ᐅ How to Paint a Steel Staircase Yourself?

Hello everyone,

we are currently building and have two nice steel staircases, see photo, which I want to paint myself to save costs. They are already primed, I will clean them as well, but I am still unsure whether to apply the paint traditionally with a roller and brush or rather use a spray system.

Regarding roller and brush, I am worried that it might take forever, result in uneven coverage, and that drips or brush hairs could be visible in the paint. Therefore, I was hoping that spraying might work better. Is it possible to do this with an affordable device, like the Wagner W125 for €65? I would cover the area extensively with plastic sheeting, watch some YouTube tutorials, and then go for it 🙂 Unfortunately, many parts of the staircase are quite thin, so when spraying, probably half of the paint ends up on the plastic sheeting.

Do you have practical experience with this?

Thanks & best regards

KlausBautHaus schrieb:

Regarding rollers and brushes, I’m afraid it will take forever,

It takes about 2 hours.
By the way: the same question was already asked last week or the week before.

https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/eigenleistung-malerarbeiten-tipps-erfahrungen.45135/
Here it is, the finished piece 🙂

The roller worked great :-) We used brushes for the corners. It really worked well with two people.

Our staircase in the old house spanned 4 floors and looked exactly the same.
My wife, together with a good friend, gave it a makeover using a roller and brush (about 4 hours).
Afterwards, they remembered everything again, the time flew by, and it could have been 8 floors instead.
Don’t overthink it, just get started.

Rollers are practical for larger surfaces. Such thin rods require attention and patience. And I’m afraid if you want a really good result, it will probably take two coats. I usually end up with spots I only notice afterwards.

“Don’t overthink it, just get started.”

I think that’s good advice. 🙂