Painting Plastic Window Sashes

A back bedding of window glazing that will sit on the inside of the window gives an extra seal for the glass.

Painting plastic window sashes.

Don t forget that the exterior paint could also cause the sashes to stick. Step 2 with your brush paint the upper sash beginning with the crossbar. Paint the sash and allow the paint to dry. Use a paint brush to apply a top coat to the wood parts of the window sash.

Peel the masking liquid off the glass. Then the upper cross bar 8 and finish with the two side rails 9 and 10 brushing the paint to blend it with the previous painted areas. Proper painting will protect the putty and keep the window functio. The sash is secondary.

After two top coats have been applied and dried use a razor knife to cut a clean line between the window glass and the wood. All the sashes on the windows were already black and because i liked the palette when we changed the body and trim colors we kept the black window trim. You may need to run the corner edge of our stiff putty knife down the sides and across the top of the sashes to break the old paint loose. A long time before discovering the new sherwin williams product for this purpose we had to paint our 1881 house in ma.

Apply a bead of the glazing to the inside of the frame image 1 on all four sides. Furthermore the casing supports an opening in the wall and the paint job should show that structure. Position a 6 wide putty knife against the sash and glass. Step 4 paint the window casing and.

Slide the inner sash down and slide the outer sash up use the unpainted cross member to pull the outer sash up to expose the top half of the outer sash above the inner sash. Use a window scraper fitted with a sharp single edge razor blade to scrape any excess paint off the glass. With the old paint removed and the wood cleaned up and repainted prep the sash before the old glass can be put back in. Finish painting the outer sash start by painting the glazing bars 6 and 7.

Hi kristie great topic. By leaving these areas bare you allow both rails horizontal parts of the sash frame and both stiles vertical parts of the sash frame to expel moisture. The sashes may be painted shut the top sash in particular. Painting the sash and the window jamb or sill the same color will make the sash look too large and throw off the proportions of the window.

The paint can be applied right to the cured masking liquid. Repeat the process with the obstructed sash areas.