Painting - ballister staining suggestions

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daswede
06-18-06, 05:38 PM
I need a some suggestions for staining ballisters in a deck railing. The deck is 12'x16'x12'. i can't spray it on.
Thanks

slickshift
06-18-06, 07:33 PM
Brush, or if they are the square sided kind, a quality pad
(do not use the cheep W*M or HD pads, Paint Shop or Shur-Line)
marksr
06-19-06, 05:28 AM
I prefer a brush - don't forget to protect the deck below from stain splatter.

daswede
06-19-06, 06:24 AM
Looks like a brush is the chosen method. A friend suggested some kind of "mitt",but that sounded awfully messy.

Thanks
marksr
06-19-06, 09:11 AM
Paint mitts work well for some applications but can be messy. Basically it is roller cover like material formed into a mitten.
daswede
06-19-06, 09:26 AM
I thought i'd go with a 2-3 roller and do the crooks and crannies with a brush. The deck is one of those plastic(?) composites,but i will still put a tarp down.
marksr
06-19-06, 10:28 AM
i would suggest applying the stain with the roller and then brushing over it all, both to coat what the roller misses and to make it all uniform.
daswede
06-19-06, 11:15 AM
Yeah,thats the plan.