Best way to put stain on spindles etc
 

Just had a new stair rail put in, one with spindles etc-decided i want to stain it-whats best to use-a brush? but is this likely to flick the stain off onto my carpet? or someone at work said a cheap sponge-whats best and easist way people on here have found-thank you

put em in a lathe and turn em slowly whilst applying stain

Mart

erm not quite possible as its all been fitted in

yes a paint brush is likely to splatter. In terms of the finish you will get I have found clothes and sponges work just fine. I use cheapo jayclothes (the blue and white stripe things) as they dont tend to drip either.

did they get in all the nooks and crannies?

Yep - but then I restore antique furniture so I've had plenty of practise. Its fiddly, its time consuming but whatever you do dont rush it- thats when the tin of stain does somersaults down the stairs.... with the lid in your hand :(

edited: get some odd bits of wood to practise on if you've never done it before but honestly its pretty easy, long strokes and dont try to apply the stain too thinly. I've heard loads of people say its difficult to get it looking even - cant say I've ever had that problem - even when I first started.

I dont mind spending hours rubbing stain into knobs-mind u i might be lost if each one takes longer then 10 seconds :eek:

Hiya OPM :)
I agree with daisy on this one. We did ours with jayclothes. Worked a treat :thumb:

hi-sounds like jay clothes it is-oh get on msn as well :D

It's not working :( :(

damn-mines working fine tho

Will have a go at it tomorrow, too late now :)
Has happened 3 times in the last couple of weeks.
Anyway, you should be staining spindles :lol1:

my hands have been otherwise engaged tonight-in a not so disimilar task :Whatever_

:lol1:

youll need to get a rag-on.