Painting is an art and not easy as some people make it out to be! In order to have a good finish and professional look, a lot of patience and practice is required . Great video and thanks for the tip 👏🤜
I think he’s doing it for educational purposes. To be fair he’s getting a hell of a lot of work. The customers who want private work done to perfection are the ones who pay the highest wages. He’s obviously doing something right.
This is a timely job if done right. i am in the process now and was looking for a faster way and stumbled upon this video. I am concluding that grat quality will just take time. Good job Sir
Also the amount of time that you wil spend going round each one a line of frog tape damped with a cloth to seal the line will end up costing less in time and will look 10x sharper
I'm doing a three storey house by myself as I'm super fussy. The original - builders - painters were sloppy and your videos are helping a lot,,especially since the plastering is crap too. Im selling up and don't have a lot of money to fix it up so I need a good finish. Thanks!! Ps, what about masking tape on the underside of the handrail?
Would you ever strip it down to reveal the wood underneath then stain it or varnish etc, OR replace with new splindles? 😅 Edit- great job and very good tips too 🎉🎉. Thank you.
@@PaintingandDecorating thank you for your reply. I’m thinking of redecorating my stairs , but striping and sanding the spindles is a fiddly and loooonnnnnng job. Back to the drawing board for me perhaps. 😅
i know this vid is 4 years old. but im doing the same job now. sanded the handrails, varnished them. about to paint newel posts, spindles. have used BIN primer on the newel posts as i sanded them right down. on the spindles, i havent. can i just recoat them with satin finish, after keying? thought it would be a quick job..it isnt :) as have to match the skirting board, and the triangle wood bits under the spindles ( which meet the stairs, dont know there name.) oh and btw, your videos, are extremely helpful, detailed, so ignore any "experts" telling u what you're doing wrong.
I like to do same way my stairs. My one adjectly same looks like. It better brush or roller 2 and half inches, I bought two brush and 2 and half inches brush. Don’t know which one more nice will use.
Confused with gap at top to get clean lines on spindles. Have the spindles been cut short a few mm or finish on handrail is covering few mm of spindles ?
Spray paint them, easier faster and you can get a good finish, just make sure you have plenty ventilation and plenty dust sheets surrounding the area, finish off by under coating and glossing the hand rail for harder wear.
Hi great video again I’m doing a sraitcase from stained they want it white once I’ve BIN primed it, could I use a waterbased undercoat or just go over the bin with oil satin
Great video! Thank you for explaining this. Do you recommend when painting the spindles and newel to be sanded first before adding the prime? The had a shiny stain coat it seems before
Thank you! I had a contractor come to do other work and he said that since the finish was varnished he only needed to apply prime. He wants to use the Kilz oil based. Do you think that way would allow the paint to stick or it will peel off?
@@paul590 never heard of that but that means nothing... some paints need no sanding... but check the paint instructions. But best practice is to degrease and sand undercoat then gloss. Bare wood will need a primer.. thanks
Is that because it is harder wearing too? You mentioned that it would 'yellow' as well, does that happen over several years? Does water based gloss fade? Thanks again for previous responses.
Very very nice good job. How do I will paint same railing same colour. Where do will get same cost buy cheap and same quality. How amount will buy railing paint. (Not white one ) I am house wife. If will explain please better for me.
Amazing video thank you. I’m trying to achieve the exact same look after having a new bannister installed. New handrail, spindles and base rails all pine. Can I get the same handrail look that you have in this video?
Hi, Is that deep mahogany varnish gloss or satin? Does it need topcoat sealer for protection? I am thinking of applying same varnish on my pine handrail and the spindles with probably dulux brilliant white gloss..
I made the mistake of sanding my bannister down to bare mdf is this going to cause issues? i am painting it black but will be applying a grey primer and undercoat. Just worries it will swell up, i have been told the only issue is, it is more time consuming and given myself more work
MDF handrail.. as long as your not using water based paint it will be fine... water will make it swell... you can seal it first using B.I.N. primer.. thanks
While staining my handrail, I accidentally touched some of the spindles. I wiped them off when I realized it, but not all. Do I have to use a stain killer before painting, or will a light sand cover the marks and primer cover the marks?
Hi again, I am getting on ok with the spindles, 2 coats of undercoat done and just to top coat with Satinwood white. My handrail is pine , same as the spindles. I've been told that because it is a soft wood, the mahogany varnish finish won't look good. Is your handrail pine or a hardwood ? So, I might just do it all white if the finish doesn't look as good as yours. I am trying it on a spare piece of pine rail first. Thank you for your help.
