Paint For Plastic Gutters

Paint the gutters and downspouts with an oil based glossy paint.

Paint for plastic gutters.

Rated 5 out of 5 by john96 from impressed used this on previously painted brown plastic guttering. Discussion in painters talk started by gummo aug 12 2019. The roller makes the job go much faster and produces a smooth finish. It is best to paint the gutters and downspouts with oil based glossy paint.

The gutters look like new. Comments off on painting plastic leave comment. Make sure that they are as clean as possible. Before painting the gutters wash them with warm water.

We had an extension built and now have exposed white plastic windows and waste pipes a brown pipe going into the drain a grey plastic soil stack and black plastic gutters and down pipes. After the primer has fully dried to create the ideal painting canvas grab the brush and stir the paint. You cannot beat the appearance of new plastic drainage systems but it will lose it shine in about 4 to 5 years plus you wont have the problems of preparing dust being blown onto wet paint etc also joint failures will not be an issue as the seals perish go for new if the. If braces were removed paint the braces as well.

Apply the paint with a brush and a small 4 to 5 inch roller. This paint does not require a primer and it works well on plastic. Apply gutter paint as an even layer of paint on the primed gutter. Brown gutter paint select your cookie preferences we use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience to provide our services understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements and display ads.

I have never yet experienced a one coat paint where only one coat necessary and this paint is no exception. I intend to use some leftover zinsser 1 2 3 to prime but i want to avoid using a solvent based top coat. Am very impressed with the result. Clean allow to dry and a couple of coats of gloss.

Let paint dry in between. Oil based paint works very well on plastic and does not require a primer. Dont use abrasives to clean it will show through something wicked. The three most common materials gutters are made from are steel aluminium and vinyl.

The two common things some people get wrong when painting gutters is choosing the wrong type of paint and not preparing the surface properly before painting.