Painting Vinyl Mini Blinds

Paint the blinds with a spray paint formulated for metal surfaces.

Painting vinyl mini blinds.

This year i organized a major interior renovation in our home. Flip the slats over and paint the other side with two to three thin coats of paint. Yes you heard right. While you could paint them with a brush spray paint ensures a more uniform look free from brush strokes.

For vinyl blinds you can wipe them down to speed up the process. Ryan lawrence is a freelance writer based in boulder colorado. An update that creates new mini blinds updating vinyl mini blinds with paint contributed by nanci. That may be a slight exaggeration but not by much.

I spent 12 on spray paint but used a lot of my time in cleaning spraying and re stringing the blinds. We have made it a goal to have our house paid for as soon as. Before painting your blinds will need plenty of time to dry. Allow the blinds to dry overnight then reassemble and rehang them.

If you have old mini blind slats try using them to help you paint. Courtesy of my love 2 create. When mini blinds first came out we decided to have them custom made through sears. Then place the mini blinds on the covering so as to start working on the sponge painting.

If they re fabric you may want to let them dry overnight. The big hardware stores now have blinds that can be cut to width and they are a nice quality blind. If your vinyl blinds have been around since the last century but you would rather not replace them entirely update them with paint. Of the 11 windows 2 are huge picture windows.

Make sure the blinds are completely clean before painting them otherwise the paint may not adhere properly. Spray painting the mini blind using lace tablecloth once all the slats were behaving themselves i laid my 1 thrifted lace tablecloth across the mini blind. Never paint over vinyl roller blinds that are not primed or peeling will result. Try painting the slats to use as labels on bins and boxes.

I had already done one of my mini blinds in this pretty aqua blue but it was a sunnier day and the pictures were terrible. Allow the paint to dry. We have 11 windows and 3 doors. I priced out what 2 aluminum blinds would be for this space and the cost would be 52.

He has 10 years of experience as a professional painting contractor. He has been writing professionally since 1999. Apply two to three thin coats of paint to each side of the blinds and allow the final coat to dry for one hour. Lay them out flat and turn them over after a few hours so both sides can dry.

Start to spray paint the blinds with the color which will be the principal color and will make up the background. Whether you have vinyl wood or metal blinds think about how you can use them as labels. The blinds should be completely dry before you start painting. Lawrence writes for high class blogs and yodle.

I have been wanting to try to paint mini blinds yep mini blinds that were 30 years old. You may need to apply a second coating so as to ensure a more even result.