Painting Vinyl Window Grids

Painting a door or window with multiple panes can seem daunting at first but martha shows how easy it is to get the job done beautifully.

Painting vinyl window grids.

Use either a spray paint or brush it on according to your personal preference. After tons of research today i m sharing all my tips for painting vinyl windows black. When the lines the grilles create are purely horizontal and or vertical they are sometimes referred to as grids. Some types of dark vinyl windows such as forest green should not be painted.

They never need painting although they are paintable using acrylic or latex paint only. Within the last 10 years someone replaced all of the windows with really nice tan vinyl windows. Window grilles are narrow strips of wood vinyl or metal used to visually separate the glass of a window into panes or lites. I really don t understand why they wouldn t pick white.

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. 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. Primer specifically made to work on vinyl such as an alkyd based primer. Or black but i ve been on a mission to figure out how to paint them.

Warm water and sponge for goofs before you start painting vinyl window frames clean the windows to remove any dirt. Neutral colors such as brown gray or beige are typically a good choice. Do not use solvent based paint. They are purely aesthetic not necessary for the structure of the window.

You never want to paint a dirty window as that will trap dirt beneath the paint. Foam paintbrushes of varying size. Simple solution that makes painting windows and window grids much easier with a smooth finish. How to paint vinyl window frames.

Apply a thin even coat of paint that s formulated for use on vinyl. Brought to you by. Most spray paints are solvent based be careful.