniture stripping place and have them done all at once.

Last edited by Tejano; 05/05/20.
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