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Help with painting metal railing?
Hello.. Could someone recommend the best way for me to paint this metal
railing by my front door ? I have a picture of it here - http://www.newjerseyweather.com/metal-railing.jpg As you can see the paint is already crumbling off from last year's coating... Yes, I actually had it looking good last year. I asked my dad and other friends...and most people seem to have the same problem... Its so hard to keep a good coating of paint on these types of railing.. Its such a pain in the butt to paint too. I used a brush last year. Any recommendations on types of paint and methods to use would be much appreciated. thanks much, John |
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I used a wire bruch angle grinder attachement to get rid of all the old
paint and rust off of mine. Then several coats of oil based primer, enough so that I could not see through. Then several coats of oil based paint, enough so that you can't see through to the primer. I used Rustoleum products for the paint and primer. Did this over 3 years ago and it still looks great (used gloss black paint) and does not appear to be failing in any way. Railing is original vintage 1950 that came with the house. |
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A rust paint is all you need.
"john" wrote in message ... Hello.. Could someone recommend the best way for me to paint this metal railing by my front door ? I have a picture of it here - http://www.newjerseyweather.com/metal-railing.jpg As you can see the paint is already crumbling off from last year's coating... Yes, I actually had it looking good last year. I asked my dad and other friends...and most people seem to have the same problem... Its so hard to keep a good coating of paint on these types of railing.. Its such a pain in the butt to paint too. I used a brush last year. Any recommendations on types of paint and methods to use would be much appreciated. thanks much, John |
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Follow the instructions on the can, scrape, wire brush and clean very
well, don`t paint a hot surface, in the sun, or when the sun will soon hit it or when its to damp out. |
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john wrote:
Hello.. Could someone recommend the best way for me to paint this metal railing by my front door ? I have a picture of it here - http://www.newjerseyweather.com/metal-railing.jpg As you can see the paint is already crumbling off from last year's coating... Yes, I actually had it looking good last year. I asked my dad and other friends...and most people seem to have the same problem... Its so hard to keep a good coating of paint on these types of railing.. Its such a pain in the butt to paint too. I used a brush last year. Any recommendations on types of paint and methods to use would be much appreciated. thanks much, John Yes. It looks like the paint just isn't sticking to the metal. I suggest that you spray paint with Krylon, Rustoleum would be an alternative. But you must use a rust resistant undercoat; use the rust colored undercoat not the gray color. Spray painting the rail should be quick and easy, preparation to paint takes longer. 1. Remove the loose pain, steel brush probably. Wet sand lightly with 220 or 320 grit wet/dry paper to assure remaining paint edges are feathered. Let dry thoroughly (like wipe off the water with a towel and set in the sun for a couple of hours and let rest a day. 2. Cover everything you don't want painted by taping newspaper with 6 inch overlaps and out at least 1-1/2 feet from the surface to be painted. 3. Get a backboard of cardboard not less than 2' x 3'. 4. Spray undercoat lightly from 9-12 inches keeping the backboard directly on the other side of what you are painting (the board will pick up most of the overspray). Spray from two directions then spray as needed to fill in that is why you must spray lightly. 5. Give it another light coat of undercoat when the first has dried (read the can for recoat time) to assure that all surfaces are covered. 6. Spray with your top coat, same technique, two light coats assuring that all surfaces are covered. I have had such painted metal last for 10 plus years through rain (way less than the east coast) sun (lots) and snow (lots). Good luck your arm, can nozzle parallel with Final note: you could probably remove the railing to paint it. |
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Whatever spray can of for-metal paint you were using... well, uh... try
another brand. I think the 2 most important factors a 1. Get all the rust off and get it immaculate before priming/painting. 3M makes a good rust-stripping wheel that looks sponge-like and works 10X better than a wire brush wheel, at least for most surfaces. 2. Many, many coats. The more coats you have, the less likely moisture and air will be able to get to the metal. |
