Bannister AW

[xokell2]

I can't remember who the recent poster was (thank you!) who's amazing results finally pushed my inspiration into fruition.

We had a orangey oak builder special bannister. It was a lonnngggg two week process (so much taping and drying time) but only cost about $200 oop.

Before:

[xokell2]

After

[Mushe]

Wow, that looks great! I wish I'd seen the original post too; we're house hunting, and I cringe at some of the wood trim.

[dexteroni]

Looks great!

[raangoli]

It looks wonderful!

[VillainV]

Looks great!

[rooster222]

That looks great! Would you mind sharing what products you used and the process?

[sju]

Looks great!

[Pom]

Huge improvement!

[patbutcher]

It was me! Great job! That looks amazing. Did you use stain or paint for the dark part?

Mine has been done for over a month now but I still marvel at it all the time, such a transformation!

[patbutcher]

Jun 20, 2015 17:36:01 GMT -5 Mushe said:

Wow, that looks great! I wish I'd seen the original post too; we're house hunting, and I cringe at some of the wood trim.

The original post was mine but I'm on my phone and can't link. It's in my history called , can I afford it update or something like that.

[gogreengowhite]

That looks amazing! Good job!

[xokell2]

Jun 20, 2015 18:26:19 GMT -5 rooster222 said:

That looks great! Would you mind sharing what products you used and the process?

We cleaned it with tsp first (this stuff is amazing at cleaning grime off kitchen cabinets btw)

www.menards.com/main/mobile/paint/solvents-cleaners-removers/paint-preparation-cleaners/sunnyside-phosphate-free-tsp-substitute-cleaner-spray-1-qt/p-1683927.htm

Next day we sanded by hand with sheets of 3M p220 grit sandpaper just enough to k rough up the surface. Then dusted and rinsed with water.

Next day we taped the spindles and painted the railing and posts with general finishes gel stain in black x 2 coats. I day of dry time between coats.

General finishes high performance top coat is the vanish we used over the railing x 5 coats dry time between coats was 2hours.

Next day removed the spindle tape and taped the railing.

The spindles took two coats of primer (behr top quality, by the time he finished 63 spindles it was dry enough for coat two) and then two coats of white (behr alkyde, 8 hours dry time between coats). He bought a gallon of each but only needed a quart. The spindles were the worst part by far.

[xokell2]

Jun 20, 2015 19:46:25 GMT -5 patbutcher said:

Jun 20, 2015 17:36:01 GMT -5 Mushe said:

Wow, that looks great! I wish I'd seen the original post too; we're house hunting, and I cringe at some of the wood trim.

The original post was mine but I'm on my phone and can't link. It's in my history called , can I afford it update or something like that.

Thank you, I couldn't find your post from my app either!!!

[elocrates]

Looks fabulous! Great job.

[WOT?*]

Looks amazing. And sounds exhausting. Great job.
I bet it looks gorgeous at Christmas. I miss my old staircase at Christmas, all wrapped in garland and twinkle lights. If you don't do garland and twinkle lights on that gorgeous stair rail, you really should.

[UnderProtest]

Beautiful! It changes the whole look of the house!

[hurricanedrunk]

Nice work! Looks great.

[rooster222]

Jun 20, 2015 20:56:10 GMT -5 xokell2 said:

Jun 20, 2015 18:26:19 GMT -5 rooster222 said:

That looks great! Would you mind sharing what products you used and the process?

We cleaned it with tsp first (this stuff is amazing at cleaning grime off kitchen cabinets btw)

www.menards.com/main/mobile/paint/solvents-cleaners-removers/paint-preparation-cleaners/sunnyside-phosphate-free-tsp-substitute-cleaner-spray-1-qt/p-1683927.htm

Next day we sanded by hand with sheets of 3M p220 grit sandpaper just enough to k rough up the surface. Then dusted and rinsed with water.

Next day we taped the spindles and painted the railing and posts with general finishes gel stain in black x 2 coats. I day of dry time between coats.

General finishes high performance top coat is the vanish we used over the railing x 5 coats dry time between coats was 2hours.

Next day removed the spindle tape and taped the railing.

The spindles took two coats of primer (behr top quality, by the time he finished 63 spindles it was dry enough for coat two) and then two coats of white (behr alkyde, 8 hours dry time between coats). He bought a gallon of each but only needed a quart. The spindles were the worst part by far.

Thanks for the info!!!

[compassrose]

Looks amazing!! Nice work! (And it sounds like a lot of work...)

[Deleted]

Looks fantastic!

[seriously1]

So beautiful I want to try this!