Painting Exterior Vinyl Window Trim Black

One of my biggest obstacles in this house has been the window color.

Painting exterior vinyl window trim black.

Open the latex paint and mix it well. We used white vinyl windows hubby disagrees based on the price so i m at a total loss. Pour a small amount into a hand held container. Henry and i decided to splurge and go with black windows a few years ago on our modern farmhouse.

After tons of research today i m sharing all my tips for painting vinyl windows black. Risks of painting vinyl windows. The rest of the three stories white. Paint the vinyl trim.

Aside from the flaking and peeling risks already mentioned mentioned in the section above you risk damaging your window frames and voiding your warranty if you do use many of the primers available on the market today. A long time before discovering the new sherwin williams product for this purpose we had to paint our 1881 house in ma. Hi kristie great topic. If you re a little unsure about putting together an exterior colour scheme then painting windows black is definitely a safe but stylish choice.

Go over the old window trim thoroughly with a paint scraper like hyde tools black silver 6 in 1 paint scraper because any remaining loose paint will cause the new paint to peel off. Black windows have been and continue to be on the rise in popularity. Within the last 10 years someone replaced all of the windows with really nice tan vinyl windows. Or black but i ve been on a mission to figure out how to paint them.

Brush only a thin layer of paint onto the vinyl trim. All stated clearly in bold letters if you paint the surface a dark color you void all warranties. But they can be a bit pricey compared to standard white windows. Light brick stone or siding paired with white windows can make a home look on the washed out side.

They are very aesthetically pleasing and add so much visually to the exterior and interior of the home. I agree that black trim with white vinyl windows just screams look. Painting windows black looks good with practically any and all exterior paint colours. Now neither the door or windows were inexpensive.

Primers contain a number of chemicals that can soften the vinyl and reduce its structural integrity. We re in the process of designing a new house i d love to paint the exterior trim black but we re using vinyl windows black ones are double the cost of white. Be sure to paint edges corners and crevices. Then i read the fine print on my new wooden garage door and my 5 new wooden windows.

All the sashes on the windows were already black and because i liked the palette when we changed the body and trim colors we kept the black window trim. 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. A black front door garage door window trims some details.