Hi it's actually pine in the video... also satinwood is self undercoating as such... prime bare wood then two or three coats of satinwood.. only gloss needs undercoat... and sometimes with a good sand you can gloss on top of gloss.
Thank you for all your help and advice, my painting is looking good but I've chickened out staining the handrail , as I'm not confident doing it. Some people have told me that it's very hard to stain pine and it won't look good. So, I'm thinking of just doing it all white . Time will tell.@@PaintingandDecorating
hi if you were to paint the top of the banister white what type of paint would you use as it would be getting a lot of wear and tear of peoples hands cheers
Working through your videos which are all great as is the advice you give, one question i want to ask is, I am decorating my hall and landing, linning paper. Would you paint woodwork before papering or paper before paint? Keep the vids coming.
Thanks, if your putting a finished paper on then you should line and paint woodwork then apply finished paper. If your painting your lining paper then do the woodwork last, apply lining paper first then emulsion walls and then undercoat gloss woodwork.
You can use a clear knotting solution.. depending what stain it wont really matter as they will never show. They only usually turn yellow with white paints..
Hi mate, Dulux trade oil based satinwood? When I see how white it was prior to painting it makes me wander what the point is using water based . I'm struggling to be swayed here. Lol
One more question, did you/do you do a light sand before your second coat of gloss? Does your answer apply to both oil based and water based gloss? Many thanks in advance.
Thank you. The reason I'm asking is I've got a staircase that has white spindals,skirts and risers with a mahogany Matt varnish hand rail and posts that I want to redo and unsure what's the best way to go about doing the hand rail and posts. Can I just sand the surface,clean then reapply a mahogany varnish on top ? Appreciate your advice cheers
I read one of your comments ref gloss fading. I’m currently torn between a dulux pro liquid (oil) gloss which gives a mirror finish, or dulux satinwood gloss (water) - which shows brush strokes despite careful laying off. What would you advise is ultimately best for stairs?
Painting and Decorating sorry I didn't write it properly. I was asking how many coats does a new pine stair case need with a oil base undercoat with a oil based egg going on top
Well to be honest as long as you seal the knots you could thin some eggshell with white spirit for the first coat and two coats of eggshell straight. But better to seal the knots, then use a wood primer for softwood then two coats of eggshell.
I have water based Ronseal knot block primer and undercoat in one. Your comment implied thinning undercoat down? Is that to make the base undercoat easier, like a mist coat?
Hi again, did you caulk all the gaps between spindles, bannister and the rest of the staircase prior to priming... or did you seal knots, prime then caulk... or no caulk? 😃
Here do will buy same colour brown paint. U put railing. Same my stairs same design every thing. Will please tell me colour name shinny one same nice colour. I cheak b and q very small pot £25 pounds. It’s too much
Painting is an art and not easy as some people make it out to be! In order to have a good finish and professional look, a lot of patience and practice is required . Great video and thanks for the tip 👏🤜
Thank you
I’m personally a decorator and this is shocking how slow this is you need a 4” roller and a brush with a kettle this will take you all day.
So true.
I think he’s doing it for educational purposes. To be fair he’s getting a hell of a lot of work. The customers who want private work done to perfection are the ones who pay the highest wages. He’s obviously doing something right.
This is a timely job if done right. i am in the process now and was looking for a faster way and stumbled upon this video. I am concluding that grat quality will just take time. Good job Sir
Yes unfortunately no quick fix especially if you want it to look top quality. Thanks
Great work. Super neat. I liked the way you used a dryish brush and a slight gap to avoid getting paint on the stained handrail.
Thanks.
Nice job people think handrails and spindles are a 5 minute job but there's a lot of time go into them to get them looking nice ..great vid mate
Thanks.
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Also the amount of time that you wil spend going round each one a line of frog tape damped with a cloth to seal the line will end up costing less in time and will look 10x sharper
I'm doing a three storey house by myself as I'm super fussy. The original - builders - painters were sloppy and your videos are helping a lot,,especially since the plastering is crap too. Im selling up and don't have a lot of money to fix it up so I need a good finish. Thanks!! Ps, what about masking tape on the underside of the handrail?
Thank you... sometimes it's better just to wipe off if you do touch...
Would you ever strip it down to reveal the wood underneath then stain it or varnish etc, OR replace with new splindles? 😅
Edit- great job and very good tips too 🎉🎉. Thank you.
Thanks and no not really I think it looks good as it is.
