Painting Vinyl Blinds

I needed to get this done fast and there was no way i would take down my blinds piece by piece to paint it.

Painting vinyl blinds.

Prepare the shade by cleaning it and use a plastic primer on vinyl shades. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience and at no extra cost to you. But painting blinds is the most cost effective way to bring them back to life. If you paint later in the day the paint might not have time to dry before morning dew.

Since acrylic paints dry quickly painting in the sun would lead to disappointing results. It just changes the whole dynamics of how the paint lays down by not being in mid air. For vinyl blinds you can wipe them down to speed up the process. Vinyl blinds can become yellowed and dirty looking from sun damage.

Also to those of you who say just go buy cheap vinyl blinds they are only 10 bucks ok lets consider why they might be so cheap i put those junkers throughout my entire. Painting vinyl shades is relatively easy. Paint in a shaded area so the vinyl shutters don t heat up. Vinyl shutters get warm in hurry if left out in the sun.

You know how we can be in a hurry sometimes well too often. Before painting your blinds will need plenty of time to dry. It also provides an opportunity to express your creativity. Design stencils can be held with adhesive spray.

Whether vinyl or fabric vertical blinds can be transformed with a coat of paint. If your vinyl blinds have been around since the last century but you would rather not replace them entirely update them with paint. If they re fabric you may want to let them dry overnight. Use chalk to sketch an image or painter s tape to make a design.

So i decided to try and spray paint it. Roller blinds or shades are paintable with fabric or acrylic paint. The blinds should be completely dry before you start painting. Specialty paints designed to adhere to the specific type of surface such as fabric paints for fabric or.

While you could paint them with a brush spray paint ensures a more uniform look free from brush strokes. Make sure the blinds are completely clean before painting them otherwise the paint may not adhere properly. Lay them out flat and turn them over after a few hours so both sides can dry. With just a few cans of spray paint you can change the look of your window coverings without spending a fortune on new blinds.

Paint your designs and hang when dry. I discovered this when trying to paint a pool fence had to put cardboard behind.