Factory Painted Vinyl Windows
Roughing up the frame encourages the primer to bond with the vinyl frames.
Factory painted vinyl windows. It has proven to be comparable to if not more efficient in many cases the use of windows and doors and offers design flexibility minimal maintenance and efficiency in energy and cost savings. You may want to sand the windows using 220 grit sandpaper lightly. The word window. Choosing to paint the exterior of your windows means no worry of peeling flaking or blistering.
You can strip the paint and repaint the vinyl but because you had to use coarse sandpaper to get the surface to adhere you really cannot return the vinyl windows to their original condition. Before you start painting vinyl window frames clean the windows to remove any dirt. If you ve painted your vinyl windows and then come to find that going bold and bright perhaps wasn t the best idea well now that you ve sanded them down there s really no turning back. Because the paint does not bond with the vinyl if you do not.
If anything goes wrong with your windows the manufacturer won t be obliged to make fixes. Spread a thin coat of the vinyl safe paint on the window frame. 15 year warranty on paint finish. Our unique vinyl formula is performance tested for excellent weathering color retention and durability.
Vinyl windows from pella are easy to care for affordable and provide exceptional energy efficiency. White interior or even a tan almond. Remember that one of the big advantages of vinyl windows is the fact that they don t have to be painted. To ensure the durability of vinyl windows manufacturers often advise you not to paint them.
You never want to paint a dirty window as that will trap dirt beneath the paint. Carefully brush it onto every side of the vinyl window using long smooth strokes. Find a vinyl window that. Work quickly to brush over any drips or globs so the paint dries smoothly.
In some cases any painting you do to your vinyl window frames can void the warranty. Once you start paining the interior of the windows you are stuck on that track forever. Yes you can paint vinyl windows but that does not mean you should do it. The factory applied paint finish maintains long lasting color due to its exceptional uv and heat reflective properties.
For vinyl windows it s important to look carefully at the manufacturer s fine print before doing anything.