Color Coat Paint Vinyl Windows

Some types of dark vinyl windows such as forest green should not be painted.

Color coat paint vinyl windows.

Carefully brush it onto every side of the vinyl window using long smooth strokes. Use the clean 2 in 5 1 cm brush with a flat or angled edge and dip it into the paint. 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.

In the past if a homeowner wanted to change the color of his or her vinyl siding by painting color choice was limited to the same range as or lighter than the existing color. The one major concern with vinyl paint is that if a color is too dark it can cause warping of the vinyl windows from the sun. This results in paint flaking off leaving you with windows that look worse than they did before you painted them. Aspire series vinyl clad windows offer homeowners five exterior colors white cameo tan desert tan and heritage brown.

This neutral color gets applied to the window casing or trim that surrounds the white window sashes. To minimize the contrast we use a darker body color and select a very light neutral color sometimes a softer more neutral white to act as a bridge between the body color and the stark white of the windows. The major drawback is that paint does not adhere well to vinyl. Work quickly to brush over any drips or globs so the paint dries smoothly.

Or black but i ve been on a mission to figure out how to paint them. I really don t understand why they wouldn t pick white. Most vinyl safe paint is formulated to prevent warping with darker colors but how dark you can go over lighter windows is still a concern so not all vinyl safe paint brands make darker color option. Let s paint light colored window frames with a formula that has a light reflectance value lrv of 55 or above.

With this scale 100 is white. The vinyl coating is resistant to fading peeling or flaking meaning your windows will look like new for years eliminating the need for frequent and potentially warranty voiding painting. 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. Color codesaluminum powder coat standard color codeswhite ra104qbronze gm2007black gn2097 useful links color codes pgt industries custom aluminum vinyl and impact resistant house windows doors and porch enclosures.

Darker paint colors attract solar heat which puts additional heat stress on your window frames. Dark colored frames can be painted with a lower lrv but it should not be darker than the original color. The color you choose can also be a factor. Spread a thin coat of the vinyl safe paint on the window frame.

Neutral colors such as brown gray or beige are typically a good choice. After tons of research today i m sharing all my tips for painting vinyl windows black.