Removing Storm Windows To Paint

When you re repainting your house it can be all too easy to smear paint on your aluminum window frames even if you carefully taped off the area.

Removing storm windows to paint.

After you have carefully removed and cleaned your aluminum storm windows one by one store them away safely by wrapping them individually in either a foam material old towels or even. Use either a glass cleaner or vinegar solution and wipe clean with paper towel. Today was day 45 of our house renovation. To remove vertical storm sashes.

Check on the outside to see if the storm window frames have been painted. When removing the storm windows for cleaning use your rag or paper towels and spray the window cleaning solution onto the window directly and wipe clean. Allow the windows to dry completely before storing. Wrap the removed storm windows in bubble wrap or old.

How to take the paint off old aluminum window frames. Condensation built up between the. Step 4 wrap and store storm windows. Next dip a clean rag into the warm vinegar and saturate the paint with the solution.

Use a small hand broom to sweep off the sanding dust and loose. To remove paint from window glass start by heating 1 cup of white vinegar in the microwave for 30 60 seconds. Sand the aluminum storm window frames using a sanding block or 100 grit sandpaper to remove all loose flaking or peeling paint. Don t worry if the paint doesn t come off yet.

Then saturate the paint with warm soapy water to loosen it even more and lubricate the surface. Step 3 clean the storm windows.