Interior wood shutters often take a lot of abuses from the environment. After a couple of years, this can cause the wood in shutters to damage or the joints in the shutter frame to come apart. With the new technologies and brand new products on the air, it’s not a difficult task to salvage your old wood shutter.
Repainting is the easiest and inexpensive way to refresh the old wood shutters and give it a new look. Here is how to do it.
Pick a Color:
Choosing the right paint color for your living place is the most important step to painting your shutters. The most typical approach is to match your shutters to the roof color. If you have applied dark gray or black color on your roof, then black shutters will most likely look the best. On the other hand, if you have brown roof, then you should choose dark brown shades for your shutters. However, if you have small windows in your home, you need to choose a lighter color that blends with the house color.
Pick the Right Quality Paint:
The next step is to choose the best quality paint since it is important to salvage the old wood shutters. The material of you shutters plays an important role in selecting the best type of paint for the job. For example, if you have vinyl shutters, you should choose acrylic paint that contains urethane resins. Similarly, good quality exterior latex paint works the best with wood shutters.
Prepare Your Work Area:
A good workspace ensures that your shutters are protected from wind gusts. This is the reason why you need to prepare the work area outside in the shade. It is also important to lay a piece of cloth under your work area to avoid staining plants, grass, patio or the garage. You can remove the shutters from windows for repainting once the workspace is ready.
Prepare the Surface:
In order to prepare the surface well, remove all the existing paints with a paint scraper. In case you are not able to remove all existing paint with the scraper, use a paint stripper. Always choose a paint stripper that works the best with the material of the shutter. Apply a light coat of liquid paint stripper to the shutters with a paintbrush. Wait 30 to 40 minutes to let the paint stripper work on the old paint. Finally scrape the surface once again.
Priming and Painting:
Priming is essential so the paint will adhere well to the surface of the old shutters. You should apply a minimum of two coats and allow plenty of dry time between each coat.