How To Paint A Porch Railing
While these railings can be made of iron or vinyl most porch railings are made of easy to install wood.
How to paint a porch railing. Before you start lay down some old cloths or newspaper to protect your porch. Before you paint porch posts and railings take the time to prepare the surface. Paint wood railings the easy way instead. Proper preparation will help your paint job look better and last longer.
After the railings dried it was time to prime. Since i tend to get a little crazy when i get my paint on i first applied some painter s tape around all the areas where the railings attach to the brick and sidewalk. The best things we found to paint all the edges of porch railings were. A couple drop cloths were also spread out underneath the railings to protect the steps and small side walls.
Because porch railings are outside they re easily weathered by sun and rain. Paint 2 coats of exterior paint. To remove the old paint use a wire brush or metal scraper and 80 grit sandpaper. If your porch railings are looking faded or chipped it s probably time for a fresh coat of paint.
In order to restore metal railings to like new condition you will need to prepare the metal and then coat it with primer and paint v161483 b01. A new coat of paint on front porch posts and railings can freshen the look of the whole house. If you decide on having a wooden porch railing you should paint it often to keep it looking new. A narrow 1 5 inch brush about the width of the balusters for the first coat over the primed areas less drips when the whole brush is in contact with the surface.