Hi, I know that this is not a home interior DIY forum but was hoping someone would have some insight into my problem.
I am looking for some ideas to refinish/paint a brass coated staircase railing. The railing is approximately 75 feet long as it extends upstairs, downstairs and along the upper floor.
The brass coating has faded and looks poor after 25 years of use. No local shop will touch it to re-coat the brass. We are willing to have the railing taken apart and off to be re-coated in-house. The quotes so far have varied between totals of $15,000 to $30,000 but none have actually been able to refinish a test piece of railing (the lower pieces are easily removable).
Another option is to paint the railing black. Anybody have any idea how this will look? Can they achieve a smooth finish? Will it look and feel right?
The last option is to get a whole new railing system. Given the size of the railing, we would prefer not to do this as we like the glass and the look of the current railing.
Options? Anyone have any experience with interior railings?
P.S. the carpet is also going..................Is anyone able to photoshop the railing black and the carpet light beige?