@@PaintingandDecorating thank you for your reply. I’m thinking of redecorating my stairs , but striping and sanding the spindles is a fiddly and loooonnnnnng job. Back to the drawing board for me perhaps. 😅
i know this vid is 4 years old. but im doing the same job now. sanded the handrails, varnished them. about to paint newel posts, spindles. have used BIN primer on the newel posts as i sanded them right down. on the spindles, i havent. can i just recoat them with satin finish, after keying? thought it would be a quick job..it isnt :) as have to match the skirting board, and the triangle wood bits under the spindles ( which meet the stairs, dont know there name.) oh and btw, your videos, are extremely helpful, detailed, so ignore any "experts" telling u what you're doing wrong.
I like to do same way my stairs. My one adjectly same looks like. It better brush or roller 2 and half inches, I bought two brush and 2 and half inches brush. Don’t know which one more nice will use.
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 learning, learning, learning, from you!
Goodness, it’s like watching paint dry…….!!
Confused with gap at top to get clean lines on spindles. Have the spindles been cut short a few mm or finish on handrail is covering few mm of spindles ?
Thank you, very helpful to me. That is the look I am hoping to have.
Thanks.
Lovely job, looks fab !
Thank you.
Spray paint them, easier faster and you can get a good finish, just make sure you have plenty ventilation and plenty dust sheets surrounding the area, finish off by under coating and glossing the hand rail for harder wear.
Hi great video again I’m doing a sraitcase from stained they want it white once I’ve BIN primed it, could I use a waterbased undercoat or just go over the bin with oil satin
Great video! Thank you for explaining this. Do you recommend when painting the spindles and newel to be sanded first before adding the prime? The had a shiny stain coat it seems before
Thank you and yes a light sand.
Thank you! I had a contractor come to do other work and he said that since the finish was varnished he only needed to apply prime. He wants to use the Kilz oil based. Do you think that way would allow the paint to stick or it will peel off?
@@paul590 never heard of that but that means nothing... some paints need no sanding... but check the paint instructions. But best practice is to degrease and sand undercoat then gloss. Bare wood will need a primer.. thanks
@@PaintingandDecorating thank you for your assistance and explanation!
excellent video. many thanks
Thank you.
Is that because it is harder wearing too? You mentioned that it would 'yellow' as well, does that happen over several years? Does water based gloss fade? Thanks again for previous responses.
great job enjoy the video the paint brush you used is 2 or 1/2 inch thanks
Thanks it's a 1 inch.
Very very nice good job. How do I will paint same railing same colour. Where do will get same cost buy cheap and same quality. How amount will buy railing paint. (Not white one ) I am house wife. If will explain please better for me.
Amazing video thank you. I’m trying to achieve the exact same look after having a new bannister installed. New handrail, spindles and base rails all pine. Can I get the same handrail look that you have in this video?
Hi,
Is that deep mahogany varnish gloss or satin? Does it need topcoat sealer for protection? I am thinking of applying same varnish on my pine handrail and the spindles with probably dulux brilliant white gloss..
PURE BLOODY TORTURE PAINTING ROUND SPINDLES ! I NEARLY KILLED MYSELF
Hi,what colour of stain is on the handrail please, it looks really good.
Hi,, it's deep mahogany varnish diamond hard.
Painting and Decorating would be good to see the wood staining part of video
@@leekindell9937 Will see what we can do will make a good video.. thanks..
I made the mistake of sanding my bannister down to bare mdf is this going to cause issues? i am painting it black but will be applying a grey primer and undercoat. Just worries it will swell up, i have been told the only issue is, it is more time consuming and given myself more work
MDF handrail.. as long as your not using water based paint it will be fine... water will make it swell... you can seal it first using B.I.N. primer.. thanks
@@PaintingandDecorating I'm using rustins quick drying grey primer and undercoat in grey then top coat black not sure if that's water based or not
While staining my handrail, I accidentally touched some of the spindles. I wiped them off when I realized it, but not all. Do I have to use a stain killer before painting, or will a light sand cover the marks and primer cover the marks?
You should be able to touch it up once its dry.. no need for a stain block. It's not that type of stain.
Hi again, I am getting on ok with the spindles, 2 coats of undercoat done and just to top coat with Satinwood white. My handrail is pine , same as the spindles. I've been told that because it is a soft wood, the mahogany varnish finish won't look good. Is your handrail pine or a hardwood ? So, I might just do it all white if the finish doesn't look as good as yours. I am trying it on a spare piece of pine rail first. Thank you for your help.
Hi it's actually pine in the video... also satinwood is self undercoating as such... prime bare wood then two or three coats of satinwood.. only gloss needs undercoat... and sometimes with a good sand you can gloss on top of gloss.
@@PaintingandDecorating Is the handrail pine too ?
