Painting Exterior Vinyl Window Trim Black

Black windows have been and continue to be on the rise in popularity.

Painting exterior vinyl window trim black.

Risks of painting vinyl windows. Open the latex paint and mix it well. I agree that black trim with white vinyl windows just screams look. After tons of research today i m sharing all my tips for painting vinyl windows black.

Within the last 10 years someone replaced all of the windows with really nice tan vinyl windows. Painting windows black looks good with practically any and all exterior paint colours. Primers contain a number of chemicals that can soften the vinyl and reduce its structural integrity. 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.

Or black but i ve been on a mission to figure out how to paint them. Pour a small amount into a hand held container. A long time before discovering the new sherwin williams product for this purpose we had to paint our 1881 house in ma. One of my biggest obstacles in this house has been the window color.

Hi kristie great topic. They are very aesthetically pleasing and add so much visually to the exterior and interior of the home. If you re a little unsure about putting together an exterior colour scheme then painting windows black is definitely a safe but stylish choice. 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.

Henry and i decided to splurge and go with black windows a few years ago on our modern farmhouse. Now neither the door or windows were inexpensive. 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.

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. Brush only a thin layer of paint onto the vinyl trim. Light brick stone or siding paired with white windows can make a home look on the washed out side. We used white vinyl windows hubby disagrees based on the price so i m at a total loss.

Then i read the fine print on my new wooden garage door and my 5 new wooden windows. Paint the vinyl trim. The rest of the three stories 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.

I really don t understand why they wouldn t pick white. Begin painting the vinyl trim at the highest point starting at one end and working your way across in long even strokes. Be sure to paint edges corners and crevices.