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How can I tell if it's paint or stain on deck railings?
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Mon, Nov 7, 11 at 15:18
| Bought a rather neglected house last fall and we're restaining the deck now. Stained the floor of the deck a natural color, but we cannot figure out what's on the railings. The professional painter who painted the inside of the house didn't know. I took a sample of a peeled-off bit into Sherwin-Williams and the guy there wasn't sure but thought stain, and said either way, stain it. DH doesn't believe me, thinks it's paint, went and talked to another Sherwin-Williams person, and came home with paint, lol. How can I tell once and for all?
Whatever it is IS peeling in some sections -- sometimes just the pain/stain but often a thin layer of wood WITH the pain/stain. DH thinks it's paint because there are some signs of it bubbling.
I'm planning to sand off the peeling and chipped parts, wash it with a bleach solution if necessary, and then get to work. Not going to use a chemical stripper since DH already stained the floor of the deck (probably not a good idea to do it in that order ...), and I don't want it to drip down and ruin that. Any other thoughts for prep are welcome.
But most of all, stain or paint?? |
Follow-Up Postings:
RE: How can I tell if it's paint or stain on deck railings?
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| It really doesn't matter much what is on there now. The prep and staining process is the same no matter what coating you are going over. |
RE: How can I tell if it's paint or stain on deck railings?
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| I thought you can't stain over paint? |
RE: How can I tell if it's paint or stain on deck railings?
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| If you are talking about solid color stain, then yes it's perfectly fine to stain over the paint. |
RE: How can I tell if it's paint or stain on deck railings?
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| Does it scratch off as a film? If so, it's paint. |
RE: How can I tell if it's paint or stain on deck railings?
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| Thanks, Paintguy. Brushworks, I'm not sure what you mean by "as a film." In the peeling and chipping sections, you can scrape off pieces and sometimes pull off a longer flexible latexy strip (usually with wood stuck to it). But if I went and scratched other sections, I don't think anything would come off. |
RE: How can I tell if it's paint or stain on deck railings?
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| You answered my question. It's paint. |
RE: How can I tell if it's paint or stain on deck railings?
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| OK, good to know! So, as paintguy said, I can still stain over it ... but (to anybody who's still reading) is it BETTER to use stain or paint in this situation? And why? |
RE: How can I tell if it's paint or stain on deck railings?
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| Stain is better because it won't peel like a paint does. I think Sikkens is the best. |
RE: How can I tell if it's paint or stain on deck railings?
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| Stain it is. Thanks so much! |
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