White railings

[bigchaz 157]

For those customers who want the surface of their deck to be stained with a natural color but want the railings white, what do you use?

Everyone has spindle railings around here and apparently the white railings are pretty popular. Curious whether you would do it with a solid color white stain, which seems like it might not cover entirely well or use some form or primer and paint which seems like it would be at high risk for peeling (esp on PT) if the wood hasn't fully dried out

Any ideas?

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

We use Cabot - Problem solver primer and then white solid color stain. The latex works better than the alkyd for application purposes.

Rod!~

[RyanH 14]

I applied Sherwin Williams Deckscapes solid exterior stain to the white portion of my deck. It took two coats.

[Tegrey 121]

We use all of Flood's products. There new Solid Color, deck & siding finish, urethane modified, white stain is awsome. Here are a few picts. The product is guaranteed for 5 yrs. on decks and 15 on siding. We are very happy and it is very white. Hope this helps. Thank You.

[bigchaz 157]

How many coats with Flood?

Primer?

What does urethane modified mean? Is that something other than oil or acrylic latex?

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

I found this information relating to Big Chaz's question.

Alkyd resins, urethane modified

A variety of urethane modified Vialkyd® alkyd resins offer the potential to develop coating systems with a combination of some of the following properties:

• • • • rapid initial and through dry
        
      • toughness
        
      • hardness
        
      • abrasion resistance
        
      • excellent water resistance
        
      • chemical resistance
        
      • excellent compatibility with other resin systems

This is the best explanation my search could find which I think gives a good idea. Generally, a urethane modified product is meant to be more durable and difficult to remove by resisting surface activity by most chemical processes we know here. The term 'Urethane Modified' literally means what it says.

I hope this helps.

Rod!~

[RyanH 14]

Wish I had done more research on this...the Navajo White I used by SW (the only white solid stain they carry) looks distance from afar. Glad to know there is a whiter white out there for my next project.....

[Deck Guy 14]

Wish I had done more research on this...the Navajo White I used by SW (the only white solid stain they carry) looks distance from afar. Glad to know there is a whiter white out there for my next project.....

I used a white from them that was so white it made my eyes water when working in direct sun. I'll try to find the name. I'm certain it was a SW Deckscapes waterborne finish.

[YVPW 20]

The is a Deckscapes that comes already mixed called Extra White it is a water based solid.

[Deck Guy 14]

That's the one. Practically glows in the dark!

Ryan, your SW store isn't too much on the ball there!

[RyanH 14]

Extra white it is. I'll be going downtown this week to pick some up. Thanks!