[oscar]

Porch railings top and bottom are wood. Spindles are a composite material.
Do spindles need to be primed prior to painting?

 

[HomeGuardPaints]

When in doubt...prime

 

[Rich]

Do spindles need to be primed prior to painting?

call the manufacturer of the spindles

 

[timhag]

Porch railings top and bottom are wood. Spindles are a composite material.
Do spindles need to be primed prior to painting?

Never heard of painting composite decking.

 

[NEPS.US]

Never heard of painting composite decking.

I've heard of staining it ..... better check with the manufacturer for warranty specs.

 

[MAK-Deco]

I notice a few companies coming out with composite stain, nothing is ever maintenance free :no:

 

[DW Custom Painting]

Been there done that. My suggestion is to prime we did and 2 coats finish. Four years this summer, it still looks great. Like HomeGuardPaints says when in doubt prime!!!

 

[slickshift]

Depends on the material
Mostly no, no primer here
But then again, it depends on the actual material

 

[smalljobs]

wash...prime...2 coat paint. Like most surfaces. You can stain them. Pick a dark penetrating oil base. Two coats a must. Most composites will take a p-stain. I've tested alot. Cabot's and Wolmon F&P work the best IMO. The latest trend is painting the rails/posts white and staining the balusters with a dark p-stain. Its a neat look.

 

[oscar]

Thanks for input.

 

[slickshift]

...penetrating oil base....

Primer?
On composite?
Maybe we are not talking about the same thing
You mean like Azek or something?
Oil tends to fall off that stuff rather quickly

 

[oscar]

priming composite material

sorry for confusion

spindles look similar to that of fiberglass columns, but i dont think it is fiberglass??????

 

[MAK-Deco]

I was thinking that he is talking about a trex type product. I know Cabot came out with a composite stain last year. Have not used it so I can not comment on it.

 

[smalljobs]

Wolvie...It has worked for me using Cabots penetrating oils. Maybe, because everyone in this are buys the cheap composites at our local menard's home improvement warehouse. I believe it has less glue solids and the Cabot's seems to grab to the particles. I'm not sure. I know with my testing of the p oils it seems cabot has a higher dye content than the others. It seems that they use more pigment than dye. It works on uprights pretty well I drive past two jobs I've done every other day and they look great after a year and half.