Old wooden deck railings. Need to be coated over, advice? - Deck Stain Questions and Answers https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/old-wooden-deck-railings-need-to-be-coated-over-advice/ Deck Stain Help Forum Discussion Board en-US Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:11:41 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Old wooden deck railings. Need to be coated over, advice? https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/old-wooden-deck-railings-need-to-be-coated-over-advice/#post-11656 Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:14:06 +0000 A solid stain would be best for these railings. Prep with pressure washing. No need to prime. Use the Flood Solid stains.

]]> Deck Stain Questions and Answers Scott Paul ~ Restoring Wood & Decks Since 1993 https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/old-wooden-deck-railings-need-to-be-coated-over-advice/#post-11656 Old wooden deck railings. Need to be coated over, advice? https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/old-wooden-deck-railings-need-to-be-coated-over-advice/#post-11655 Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:49:35 +0000 My deck floors and horizontal surfaces (rail caps) are new. Dried out now and ready for staining. My question is for my old railings / ballausters...they are coated in what seems to be a cheap stain that did not penetrate. I had Behr on another deck and it seems like that to me. I tried stripping it last year and got one post done after far too much hassle. Figure I’m better off covering it, as it’ll never match the new wood anyway. 

Will a solid stain adhere to this after sanding the worse areas and washing the whole deck and railing?  Do I need to prime first before solid stain?  Should I just paint it instead?  What product would be best?

i was leaking to towards flood but when I was at PPG they seemed concerned that it wouldn’t adhere. 

Sherwin Williams is attractive right now because it’s 40% off weekend but seems to have mixed reviews as far as their solid stains go. 

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