Hi Guys

I wonder if you can help with this.

We has a stair case installed about 20 odd years ago I sanded it and gave it 
umteen coats of varnish and it's looked the dogs dangly bits for all those 
years.

The problem ...... We are about to redecorate the hall (where the stair is!) 
And although the stair is sill OK the treads are looking tired, the varnish 
has worn through in places, its lots of dents caused by my high heals!!! 
(what I do on a Friday night is my business) it has got scratched and bashed 
a bit with just the usual lugging things up and down.

If I just sand and revarnish it then all I will be doing is just sealing in 
the old dirty marks,  bumps and bashes.

Any thoughts on how to revive the treads or cover them with something that 
doesn't look like a patch up.

TIA

George

"George"  wrote in message
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> Hi Guys
>
> I wonder if you can help with this.
>
> We has a stair case installed about 20 odd years ago I sanded it and gave
it
> umteen coats of varnish and it's looked the dogs dangly bits for all those
> years.
>
> The problem ...... We are about to redecorate the hall (where the stair
is!)
> And although the stair is sill OK the treads are looking tired, the
varnish
> has worn through in places, its lots of dents caused by my high heals!!!
> (what I do on a Friday night is my business) it has got scratched and
bashed
> a bit with just the usual lugging things up and down.
>
> If I just sand and revarnish it then all I will be doing is just sealing
in
> the old dirty marks,  bumps and bashes.
>
> Any thoughts on how to revive the treads or cover them with something that
> doesn't look like a patch up.
>
> TIA
>
> George
>


go for sling backs, less damage caused  ;o)

"reg"  wrote in message 
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>
> "George"  wrote in message
> news:bP44f.31505$U9.15888@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>> Hi Guys
>>
>> I wonder if you can help with this.
>>
>> We has a stair case installed about 20 odd years ago I sanded it and gave
> it
>> umteen coats of varnish and it's looked the dogs dangly bits for all 
>> those
>> years.
>>
>> The problem ...... We are about to redecorate the hall (where the stair
> is!)
>> And although the stair is sill OK the treads are looking tired, the
> varnish
>> has worn through in places, its lots of dents caused by my high heals!!!
>> (what I do on a Friday night is my business) it has got scratched and
> bashed
>> a bit with just the usual lugging things up and down.
>>
>> If I just sand and revarnish it then all I will be doing is just sealing
> in
>> the old dirty marks,  bumps and bashes.
>>
>> Any thoughts on how to revive the treads or cover them with something 
>> that
>> doesn't look like a patch up.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> George
>>
>
> go for sling backs, less damage caused  ;o)
>



AAH!!  Reg  if only we had met 20 years ago my life would have been changed 
and probably I wouldn't have bothered varnishing the stair!!!!!!!!!

french polisher,,,,

worked for me!

john

"George"  wrote in message 
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> "reg"  wrote in message 
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>>
>> "George"  wrote in message
>> news:bP44f.31505$U9.15888@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>>> Hi Guys
>>>
>>> I wonder if you can help with this.
>>>
>>> We has a stair case installed about 20 odd years ago I sanded it and 
>>> gave
>> it
>>> umteen coats of varnish and it's looked the dogs dangly bits for all 
>>> those
>>> years.
>>>
>>> The problem ...... We are about to redecorate the hall (where the stair
>> is!)
>>> And although the stair is sill OK the treads are looking tired, the
>> varnish
>>> has worn through in places, its lots of dents caused by my high heals!!!
>>> (what I do on a Friday night is my business) it has got scratched and
>> bashed
>>> a bit with just the usual lugging things up and down.
>>>
>>> If I just sand and revarnish it then all I will be doing is just sealing
>> in
>>> the old dirty marks,  bumps and bashes.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts on how to revive the treads or cover them with something 
>>> that
>>> doesn't look like a patch up.
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> George
>>>
>>
>> go for sling backs, less damage caused  ;o)
>>
>
>
> AAH!!  Reg  if only we had met 20 years ago my life would have been 
> changed and probably I wouldn't have bothered varnishing the 
> stair!!!!!!!!!
>