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| I am planning on painting my previously painted white vinyl shutters black. I have bought Rust Oleum universal paint in satin black. Do I need to use steel wool to rought them up or would a sufficient cleaning suffice? Also, is this the right paint to use? I am removing them from the house to paint. |
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| Well, I removed one set yesterday and cleaned with a scrub brush. The paint started peeling off from the sides and some onto the front. It appears they have been painted with latex paint! I tried smoothing out the surface with steel wool. The water hose was even bringing off the paint! What should I do? Just wash the rest of them with a cloth,soap and water and paint over? The paint is not peeling on the shutters prior to washing. I am afraid this is turning into a much larger job than I intended! :( |
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- Posted by booger3914 (My Page) on Thu, May 27, 10 at 6:45
| I've been contemplating the same thing. I think I will just buy new shutters in the color I want. I don't see paint sticking to the shutters long term, especially the ones getting sun for most of the day. |
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| Well...you've got some VERY good spray-paint! The Universal stuff is awesome. Very good feedback from our clients/customers. IF it's an easily-peeling Latex paint....hmmmm....I'd maybe do what Booger suggests...just buy new! IF they hadn't been separately painted, you could just scrub-'em clean & use the Universal. You'd have a fantastic "stick" then! Faron |
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| I read lots of posts on a bunch of sites all talking about reasons for not painting my vinyl shutters a different color. I still decided to go against normal advise and paint my vinyl shutters a different color. I documented how I did it and will be periodically posting how they held up in the long run here. http://diy-guide.blogspot.com/2010/11/painting-vinyl-shutters.html |
Here is a link that might be useful: http://diy-guide.blogspot.com/2010/11/painting-vinyl-shutters.html
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