Painting Dado Rails

ThemeOne

I have just put up new dado rails and want to find out the best way of painting them.

The rails are made of premium solid white oak. Should I do primer + undercoat + top coat?

Ruski

Wow - the expense of such a beautiful wood and then you're going to hide them?!!!!

Anyway, yes, prime, 2x undercoat, top coat... denibbing in between coats
HTH

Russ

ariba10

We waxed the ones we put up about thirty years ago.

Was going to paint them but a mate suggested wax instead.

Best recommendation I've ever had. No regrets whatever.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

as suggested wax, but if you want painted, if easy to remove, do primer and undercoat, then refix, and top coat, quicker.

Or do top coat as well, then refix and dab any blemishes.

spadoosh

Painting premium white oak dado rails. Well thats upsetting.

TheCyclingProgrammer

Sorry, just another voice adding to the list of people wondering why you'd get such a nice wood only to paint it - wouldn't pine or some other cheap softwood (even MDF) have done?

McKneff

If you insist on painting them, you should paint them BEFORE fixing
Its so much easier

sevenhills

McKneff wrote: »

If you insist on painting them, you should paint them BEFORE fixing
Its so much easier

Just ripped mine off, last years fashion?

glasgowdan

spadoosh wrote: »

[STRIKE]Painting premium white oak[/STRIKE] dado rails. Well thats upsetting.

Fixed that for you