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"john" wrote in message ... Hello.. Could someone recommend the best way for me to paint this metal railing by my front door ? I have a picture of it here - snip snip Looks like if you took a sharp scraper to it, you could remove some more of the flakier sections. For the other, a stripper would work, or some sort of wire brush on a drill or grinder. Stripper is nasty stuff, but works pretty good. Mechanical brushes are good, too. Important to get a good coat on it. Some use paint directly on the metal, some prefer primering. Where I live in the dry desert Southwest, straight paint is adequate. Your railing looks like it is made of solid metal. At the joints, I see no major rust, something that would be present if it were made out of hollow tubing. Looks like the bottom rail is solid flat bar. Try to get out rusty spots, as they will just keep rusting. Buy a good rust paint, like Rustoleum. I'd use a 3" roller and 1" brush for the cracks. Put down some plastic. Put it on thick, and try not to do it in humid or rainy weather, and when it will have a couple of days to dry and harden. Leave it alone to dry, so you don't have dings or fingerprints or smudges on it. The more you leave it alone during drying, the shinier it will be. Rustoleum is available in a lot of colors, too. Take your time. Strip it all off, no matter what means you use. Clean it good. Paint it good. Should be good for ten years minimum. Yearly touch ups will keep you from having to do a total job. Maybe just repaint over old paint every few years so you don't have any mottling of the shades of paint because of its age. Sand or wirebrush rust spots, and paint over. More than you wanted to know. Steve (who has done about twenty miles of wrought iron as a contractor) |
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"john" wrote in message ... Hello.. Could someone recommend the best way for me to paint this metal railing by my front door ? I have a picture of it here - http://www.newjerseyweather.com/metal-railing.jpg As you can see the paint is already crumbling off from last year's coating... Yes, I actually had it looking good last year. I asked my dad and other friends...and most people seem to have the same problem... Its so hard to keep a good coating of paint on these types of railing.. Its such a pain in the butt to paint too. I used a brush last year. Any recommendations on types of paint and methods to use would be much appreciated. That looks like better quality, heavier gauge than what you can get now without being custom made. A lot of the big box stores have gone to aluminum and there's always iron pipe which so many around here use. I've been paying attention because I need new ones. Menard's uses Gilpin Iron Works I was told, looked them up on the web. I think the other posters gave you good advice. Rather than multiple coats of paint, they are still likely to chip, so my approach would be to get as much of the old off as you can, go over the rusty areas with steel wool, rinse well with hose and let dry, prime with Rustoleum, and one, possibly two finish coats. You can always touch them up as they are likely to chip, prime the chipped area and paint before it rusts, no matter what you do. Maybe six coats of paint would inhibit that, but who wants to mess with six coats? Spray gives a neater finish, but I'd use a brush because it wastes less paint and you don't have to set up a "spray booth" in front. That info was good in case you do want to spray something outside though. My inclination would not be to remove the rails or you might have trouble bolting them back in. thanks much, John |
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Take it to your local sandblasting guy and then a good metal primer and some
rustoleum. -- Steve Barker "john" wrote in message ... Hello.. Could someone recommend the best way for me to paint this metal railing by my front door ? I have a picture of it here - http://www.newjerseyweather.com/metal-railing.jpg As you can see the paint is already crumbling off from last year's coating... Yes, I actually had it looking good last year. I asked my dad and other friends...and most people seem to have the same problem... Its so hard to keep a good coating of paint on these types of railing.. Its such a pain in the butt to paint too. I used a brush last year. Any recommendations on types of paint and methods to use would be much appreciated. thanks much, John |
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Help with painting metal railing?
thanks guys for all the help.. Im going to save this thread for reference
when I actually start working on it again.. Seems like a 50/50 split on whether to use spray paint or brush.. I think im going to go with spray paint this time, since the brush was a super pain in the butt. Those bars that twirl down all the way(as seen in the picture) are so difficult to paint with a brush.. you have to go round and round...all the way around. I appreciate all the tips. You guys are awesome here.. So knowledgable and friendly at the same time. John |
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On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 01:37:22 GMT, "I Love Lucy"
wrote: I think the other posters gave you good advice. Rather than multiple coats of paint, they are still likely to chip, so my approach would be to get as much of the old off as you can, go over the rusty areas with steel wool, rinse well with hose and let dry, ... Now that I disagree with. Getting water on it just lets it start to rust (oxidize). Not a lot, but you don't want to start the process before you prime it. Clean with a solvent (such as paint thinner) on a rag. Terry |
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paint stripper primer and rust oleum.
spray paint BAD. brush washes new and old finish together spray just puts on a film leads to peeling as shown in photo just look at this as changing oil in your car, metal railing is maintence issue metal rexpands and contracts a lot leading to pint cracking long term solution is outdoor wood stained, changes repair cycle to very long recoating stain is easy |
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