Paint Outside Metal Awning

Apply it to the awning with a paint roller.

Paint outside metal awning. The awning is a high gloss white awning painted with an airless paint sprayer. Remove any remaining small paint chips from the awning with a wire brush. It can be a bit tricky to paint your awning a lighter color. Spend a thin even coat of paint on the vinyl canopy.

We used a bonding primer and dtm to spray the awning to make it look just like new. Let vinyl awning to air dry before painting. Hold your spray can paint about 10 to 14 inches from the awning. See how i totally transformed the metal awning over our back porch with a few cans of spray paint.

I m beyond excited to share this post with you today. You will need to wait until it dries completely before applying your paint. Colors like black crimson or steel blue are fantastic for refreshing the look of a dated awning fabric. Place a primer on the aluminum awning.

You can normally go with a darker color to cover up faded fabric. Scuff sand if coating is high gloss and wipe off sanding residue. Step 7 paint the awning with acrylic latex exterior house paint within 48 hours of applying the primer. How to paint metal.

To prep metal for paint adhesion you must first clean it with soap and water remove light rust with a wire brush sand it with fine grain sandpaper and then in most cases prime. Place the tray on the shelf paints a solid ladder climb the ladder and paint roller dipped in paint aluminum porch awnings. Sand to remove and loose paint and feather edges. It helps to ensure proper attachment of paint when you apply it later.

Remove stubborn stains with a damp brush and a splash of detergent. Allow 24 hours for the primer to cure before you spray paint. This usually takes at least 24 hours. Obtain an oil based metal primer for application to the awnings.

Slide a paint scraper across the surface of the awning until it is free of all loose paint and stubborn debris. This is a project that has been percolating in my mind for a really long time now and i wasn t really sure if i could ever actually pull it off. Step 6 spray paint. Preparation pressure wash to remove dirt grime chalk and other contaminants.

The primer should be a metal priming paint that is thinned down and oil based. If you want to paint your awning darker this is the easiest option. To avoid this spray the sheet vinyl with a garden hose. If you re going with this approach it may take a couple layers of paint and we recommend a clear code above the fabric to seal the surface.

Clean with mildew retardant solution if necessary.