Painting Sash Windows Inside

Furthermore the casing supports an opening in the wall and the paint job should show that structure.

Painting sash windows inside. Then the upper cross bar 8 and finish with the two side rails 9 and 10 brushing the paint to blend it with the previous painted areas. Open the window so the inner sash is raised entirely and the outer sash is lowered almost entirely except for an inch. How to paint a sash window the correct way sash windows are one of the hardest windows to paint and there is a technique to painting them. Use a brush with very little.

To get at all the parts of the sash window its necessary to reverse the sashes. Slide the inner sash down and slide the outer sash up use the unpainted cross member to pull the outer sash up to expose the top half of the outer sash above the inner sash. Here are my 5 rules for how to paint a wood window sash. Apply boiled linseed oil to rabbets.

Remove all locks and handles from the window frame. When youre ready to paint follow these steps. The sash is secondary. Reverse the positions of the lower inner sash and the upper sash.

Leave both sashes slightly open. Paint the sash window 1. The sides of the sash that slide up and down in the jambs should be left bare. Another solution is to buy a warner bender paint pad from a paint store.

If your window has muntins. Apply the paint to the outer. No primer and no paint. Using an angled 1 12 inch sash brush paint the lower exposed portion of the outer sash.

Dont paint the sides. On a painted sash i would normally prime everything at this point but for a natural interior finish you want to stain and then apply one coat of varnish on the interior first to protect the finish from any dripping or spilled primer. You could take time to free up the window but this can be a big project. After the paint dries return.

In this video im showing the correct way to paint an. Finish painting the outer sash start by painting the glazing bars 6 and 7. This may sound odd but it has been in practice for well over 200 years. The window sash the window part that moves up and down and fits inside the casing.

When the window sash is removed the window casing is just framing an opening to see inside the house. Bend the metal to an angle that will allow you to apply paint. When painting your windows two colors paint the window casing one color and the window sash the other color. Lift the bottom sash as high as it will.

Start painting the bottom section of the sash which you. Painting the sash and the window jamb or sill the same color will make the sash look too large and throw off the proportions of the window.