Globalti
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Not really very interesting but I'm at home on holiday, painting the new bannisters and I'm so bored that I thought I'd tell you about it.
The old blue carpet was inherited from the previous owner so will be going soon. The old bannisters were B&Q's worst 1980s mock Victorian, all turned spindles and newels and stained a horrible dark reddish brown colour.
The rails are oak and we've treated them with three coats of Danish oil. Looks nice, eh?
The first coat of primer brought up all the grain on the softwood spindles so I spent most of the next morning rubbing down, vacuuming then wiping with a damp cloth. I've just finished the undercoat and the satin top coat will be next week after everything has dried thoroughly and I've rubbed down again and de-dusted.
Here's a pic of the first coat; the brown blobs are shellac knotting solution. After I'd taken this pic I realised that I would need to remove the carpet so I spent hours laboriously cutting out a strip 2" wide all the way round the edge. Then I masked all the rails with paper to keep off any drips.
I love painting. Not. Hoping to get out on the bike tomorrow, planning a trip up Wensleydale and a couple of big climbs.
The old blue carpet was inherited from the previous owner so will be going soon. The old bannisters were B&Q's worst 1980s mock Victorian, all turned spindles and newels and stained a horrible dark reddish brown colour.
The rails are oak and we've treated them with three coats of Danish oil. Looks nice, eh?
The first coat of primer brought up all the grain on the softwood spindles so I spent most of the next morning rubbing down, vacuuming then wiping with a damp cloth. I've just finished the undercoat and the satin top coat will be next week after everything has dried thoroughly and I've rubbed down again and de-dusted.
Here's a pic of the first coat; the brown blobs are shellac knotting solution. After I'd taken this pic I realised that I would need to remove the carpet so I spent hours laboriously cutting out a strip 2" wide all the way round the edge. Then I masked all the rails with paper to keep off any drips.
I love painting. Not. Hoping to get out on the bike tomorrow, planning a trip up Wensleydale and a couple of big climbs.