Use and Care Guide
Care & Maintenance
While Highwood products are designed to provide years
of trouble-free, ultra low-maintenance service, the ps
below will help you keep them looking like new.
Because our products are made with a unique, non-porous all-weather material and assembled
with stainless hardware, you can feel condent leaving them outside year aer year. All
outdoor products are however, exposed to airborne contaminants that build up leaving a layer
of dirt and grime.
CLEANING
Using hot soapy water and a s bristle brush will remove surface dirt and grime. Stubborn
stains can be removed with a water-based cleaner (E.g. Windex, 409, Pledge, Murphy’s Oil
Soap, Simple Green, etc.). You can also use a power washer with a medium/wide nozzle seng
to clean the surface of the product. Never use cleaners containing aromac solvents on
Highwood material.
If your product is white and you see that dirt and surface contaminants are causing a dirty/
brownish nt, an extra step can be taken. Use a 75% bleach and 25% water mixture and
wipe the surfaces down. Allow the mixture to remain on the product for an hour, then rinse
thoroughly. (Be sure to do this in a safe locaon and protect your eyes, skin, and wear old
clothes).
MAINTENANCE
Your Highwood product is made from a next-generaon outdoor material. If the material is
damaged during use (scratched or chipped), it can oen be repaired.
Scratches — Take a very ne grade of steel wool (0000 grade) and “sand” the scratched area
in the same direcon that the embossing paern runs. Apply enough pressure to gradually
minimize the scratched area. Once the scratches are reduced, the surface area may appear
dull and possibly even lighter in color; however, this will be less noceable over me and with
outdoor exposure. To nish the repair, apply furniture polish or carnauba wax and bu to a
nish.