Painting Vinyl Window Grids

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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. They are purely aesthetic not necessary for the structure of the window. Window grilles are narrow strips of wood vinyl or metal used to visually separate the glass of a window into panes or lites. They never need painting although they are paintable using acrylic or latex paint only.

I really don t understand why they wouldn t pick white. Most spray paints are solvent based be careful. 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. Warm water and sponge for goofs before you start painting vinyl window frames clean the windows to remove any dirt.

Within the last 10 years someone replaced all of the windows with really nice tan vinyl windows. One of my biggest obstacles in this house has been the window color. Or black but i ve been on a mission to figure out how to paint them. 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.

When the lines the grilles create are purely horizontal and or vertical they are sometimes referred to as grids. Vinyl safe latex exterior paint. How to paint vinyl window frames. Some types of dark vinyl windows such as forest green should not be painted.

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. After tons of research today i m sharing all my tips for painting vinyl windows black. Neutral colors such as brown gray or beige are typically a good choice. Apply a thin even coat of paint that s formulated for use on vinyl.

You never want to paint a dirty window as that will trap dirt beneath the paint. Use either a spray paint or brush it on according to your personal preference. Do not use solvent based paint.