I am wanting to repaint my house shutters. They are metal/alum. What type of paint? Is there spray paint?
August 27th, 2009 | 
Author: Is there a specific type to use. How -to-Steps? Thanks.
You want to go to a proper paint store, not Lowes or HomeCheapo and get their recommendation. (Sherwin Williams, Benjamin Moore, etc) There is spray paint but it will get very expensive unless you are only doing one or two shutters. The good paint stores can also rent you an airless sprayer that will work with the paint they sell in gallons. For shutters this is the way to go if you have a lot of them.
I would also remove the shutters and paint them on the ground. Good preparation is key to a good paint job. Clean them very well with TSP, scrape any loose old paint and clean again. A power washer may accomplish both tasks.
The Handyguys talked about painting on one of their shows, give it a listen.
http://www.handyguyspodcast.com/17/episode-2
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You want to go to a proper paint store, not Lowes or HomeCheapo and get their recommendation. (Sherwin Williams, Benjamin Moore, etc) There is spray paint but it will get very expensive unless you are only doing one or two shutters. The good paint stores can also rent you an airless sprayer that will work with the paint they sell in gallons. For shutters this is the way to go if you have a lot of them.
I would also remove the shutters and paint them on the ground. Good preparation is key to a good paint job. Clean them very well with TSP, scrape any loose old paint and clean again. A power washer may accomplish both tasks.
The Handyguys talked about painting on one of their shows, give it a listen.
http://www.handyguyspodcast.com/17/episode-2
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The Handyguys
http://www.handyguyspodcast.com
I don’t like painting shutters, so I would ALWAYS opt for a spray over painting with a brush. There are spray primers and paints you can buy in spray cans, but at approximately 4.99+ per can, it can get quite spendy, especially if you have more than two shutters to paint. If you have access to a paint sprayer, that would be the best option, and thin the primer/paint according to directions.
The key to a good job is prep work. Take your shutters down and get them as clean as possible, wash them with soapy water, rinse, then take a metal brush, putty knife to remove all the peeling paint and give them a good final rinsing. Then let them dry thoroughly. When dry, be sure to apply primer designed for metal, once properly primed, you can use whatever type of paint you like. It’s the primer that is important.
If you opt to paint them with a brush, be sure to do it on an overcast day, in the shade (watch out for birds) or in a basement or garage. The reason for this is to keep the paint from drying out too quickly in the sun. Also, try not to paint when it’s windy. You will come back to find all kinds of bugs and dirt particles in your paint job.
My last bit of advice is to not buy cheap. Buy the best quality paint and equipment that you can afford. Cheap paint goes on like colored water and a friend of mine thought she was saving money, but ended up having to put on three coats of paint in her living room…it cost her more money and time because she had to buy three gallons of paint instead of one, and do the same job three times.
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If your going to waste your time and energy on this project why not take them down and put up new vinyl shutters. They aren’t that expensive
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