Painting Stair Railings

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Painting Stair Railings

by jesslyn chong

It was originally white, but my dad painted it teal. It's been a couple of years now, and I want it to be back to it's original colour. How should I start? What are steps that I should take from now to achieve my goal? I'm a first-timer so I really don't know what to do and where to start? Should I peel the paint off, peel the paint off and paint over it, or just paint over it? Thanks...

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Answered by Karl Crowder, Crowder Painting from Colorado Springs, Colorado

The first step is to clean off any grimy finger prints and the like. Any good household cleaner will work. Once that is done you need to remove any peeling paint and do the repairs is needed. Repairs could be fixing broken pieces of wood or patching areas that have split. After the repairs are done I recommend priming the entire set of railings then painting with an acrylic paint.

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