Comments on: How to paint mini blinds https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/how-to-paint-mini-blinds/ Rescue.Re-imagine.Repeat Sun, 03 Dec 2023 02:09:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: Cole https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/how-to-paint-mini-blinds/comment-page-2/#comment-350591 Sun, 03 Dec 2023 02:09:23 +0000 http://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2009/11/how-to-paint-mini-blinds.html#comment-350591 In reply to Anonymous.

You get what you pay for..i guess people have to learn the hard way…..🤦🏻‍♂️
You won’t be so proud of yourself when your cheap 10 dollar blind breaks in a few months!

]]> By: Gail Wilson https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/how-to-paint-mini-blinds/comment-page-2/#comment-349102 Sat, 15 Jul 2023 23:18:42 +0000 http://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2009/11/how-to-paint-mini-blinds.html#comment-349102 In reply to Amie.

So happy you found my article about painting your blinds!

good luck! The color sounds beautiful.
gail

]]> By: Amie https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/how-to-paint-mini-blinds/comment-page-2/#comment-349097 Sat, 15 Jul 2023 02:59:47 +0000 http://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2009/11/how-to-paint-mini-blinds.html#comment-349097 In reply to Alicia.

Wow! I cannot wait to try this! We have aluminum mini blinds on all 4 of our kitchen windows. I want to try to paint them sage green after priming. Thank you for the tutorial!!!

]]> By: Gail Wilson https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/how-to-paint-mini-blinds/comment-page-2/#comment-289441 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 01:30:38 +0000 http://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2009/11/how-to-paint-mini-blinds.html#comment-289441 In reply to R.c..

It didn’t really stick all that much to the strings, no real problem here.

gail

]]> By: R.c. https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/how-to-paint-mini-blinds/comment-page-2/#comment-289380 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 17:45:18 +0000 http://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2009/11/how-to-paint-mini-blinds.html#comment-289380 Hello, i am wondering about the strings!! Does the paint not peel off with use? The blinds i am thinking about doing are wood and have brown strings..i fear that with use, the paintwill eventually begin to flake off..??? Any comments?

]]> By: Future https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/how-to-paint-mini-blinds/comment-page-2/#comment-287031 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 07:50:32 +0000 http://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2009/11/how-to-paint-mini-blinds.html#comment-287031 Thanks for your helpful tips!!!

]]> By: Victoria https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/how-to-paint-mini-blinds/comment-page-2/#comment-211301 Wed, 19 Oct 2016 04:00:22 +0000 http://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2009/11/how-to-paint-mini-blinds.html#comment-211301 In reply to Richard.

Richard, I realize this post is super old… However, I wanted to thank you regardless…. The info / bringing to light the almost “obvious” (after the fact, and only after you saying something about it) tidbit about laying them up against something. I have been frustrated to no end throughout the years with my various spray painting projects and extravaganzas, and couldn’t ever really pinpoint why sometimes I was getting better coverage, or MORE paint coverage from an identical can of paint. I always just chalked it up to the wind, angle I was spraying at, temperature…. Pretty much everything but the actual problem /solution LOL! I Feel rather silly, not realizing myself. Especially after all the various things I’ve spray painted. But, regardless…. THANK YOU RICHARD… YOU DA MAN! (HAHA, but sincerely… Thanks 🙂 )

]]> By: gail@myrepurposedlife.com https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/how-to-paint-mini-blinds/comment-page-2/#comment-140088 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 22:50:35 +0000 http://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2009/11/how-to-paint-mini-blinds.html#comment-140088 In reply to Richard.

thank you for your comment Richard.

Sadly, I replaced a large blind, and yep, it’s already broken. 🙁 I should have painted it.

gail

]]> By: Richard https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/how-to-paint-mini-blinds/comment-page-2/#comment-140069 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 15:36:21 +0000 http://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2009/11/how-to-paint-mini-blinds.html#comment-140069 I know this is a very old blog post but I just came across it and wanted to add a suggestion,as far as losing so much paint to over spray, if you were to hang those blinds up right against a wall and paper the wall so you dont have paint all over the wall when you are done I think you would use much less paint. I discovered this when trying to paint a pool fence, had to put cardboard behind. it just changes the whole dynamics of how the paint lays down by not being in mid air. also to those of you who say “just go buy cheap vinyl blinds they are only $10 bucks….ok lets consider why they might be so cheap….I put those junkers throughout my entire house and every one of them has broken now within 3 years, the aluminum blinds cost almost twice the money but they last for decades. the newer aluminum blinds arent as thick as the old ones from 30 years ago but they are still much much better made.People need to understand that its worth paying extra money for quality. I have learned that the hard way and now just would rather hang a sheet in the window than waste money buying junk that will last months or a couple years at best. those vinyl blinds are basically disposable ,I would use them in a rental house or something maybe but not my own home.Dont buy them! Taking the time to rejuvenate something old and of quality is something people rarely do anymore, everyone just throws things away and buys new. very wasteful and lazy if you ask me.

]]> By: gail@myrepurposedlife.com https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/how-to-paint-mini-blinds/comment-page-2/#comment-130403 Tue, 05 May 2015 01:36:01 +0000 http://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2009/11/how-to-paint-mini-blinds.html#comment-130403 In reply to Ellen.

Wow! dye? that’s very clever of you Ellen! I’m sorry the spray paint didn’t work on the plastic, especially after all that work! The aluminum was a little pitted, which I guess gave a good surface for the paint. I’m happy you figured out a solution. I appreciate you stopping by to leave a comment for those who may stop by in the future.

Thanks!!
gail

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