Can you paint UPVC window frames?

keystone

phill99 wrote: »

I wish the mods could set up a system so that new posters couldn't comment on a post that was more than say 3 months old. Would save a lot of this garbage!!

Agree totally. I suggested a while back that all threads should be automatically locked when they turn 6 months old so that they can't be added to but still available for reference via the search function. Perhaps noone on the team spotted it - can't even remember which thread it was in myself now.

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JulieWhite

There is a paint called Kolorbond which is guaranteed to stick to PVC window frames. It even sticks to the plastic wood effect on brown window frames.

PenniPinch

phill99 wrote: »

And what is the purpose of digging up a three year old post?

well i found it useful reading this the first time in Dec 2011, so what if the thread is old is the thread no longer relevant, are new pieces of information no longer relevant?

Phill your post simply clogged up the thread, (like this one, although i cant stand trolls so i couldnt resist it):mad:.

Leif

I know this thread is old, but it seems daft to paint UPVC. Paint does not last as long as UPVC, and once it cracks, how do you repaint? You can't use most strippers as they damage plastic, even so called eco ones. You can't use a heat gun. So you have to sand. Painting UPVC seems to defeat the point of it in my view.

nickj_2

Leif wrote: »

I know this thread is old, but it seems daft to paint UPVC. Paint does not last as long as UPVC, and once it cracks, how do you repaint? You can't use most strippers as they damage plastic, even so called eco ones. You can't use a heat gun. So you have to sand. Painting UPVC seems to defeat the point of it in my view.

i've donwe several jobs painting upvc with bedec multi surface paint - water based , doesn't peel or crack or blister if done right , doesn't need buring off when redec required , just needs a light sand down and wash with sugar soap .
the last job i did was about 4 years ago , still looks good apart from being a bit dusty

Leif

nickj wrote: »

i've donwe several jobs painting upvc with bedec multi surface paint - water based , doesn't peel or crack or blister if done right , doesn't need buring off when redec required , just needs a light sand down and wash with sugar soap .
the last job i did was about 4 years ago , still looks good apart from being a bit dusty

I take your points, but surely a key reason for uPVC is low maintenance. My window frames are 20 years old and look fine.

nickj_2

Leif wrote: »

I take your points, but surely a key reason for uPVC is low maintenance. My window frames are 20 years old and look fine.

unfortunately when upvc windows came out everyone thought ," great i don't have to worry about them ", however it you want to keep them looking great then you need to not just clean the glass , but the plastic as well and this is what people gernerally fail to do , once they get dirty , eventually the grime will stain the upvc and cannot be shifted

eugener

Personally I think this post is great and I'm glad folks are still posting!

We're about to move in to a house with uPVC windows and I want to paint them, so the info in this post is great - I HATE the look of uPVC windows and would never choose them myself, so as part of redecorating the outside of what is a very boring looking house, I want to spruce up the windows as replacing them would cost a fortune.

When using the undercoat products, do you still need to give the frames a light sand for a key or does the undercoat 'react' with the uPVC to do that for you?

nickj_2

eugener wrote: »

Personally I think this post is great and I'm glad folks are still posting!

We're about to move in to a house with uPVC windows and I want to paint them, so the info in this post is great - I HATE the look of uPVC windows and would never choose them myself, so as part of redecorating the outside of what is a very boring looking house, I want to spruce up the windows as replacing them would cost a fortune.

When using the undercoat products, do you still need to give the frames a light sand for a key or does the undercoat 'react' with the uPVC to do that for you?

i would not use any paint that required undercoat , over the course of time solvent paints will go brittle and peel/flake etc , i have used bedec multi surface paint on several upvc jobs and it doesn't need u/c http://www.bedec.co.uk/
this paint will not flake or peel

ukstocks5

give them a light sand and then use an aerosol spray on them, they come up great.