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whitewashed stairs banisters & hand rail

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  • 09-11-2012 5:03pm
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    Zeppi
    Registered Users Posts: 366 ✭✭


    My wife wants the stairs bannisters and hand rail to have a whitewash effect (wood grain showing) and I'm not totally convinced.

    This is a new house and I don't know if the staircase is made from pine or white deal.
    Is it a good idea and hard wearing to whitewash the bannisters and the hand rail ?

    Is it possible to find whitewash paint ready available in a tin from any DIY stores?

    thanking you in advance

    Zeppi


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    tabby aspreme
    Registered Users Posts: 3,990 ✭✭✭tabby aspreme


    You could try a thin coat of white undercoat or thinned out white gloss/satinwood onto the bare wood and then a few coats of clear water based varnish over the paint to protect it, try it on a piece of scrap wood first


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    galwayrush
    Registered Users Posts: 12,815 ✭✭✭✭galwayrush


    Lime paste , works best with oak and ash though.


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    #4
    1chippy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭1chippy


    my own opinion would be it would look a mess with pine. even on oak if not done correctly can look bad. we used to hate having to do it. havent seen it done since around 2000 though.


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