HOW TO PAINT UPVC – BUDGET CONSERVATORY MAKEOVER

May 7, 2018 | DIY, Paint

I still haven’t finished giving the conservatory makeover a little makeover, so this blog post does feel a little premature haha, but as so many of you asked I thought I would do a quick blog posting on what I have done so far, for those of you who want to tackle a similar project.

Our joiner had previously mentioned there are companies who spray plastic/ uPVC windows, which our conservatory was full of. As the orangery of dreams isn’t happening anytime soon, I decided to do a budget makeover to make it a useable room again.

What I did to paint plastic or uPVC below

  • Firstly I used the green frog tape for every window frame, obvious, but I thought I best cover all bases. I used two rolls for £12 and would recommend the wider frog tape.
  • Prime all the frames with two coats of ‘Zinsser Bulls Eye 1.2.3 Primer-Sealer’, which was £18 for 1L.
  • Then I just put on the final coat, I used Johnstone’s Trade Eggshell, which was colour matched to the Farrow & Ball shade – Railings and cost £30.

 

What you’ll need to paint plastic or uPVC

  • Frog Tape
  • Zinsser Bulls Eye 1.2.3 Primer-Sealer
  • Eggshell colour of your choice

To repaint the entire uPVC in the room only came to £60, but it does take ages, therefore patience and time required.

I hope you found this post useful and do tag me in your pictures if you decide to tackle a similar project.
Jess xx

6 Comments

  1. Lea
    Lea on May 14, 2018 at 10:14 pm

    Hey Jess,

    What did you paint the conservatory floor with? Is it just time paint? Thanks lovely

    Lea xx

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  3. Leoma
    Leoma on September 17, 2018 at 10:09 pm

    Such an amazing transformation. Well done for finding a way to paint uPVC. It looks so much better. x

  4. Paula
    Paula on October 20, 2018 at 9:12 am

    Hi
    Wow what a transformation
    Did you paint it with brushes or spray?
    Thanks
    P x

  5. Helen
    Helen on December 27, 2018 at 7:31 am

    Thanks so much for writing this (and pointing me in the right direction). I’ve lived with an awful conservatory for the last 13 years and have hated it ever since we moved in. Now I will finally get around to making it less hideous xx

  6. Anna
    Anna on March 4, 2019 at 6:17 pm

    Hi – can I ask did you also paint the handles on the Upvc windows? Where did you get the Johnstone’s paint from? Thanks