Painting Vinyl Blinds

I discovered this when trying to paint a pool fence had to put cardboard behind.

Painting vinyl blinds.

This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience and at no extra cost to you. Make sure the blinds are completely clean before painting them otherwise the paint may not adhere properly. Design stencils can be held with adhesive spray. The blinds should be completely dry before you start painting.

Paint in a shaded area so the vinyl shutters don t heat up. 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. Lay them out flat and turn them over after a few hours so both sides can dry.

Since acrylic paints dry quickly painting in the sun would lead to disappointing results. Specialty paints designed to adhere to the specific type of surface such as fabric paints for fabric or. Painting vinyl shades is relatively easy. If they re fabric you may want to let them dry overnight.

How to paint blinds. Use chalk to sketch an image or painter s tape to make a design. If your vinyl blinds have been around since the last century but you would rather not replace them entirely update them with paint. Paint your designs and hang when dry.

Vinyl blinds can become yellowed and dirty looking from sun damage. It also provides an opportunity to express your creativity. With just a few cans of spray paint you can change the look of your window coverings without spending a fortune on new blinds. But painting blinds is the most cost effective way to bring them back to life.

Vinyl shades can be treated like a painter s canvas on which you can paint various colors patterns and images to achieve a decorative effect that complements the room. Whether vinyl or fabric vertical blinds can be transformed with a coat of paint. Roller blinds or shades are paintable with fabric or acrylic paint. If you paint later in the day the paint might not have time to dry before morning dew.

While you could paint them with a brush spray paint ensures a more uniform look free from brush strokes. Before painting your blinds will need plenty of time to dry. I needed to get this done fast and there was no way i would take down my blinds piece by piece to paint it. Vinyl shutters get warm in hurry if left out in the sun.

So i decided to try and spray paint it. Prepare the shade by cleaning it and use a plastic primer on vinyl shades.