@@PaintingandDecorating Is the handrail pine too ?
@@lynnescott3072 Sorry yes
Thank you for all your help and advice, my painting is looking good but I've chickened out staining the handrail , as I'm not confident doing it. Some people have told me that it's very hard to stain pine and it won't look good. So, I'm thinking of just doing it all white . Time will tell.@@PaintingandDecorating
hi if you were to paint the top of the banister white what type of paint would you use as it would be getting a lot of wear and tear of peoples hands cheers
Oil based satinwood. Thanks
If repainting the spindles the same colour do you have to sand / remove all the existing paint first?
Always give them a light sand and a clean.
Working through your videos which are all great as is the advice you give, one question i want to ask is, I am decorating my hall and landing, linning paper. Would you paint woodwork before papering or paper before paint? Keep the vids coming.
Thanks, if your putting a finished paper on then you should line and paint woodwork then apply finished paper. If your painting your lining paper then do the woodwork last, apply lining paper first then emulsion walls and then undercoat gloss woodwork.
Rookie here! What kind of paint did you use for the spindles? What finish? And how many coats?
One coat of prime rand two coats oil based Dulux satinwood.
Thank you
You are a true pro mate :)
Thanks.
How do you seal the knots in the pine please. I have pine spindles too. And handrail is pine but I am staining it. Thank you
You can use a clear knotting solution.. depending what stain it wont really matter as they will never show. They only usually turn yellow with white paints..
Thank you, I am painting the spindles white . So what kind of sealant to buy.@@PaintingandDecorating
Do you have to sand all the old finish off or just do a light sand before applying primer?
No as long as it's not peeling and it's keyed well. Light sand to key then paint.
@@PaintingandDecorating
First primer? Or straight on with normal paint?
@@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa16308 primer for bare wood but have a read on your paint tin. Some paints need no primer and others do. Thanks
Hi mate, Dulux trade oil based satinwood? When I see how white it was prior to painting it makes me wander what the point is using water based . I'm struggling to be swayed here. Lol
Yes, the satinwood has stayed nice and white. It's more the gloss that goes yellow. I know what you mean.
Witch paint did you used for that application thanks .
Takes too long!!!! Cut in with brush then use short pile mini roller! Job done!
One more question, did you/do you do a light sand before your second coat of gloss? Does your answer apply to both oil based and water based gloss? Many thanks in advance.
Paul Roberts Yes always give a light sand between coats.
Great job 👍 how did you do the hand rail ??
Thanks and we used Ronseal diamond hard varnish walnut.
Thank you. The reason I'm asking is I've got a staircase that has white spindals,skirts and risers with a mahogany Matt varnish hand rail and posts that I want to redo and unsure what's the best way to go about doing the hand rail and posts. Can I just sand the surface,clean then reapply a mahogany varnish on top ? Appreciate your advice cheers
Ian Thornton No you have to remove any grease from the handrail and newl post tops any where there maybe grease. Then sand and paint.
Never heard of tape?
I read one of your comments ref gloss fading. I’m currently torn between a dulux pro liquid (oil) gloss which gives a mirror finish, or dulux satinwood gloss (water) - which shows brush strokes despite careful laying off. What would you advise is ultimately best for stairs?
Paul Roberts It depends if you don't mind your oil gloss fading. Oil is better
You have tought every one nothing!
How many coats of oil based under coat is on new pine wood then oil based eggshell on top
It had knotting on de Knots and one coat of undercoat thinned to seal. Then two coats of Dulux trade satinwood.
Painting and Decorating sorry I didn't write it properly. I was asking how many coats does a new pine stair case need with a oil base undercoat with a oil based egg going on top
Well to be honest as long as you seal the knots you could thin some eggshell with white spirit for the first coat and two coats of eggshell straight. But better to seal the knots, then use a wood primer for softwood then two coats of eggshell.
I have water based Ronseal knot block primer and undercoat in one. Your comment implied thinning undercoat down? Is that to make the base undercoat easier, like a mist coat?
I have light oak varnish, would you advise I stain the bannister rail, then clear coat for a better colour contrast/job?
Hi again, did you caulk all the gaps between spindles, bannister and the rest of the staircase prior to priming... or did you seal knots, prime then caulk... or no caulk? 😃
I came here looking for the answer to this too! What did you do in the end?
Do you work as fast as you talk
Why not mask the underside must be easier
Here do will buy same colour brown paint. U put railing. Same my stairs same design every thing. Will please tell me colour name shinny one same nice colour. I cheak b and q very small pot £25 pounds. It’s too much
Buy new painted spindles - easy
Wtf. Never do a video again