DIY Stair Rail Makeover with Old Masters Gel Stain, Citristrip, and more!
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- Опубликовано: 13 мар 2022
- Here are all the lessons, tips, and obstacles I encountered during my recent DIY staircase makeover. From the prep work, to sanding, taping angled stair rails, stripping with Citristrip, using a Gel Stain, and applying a wipe on Polyurethane...It's ALL here!! You do NOT want to embark on a project like this without seeing the things that can go wrong and how to prevail.
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Old Masters Gel Stain - amzn.to/3JhZjMQ
Citristrip - amzn.to/3CLEIOs
Minwax Wipe-on Poly - amzn.to/37x48Ed
Zinsser Oil-Based Primer - amzn.to/3q9f1m9
Painters Tape - amzn.to/3CJIMPq
Saran Wrap - amzn.to/3KIELxt 
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I watched another video in which the youtuber had the same problems with the gel stain. She discovered that the sponge brush was the culprit and started using a cloth to put on the gel stain and it made a world of difference. You did a great job, looks great!
I've been putting off staining my maple staircase handrail for 24 years now. I could shoot myself
for not staining it before it was installed by the trim carpenters but I did paint all of the balusters
and newel post prior to installation. I might tackle it this year but I'm so paranoid of staining
around carpet and walls. I will take all precautions and hang plastic sheeting over everything.
I'll have to try to reproduce the same stain mixture I used on the stair treads and use a pre-stain conditioner to avoid blotchiness. I pray I have as much patience and success as you!
Wood conditioner on raw wood creates a uniform surface to apply stain, eliminating blotches and blushing. Good job!
The end result is beautiful! I have my own stair project started for almost eight months now and I am halfway through with sanding.
From all the videos I have watched on yt, you are the first one to show problems along the way when tackling a stair diy project. Also, the step breakdown and tips are great!
Thank you! Good luck finishing up your project:)
Good job after all that work you did you deserve that glass of wine no judgment here!
Ha!! Thanks, it was a journey!!
Bless your heart! You have the patience of Job! Looks beautiful!!!
Awesome work Ursula💯💪 Great trendy transformation😁🇺🇸
That hard work surely paid off💰💸💎
Lovely
Beautiful!
You work very hard. And the end result is great. I am planning to start.hopefully
Thank you so much for your video. I just did one coat of gel stain using sponge brush on my stairs and it looks horrible. The stain is heavy and uneven. I need to strip it off. By watching some other videos, it seems so easy so I decided to DIY.
It looks perfect to me 🎉
Great video. Thanks for posting.
Thank you!!
Thank you for your video! Your staircase looks beautiful! I have started my project today!
I'm still so happy with my results, good luck!!
Loved the project you took on. Par for the course for me but the journey with you was awesome. Great choices with amazing results in a video that's better than most.
Your kind comments are so appreciated, thank you!
Thank you for this video. You have helped me decide to paint the railing instead. I have birds, and no option to move them out of the house to be able to strip the wood. The fumes from the stripping solution would kill them. But the final product of your project does look beautiful.
This is awesome! So glad I stumbled on your video. I'm in the planning phase for changing from carpeted stairs to just a strip up the middle as well as darkening the stair railing. Still deciding whether I will paint the balusters similar to yours or change to wrought iron. I was starting to think I'd have to spend a small fortune to either entirely replace my railing, or have someone restain the existing. Your video gives me hope! I'm pretty handy and I could take as much time as I want/need to do this part of the work before the professionals do their part. Also appreciate your pointing out the sticking points, products and tools used, etc. You did a beautiful job - congrats!!
I hope it goes well!! I'm still so happy with my results and even though it was a long process I'd definitely do it all over again. Thanks for checking it out!
This was very helpful.
I'm so glad this was helpful! Let me know if you try your own rail staining:)
I am having the same problems on my stair railing project. I was beginning to think I was crazy since every other video made gel stain on stairs look so easy. So glad I found your video. Don't know if I have the patience to strip mine like you did and start over though!
I totally get that!! I'm so happy with the results but it was quite an ordeal and I'm glad to be done with it, LOL!! Good luck!!
Im finishing up my stairway remodel and im glad i watched your video. Kudos to you for not settling and going back and re-staining even though it is such a pain to go backwards.
I'm still SO happy with the results! I hope yours turned out amazing too:)
Wow, that was some work! In the end it looks great. Personally, I would have stained the wood between the spindles instead of painting white. I think the finished product would have looked better, but as long as you’re happy, that’s all that matters.
what is the neat sander you used with the pointy finger attachment?
Really really helpful.
Our white spindles need a new coat of white paint. Do you have a recommendation about painting those first, then protecting or doing them last?? What would you do?
Thanks much!
I'm fairly certain I would do all the staining first and then paint. Even with all my spindle precautions, some stain still managed to get on the spindles in a few random places.
What grit sandpaper did you use before staining the second time?
I'm fairly certain I used a 220 grit very lightly just prior to staining for the second time.
Nice! How long did you wait between applying the stain and the wipe on poly? Love that you’re drinking wine at same time.
I'm pretty sure I waited at least 24 hours or more before application. I usually wait at least as long as the instructions say or even just a touch longer.
@@uniquelyursula87 Thank you!
If my rail is currently all white, top section I want to stain, do I have to sand the existing white paint off?
I would try the Citristrip remover first and then just sand off any stubborn places. But you do have to remove the paint before staining.
I’m terrified to start this project … and my railing is much smaller!
I get it! It's not a small project but I'm SO happy with the results. It was worth every bit of the hassle:) Good luck!!
Maple does not stain evenly like other woods.
That's why you need to use a conditioner prior to staining.
Going darker is easy easy. Now try removing dark stain to make the oak lighter oy vey