Although you can paint the frames in any color darker colors absorb more heat which can cause the window to warp or crack.
Paint colors with white vinyl windows.
Specific exterior vinyl window colors are available as part of dual color frames with the stipulation that the interior color is white.
This results in paint flaking off leaving you with windows that look worse than they did before you painted them.
D ark er paint color s attract solar heat which puts additional heat stress on your window frames.
Fiberglass windows are available with dual color frames.
To minimize the contrast we use a darker body color and select a very light neutral color sometimes a softer more neutral white to act as a bridge between the body color and the stark white of the windows.
The major drawback is that paint does not adhere well to vinyl.
Even using a dark color on an interior window can cause the window to warp or crack.
And our vinyl is available in some of today s most popular colors.
For example if you have white windows you will want to avoid very dark colors.
With this scale 100 is white.
The color you choose can also be a factor.
If you have sandtone or terratone colored vinyl frames you can paint them with any color that has a hunter l value of 40.
Depending on the material of your window there are different interior and exterior colors you can choose from.
Professionals recommend that white windows should only be painted colors with a hunter l value of 60 or higher.
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This type of white provides too stark of contrast with most medium to dark colors that we paint on our exteriors.