Tips For Painting Stair Railings

Follow the grain of wood.

Tips for painting stair railings.

Clean the dust from sanding the primer with a tack cloth. Coating wood in thick layers of paint can make the corners of the wood look dull and rounded. It does not require priming. If you are choosing to paint your risers and stain your treads risers almost always look best painted white no matter.

Hot soapy water and rag. After you ve let your primer cure thoroughly you can begin painting your wooden stair rails. If you don t want to use a deglosser you could lightly sand. Apply the first coat of paint evenly and thinly so that the wood grain can still breathe.

Otherwise tape newspaper directly over the balusters and under the handrail. If you are painting the balusters the vertical rods that hold up the handrail then cover the area around the base of them. As you think through the overall look of your stairs here are a few general tips to determine your direction. The original color of the railing was a light cherry or maybe a dark oak and l felt a darker color like espresso would provide more contrast against the off white walls.

Sandpaper 100 and 220 grit. Tape drape drop cloth. After that you can apply painter s tape to the walls and railing around the stairs to cover them from accidentally brush strokes. Step 1 cleaning and preparation 2 hours.

Paint sherwin williams waterborne interior acrylic latex in pure white. Then clean them down with a damp microfiber cloth to remove the sanding dust. It levels beautifully without brush strokes with my favorite brushes that you can get at michael s for under 10. Cleaning the surface start by lightly sanding down your stairs to make a fresh and smooth surface for painting.

1 wide angled paint brush. So i got out my trusty liquid deglosser and a rag and deglossed the railing. Step 3 priming 2 coats 1 5. Primer glidden gripper sold at home depot.

Step 2 sanding 30 minutes. Anyways the best paint for painting railings in my experience is benjamin moore advance. Step 1 with painter s tape and newspaper cover the area under the banister or railing. Painter s tape easy mask kleenedge.

Dark stains are better for hiding imperfections on these. I painted the stair well railing in black and white right around christmas time about six months ago. I have always been opposed to any project that involves sanding because i envisioned.