Help the outside stair rails are too hot.! What can buy to quee them cooler?

Question

It's hard to come down in the middle of the day. I live in the desert so you can imagine!! I know theirs some sort of protectors but i cant find them

Answer 1

I don't know of any coverings that would be suitable. Wrapping them with pipe insulation wouldn't be safe because it would compromise a solid grip. A better solution would be to paint the railings a light color. It is amazing how hot metal will get if you paint it a dark color and expose it to full sun. I once painted a south-facing metal door dark red and found that it got too hot to touch!  Anyway, here's how to paint metal railings:

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/asktoh/q...

Another approach would be to replace the metal railings with wood railings. They won't get as hot no matter what color they are.  

Answer 2

paint them white

Answer 3

Well, they may not look nice, but you could go to the plumbing dept at your local hardware store and get the kind of insulation that they put on pipes...?  Good luck!

Answer 4

I done some searching and I think this will work. At least I hope so, here is the link.

http://www.recreonics.com/handrail_plug....