Can you paint over vinyl

Answer 1

The short answer here is no. As a physicst for a company producing extruded plastic components. The chemical makeup of the PVC does not generally allow for proper adhesion of paints. There are some paints and particular formulations that will work. I would recommend contacting the manufacturer of windows(not the company that you bought them from) and ask them to contact the resin supplier for you on this question. The above isn't entirely correct. While many paints will fail due to the fact that they cannot bond to the vinyl, using an alkyd primer, such as kils (reccommend using the spray can followed by thorough sanding and dusting), on the vinyl prior to painting your 2 coats, will allow you to paint the vinyl windows. PVC can be effectively painted and has been in Europe for years. The paint must be formulated with reflective properties such that heat gain will not exceed 60F more than the ambinet temperatures. Application of the new coating are extremely critical. The thickness of the "wet film" has to be of sufficient thickness in order for the coatings to bond effectively. Before the paint is applied, the surface of the vinyl should be cleaned with solvents such as Acetone in order to remove surface waxes and to raise the surface tension of the vinyl. As well, the windows must be fabricated properly to eliminate the heat traps created when frames and sash are welded as all good PVC windows are fusion welded. Several coating companies specialize in this type of product and sell it to window fabricators for application. Aqua-Sur-Tech, Blue River and Sherwin-Willaims produce these types of specialized coatings. The ability to have exterior colors besides white and tan is a great thing for homeowners and several of the largest fabricators with household names are developing their processes to paint their products. There are several smaller window fabricators, Harvey Industries and Amerimax are two companies that have been apply coatings for years with no negative consequences to the product durability. MGM Industries is another company that has installed automated equipment to paint vinyl windows. Many of the coatings are also low-VOC and some Zero-VOC based products which means that the coating are very environmentally friendly.

Answer 2

Not recommended. It's hard to stick to and it expands and contracts easily.

Indeed, you can paint vinyl siding. Use a 100% acrylic paint no darker than the vinyl siding that you are painting (to avoid warping). Acrylic paint expands and contracts more than vinyl siding, so as long as it is applied to a clean surface, it will adhere for many years.

Answer 3

Vinyl is a non porous surface and does not allow most paints to "stick" to it's surface. Some spray paints do say you can use them on vinyl, but because blinds have strings and turning parts, there is no practical way to paint them without completely disassembling the blind.

Answer 4

Professional Window Painters Use "Outdoor Latex House Paint"

The best brand is Sherwinn Williams - It's more expensive, but worth it!

Miller is also very good.

Tempra is not a good paint. It's weak.

But you can lay a base coat of white latex to improve Tempra. Tempra is not rain proof -

Latex is great for out door application.

But can be very messy and hard to scrape off glass.

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White Latex Needed - Windows are dark - White paint (not primer)

is necessary - Apply smoothly with roller

Black for outlines

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• Brushes: 1" foam brushes with firm skinny wooden handles. (Miller)

Cheap imitations have thick wood handles or red plastic handles.

• Small foam rollers 1 per color

Add'l

• Tape for masking window seal
• Tarps
• Sidewalk chalk for drawing on glass. Its a bit greasy, and it sticks
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• Towels
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Answer 5

yes you can make sure you use a good primer then use latex paint

Answer 6

Yes, you can paint over vinyl wallpaper. An excellent primer should be used first, because some latex paints will not stick to vinyl.

Answer 7

You can get paints specifically for vinyl.

Answer 8

Yes, use a 100% acrylic paint. To avoid warping, don't paint it darker than it already is.

Answer 9

You can get some expert advice about painting Vinyl by going to the following link. http://www.askthebuilder.com/427_Painting_Vinyl_Siding.shtml Viper1