Painting Vinyl Window Grids

Within the last 10 years someone replaced all of the windows with really nice tan vinyl windows.

Painting vinyl window grids.

Most spray paints are solvent based be careful. You never want to paint a dirty window as that will trap dirt beneath the paint. Or black but i ve been on a mission to figure out how to paint them. Use either a spray paint or brush it on according to your personal preference.

Simple solution that makes painting windows and window grids much easier with a smooth finish. Unlike plastic garbage cans these grids resist fading or cracking for years because they are made of geon a pvc material used in home siding and vinyl windows. Do not use solvent based paint. After tons of research today i m sharing all my tips for painting vinyl windows black.

The grids can be painted to match a painted window frame and the three part process will help keep the window grid from fading and deteriorating in sunlight and possibly damp conditions determined. If you have sandtone or terratone colored vinyl frames you can paint them with any color that has a hunter l value of 40 or higher. Neutral colors such as brown gray or beige are typically a good choice. They are purely aesthetic not necessary for the structure of the window.

Vinyl safe latex exterior paint. Brought to you by. I really don t understand why they wouldn t pick white. Some types of dark vinyl windows such as forest green should not be painted.

Primer specifically made to work on vinyl such as an alkyd based primer. Warm water and sponge for goofs before you start painting vinyl window frames clean the windows to remove any dirt. They never need painting although they are paintable using acrylic or latex paint only. How to paint vinyl window frames.

Foam paintbrushes of varying size. Window grilles are narrow strips of wood vinyl or metal used to visually separate the glass of a window into panes or lites. When the lines the grilles create are purely horizontal and or vertical they are sometimes referred to as grids.