Tips For Painting Stair Railings

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.

Tips for painting stair railings.

Cleaning the surface start by lightly sanding down your stairs to make a fresh and smooth surface for painting. Clean the dust from sanding the primer with a tack cloth. Step 1 with painter s tape and newspaper cover the area under the banister or railing. It does not require priming.

After that you can apply painter s tape to the walls and railing around the stairs to cover them from accidentally brush strokes. What is a banister. 1 wide angled paint brush. Otherwise tape newspaper directly over the balusters and under the handrail.

Painter s tape easy mask kleenedge. If you are choosing to paint your risers and stain your treads risers almost always look best painted white no matter. I painted the stair well railing in black and white right around christmas time about six months ago. Primer glidden gripper sold at home depot.

I used a simple solution of soap and water and cleaned the railings fairly. As you think through the overall look of your stairs here are a few general tips to determine your direction. Anyways the best paint for painting railings in my experience is benjamin moore advance. Apply the first coat of paint evenly and thinly so that the wood grain can still breathe.

Tape drape drop cloth. Hot soapy water and rag. So i got out my trusty liquid deglosser and a rag and deglossed the railing. Lightly sand the railing after the primer has dried the recommended amount of time the directions say is needed.

Step 2 sanding 30 minutes. Step 3 priming 2 coats 1 5. Coating wood in thick layers of paint can make the corners of the wood look dull and rounded. Dark stains are better for hiding imperfections on these.

Step 1 cleaning and preparation 2 hours. If you are painting the balusters the vertical rods that hold up the handrail then cover the area around the base of them. After you ve let your primer cure thoroughly you can begin painting your wooden stair rails. It levels beautifully without brush strokes with my favorite brushes that you can get at michael s for under 10.

I have always been opposed to any project that involves sanding because i envisioned. Then clean them down with a damp microfiber cloth to remove the sanding dust. Paint sherwin williams waterborne interior acrylic latex in pure white.