Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Vinyl shutters - paint or replace?

I have vinyl shutters that have faded. I was going to replace them, but was told there is a paint that can be used and to just do that. They do not appear to be cracked or anything - just a lot of sun exposure. House is almost 5yrs old.Vinyl shutters - paint or replace?
We had the vinyl shutters on the house from the previous owner. We took them down, washed them with plain water, let dry and then spraypainted. We took them down 5 years later when we repainted the house. They were up there aover 15 years between the previous owner and ourselves. the house is in florida. so we do get a lot of heat and sun.Vinyl shutters - paint or replace?
You can use paint on them. You will probably save money on paint. Buy a good brand of paint so you will not have to paint them as often.
U can paint the indoor and the outdoor vinyl shutters with any plastic or acrylic paint after you rough the cleaned surface with delicate sand paper, or you can polish the interior ones with baby oil to give them fresher look without sanding and painting. I tried and liked both solutions. Good luck.
there is a good paint for it. however ruff it up a little. If you can remove them form the house and spray the paint onto the shutters. You will find that it will chip and peel after a time. If you replace the shutter find a higher end vinyl. Sometimes you get what you pay for.
I do this work everyday...if money is tight,paint them....if you can afford it...BUY NEW ONES, the painting is not worth the troubles..you have to sand every odd angle and crevice for the paint to really take hold
Go to Home Depot and get Fusion pain it's made for Vinyl and works well. It would be cheaper than buying.
Any 'better' to 'best' 100% acrylic exterior paint. Just clean (rinse with garden hose sprayer) and paint. No primer needed and you might get by with one coat.
krylon fusion spray paint
Compare the price of the shutters to the price of the paint. Also, how motivated are you to invest time and money to paint old ones?
There is a Krylon plastic spray paint, in a variety of colors.Find it at hobby stores and paint stores
you could use a spray paint, you can get it at a hardware store.

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