Painting bannisters - what a ballache!

[GM]

I wouldn't recommend wiping down with a damp cloth, as it opens the grain. What about spraying them, more fun than painting!

 

[Globalti]

Spraying? Ha ha! Good idea but most of it would end up on the floor and walls!

Damp cloth will be OK on two coats of paint.

 

[cyberknight]

Well i will swap you for relaying my patio, builder was a right cowboy and each block has blobs of cement a good 6 inches + underneath so it is a major job to reseat each one perfectly .

 

[asterix]

By "graft" do you mean hammer large nails in, injure myself, swear a lot and leave it for another four years ? If so then I could

Otherwise forget it, I'll just have to put up with falling down the stairs now and again. Thanks for the tip though; I'll suggest it to my father-in-law next time he's round; he has tools for that sort of thing.

No, you drill large 'oles vertically down into the stumps and the new posts socket into them. Obviously you have to get the hole the right size but it's not too hard to do. I used PVA to glue the posts in and it is very strong indeed. In fact you shouldn't need to use nails anywhere!

 

[rsvdaz]

I thought this thread was about painting old Roger

I think you mean balusters or spindles or even stair sticks if you must