How To Paint New Casement Windows

Casement windows - painting

Wooden casement windows demand to exist prepared for painting as detailed on the "Preparing wooden doors and windows for painting" page.

One problem when painting casement windows is to know the painting sequence, the sequence outlined below volition make the job easier as once an area is painted, information technology won't get in the way. The sequence details painting the interior of a casement window, the sequence is similar when painting the external - commonly it is easier to paint the exterior at a different time than painting the interior.

The aforementioned sequence applies for each coat of pigment - i.east. the primer, undercoat and topcoat.

Before overpainting whatsoever of the base coats, the surface of the dried paint needs to be given a calorie-free rubbing downward with a fine (at least 240 course) glass newspaper to remove any dust etc from the surface of the paint.

Primer and Undercoat exist kept off the glass equally they won't attach, but the Topcoat should overlap lap onto information technology by a modest amount (1 or 2 mm to seal the frame to the glass. A steady manus is required to exercise this with just a castor merely masking tape can be fixed to the glass while applying the primer and undercoat to make this easier. If using masking tape, make sure that it is firmly pressed on to the glass as otherwise the paint may creep underneath it. Remove whatever tape before the pigment has fully dried to avoid lifting any paint. An alternatively for keeping the pigment off of the glass is to concord a piece of thin plastic with a straight border confronting the glass every bit you paint to mask the drinking glass. If you exercise get primer or undercoat on the glass, let it dry and so scrap it off.

Painting the casements

Begin by opening the casements.

Utilise a adequately small pigment brush (12 to 25mm (½ - 1 inch)), don't pick up too much pigment at a time as the areas being painted are fairly small-scale.

Outset by painting each of the opening casements in the order given (one to 4, 5 to eight). Firstly paint the side of each office where it adjoins the glass first so the outside of the piece, and finish with the side which faces the room.

Painting the frame

When all the opening casements have been painted, motility on to the principal frame - paint any cross bars (9) first, then paint any upright bars (10) and cease off with the main outer frame (11, 12, 13 and 14).

Paint each part in the same order as the casements - i.eastward. firstly the side of each office where it adjoins the glass first and then, effectually the casements, the exterior of the piece, and finish with the side which faces the room.

Practice not shut the opening casements until the paint has dried, if possible, continue the casements slightly open for as long equally possible - if they are closed too shortly, the paint on the casement and frame volition become stuck together making opening the casement difficult or incommunicable.