restoring bamboo advice? - Other Crafts

F faztiki Tiki Centralite san jose, ca Joined: Jul 23, 2008 Posts: 38	F faztiki Posted posted on Mon, Jul 12, 2010 8:48 PM I couldn't say no when i was offered this hammock that i neither have room for or know how to restore. I'm hoping i can at least fix one of those problems with advice from TC'ers. I've never had luck staining bamboo in a way that can withstand sunlight, and it looks like the builder of this hammock hasn't either. the challenges i can see so far: stripping the old stain off the poles looks easy, much more difficult on the surfaces of the hammock itself. can this surface be restored / brightened in some way? sealing or staining the hammock with a product thats flexible enough and won't rub off when sitting on it? staining the bamboo poles and not having them fade immediately in the sunlight? does this style of hammock/swing/chair/whatever have some other name i should be calling it? thanks in advance!
R RevBambooBen Tiki Socialite Huntikington Beach Joined: Nov 12, 2002 Posts: 7946	R RevBambooBen Posted posted on Mon, Jul 12, 2010 9:17 PM I like the rope!

I couldn't say no when i was offered this hammock that i neither have room for or know how to restore. I'm hoping i can at least fix one of those problems with advice from TC'ers.
I've never had luck staining bamboo in a way that can withstand sunlight, and it looks like the builder of this hammock hasn't either.

the challenges i can see so far:

stripping the old stain off the poles looks easy, much more difficult on the surfaces of the hammock itself. can this surface be restored / brightened in some way?
sealing or staining the hammock with a product thats flexible enough and won't rub off when sitting on it?
staining the bamboo poles and not having them fade immediately in the sunlight?
does this style of hammock/swing/chair/whatever have some other name i should be calling it?

thanks in advance!