Hello,
We have a staircase that looks like this:
Our plan is to eventually replace it, but in the meantime, we were thinking of painting the base of the stairs white and revarnishing the railings.
We have contacted the paint store, and they say all we need to do is roughen the surface and then apply a couple of coats of paint. Is it that simple? Will it turn out well? Or do we need to dismantle the staircase and paint each part separately?
I've seen other staircases where painting was done, and it's apparently quite risky to get excess paint that clogs joints and the like.
Does anyone have experience with this?
Alternatively, we could just varnish the railings for now and then wait a year until we replace it entirely.
We have a staircase that looks like this:
Our plan is to eventually replace it, but in the meantime, we were thinking of painting the base of the stairs white and revarnishing the railings.
We have contacted the paint store, and they say all we need to do is roughen the surface and then apply a couple of coats of paint. Is it that simple? Will it turn out well? Or do we need to dismantle the staircase and paint each part separately?
I've seen other staircases where painting was done, and it's apparently quite risky to get excess paint that clogs joints and the like.
Does anyone have experience with this?
Alternatively, we could just varnish the railings for now and then wait a year until we replace it entirely.
Hello
There are many current threads about this, I don't understand how to link them, but check other posts I've made and they should come up.
Since the trellis can be disassembled, it's definitely best to remove the rods and rails. It will look better and save a lot of time.
I sent everything for painting (white), it turned out great.
Then I painted the side pieces myself.
Here's what I did:
Washed everything with fairly strong painting detergent and a green kitchen sponge. Wiped thoroughly with a wet wettex.
Sanded only the proper damage lightly.
Painted thickly with a bonding primer.
Painted thickly with an intermediate coat paint.
Painted carefully once with a finish coat.
Masking, of course.
Turned out very well.
The advantage of a bonding primer is that it adheres well without sanding, but it's difficult to apply evenly.
If you use a matte intermediate coat, you can see better how well it's covering when painting with the glossier finish coat.
I am quite an experienced painter and needed these three coats to get it even, remember to paint thickly, work quickly, and preferably ensure the air is quite still during the process. Close doors and ventilation.
This applies if you want to repaint to white or another color. If you want to clear coat, you need to wash thoroughly, sand, and lacquer, expect many layers to get it even. I usually sand down to the bare wood for clear coating to make it even. Whether you want color or clear coat, you can send it in for painting, it will look like new. However, clear-coated pine yellows, so expect the staircase to slowly regain its old appearance.
There are many current threads about this, I don't understand how to link them, but check other posts I've made and they should come up.
Since the trellis can be disassembled, it's definitely best to remove the rods and rails. It will look better and save a lot of time.
I sent everything for painting (white), it turned out great.
Then I painted the side pieces myself.
Here's what I did:
Washed everything with fairly strong painting detergent and a green kitchen sponge. Wiped thoroughly with a wet wettex.
Sanded only the proper damage lightly.
Painted thickly with a bonding primer.
Painted thickly with an intermediate coat paint.
Painted carefully once with a finish coat.
Masking, of course.
Turned out very well.
The advantage of a bonding primer is that it adheres well without sanding, but it's difficult to apply evenly.
If you use a matte intermediate coat, you can see better how well it's covering when painting with the glossier finish coat.
I am quite an experienced painter and needed these three coats to get it even, remember to paint thickly, work quickly, and preferably ensure the air is quite still during the process. Close doors and ventilation.
This applies if you want to repaint to white or another color. If you want to clear coat, you need to wash thoroughly, sand, and lacquer, expect many layers to get it even. I usually sand down to the bare wood for clear coating to make it even. Whether you want color or clear coat, you can send it in for painting, it will look like new. However, clear-coated pine yellows, so expect the staircase to slowly regain its old appearance.