Paint the surround after the paint on the sashes has dried. Be sure to clean up your work area as well. In my case it took only five days as the weather was very good and the patio doors and windows were open from morning til night. Two months after the first paint job we tried Safecoat primer, which only made it worse. Vinyl windows are the most affordable choice, or you can get real wood windows covered by an aluminum skin (“cladding”) on the exterior. After you've finished painting, allow your surface to dry before removing the tape. If the weather outside is below 35 degrees and you prop open the windows to circulate the air, it could affect the drying of the paint. Method 2: Using Windows Aero feature, please follow the below mentioned steps: Open Microsoft Word, and use Windows logo key + Arrow keys to position it up, down, right, left according to your wish. Hoping. You may want to sand the windows using 220-grit sandpaper lightly. Begin painting the room, taking breaks every now and then. It’s quite frustrating. I have recently had my livingroom ceiling and walls skimmed by a pro plasterer who advised me to wait between 5-7 days before painting using a 'matt' emulsion. Paint the rest of the frame working outwards. You never want to paint a dirty window, as that will trap dirt beneath the paint. After painting, plan to keep windows as open as possible for two to three days in order to allow paint fumes to exit the room. What is truly important when painting indoors is to have proper circulation with fans or an open window. Now open Music app, and use Windows logo key + Arrow keys to position it up, down, right, left. Before you start painting vinyl window frames, clean the windows to remove any dirt. Most often used for mood lighting, candles can do double duty keeping stubborn doors and windows from sticking and sliding doors gliding. Photo by oskay.. Leave the sill until last and lift the lower sash to give access to it. Open all doors and windows in your home. Hope this helps you. We waited another 3 weeks and put on a low emissions finish coat and are just waiting. Wash or dispose of all brushes and roller refills. Put door stops in the doors to encourage a cross breeze. How long you wait to remove it depends on the drying time of your paint, but you should wait at least an hour. When you are done, leave the windows open, and the fan running. The cladding comes factory painted in your color of choice, and that finish is guaranteed for 20 years—a good three to four times longer than exterior paint applied to solid wood windows. Windows open. In order to keep the toxic smell away, use the zero VOC paints and avoid the oil based paints and primers as much as possible. Leave the doors and windows open as long as the weather will allow. Fans running. A good rule of thumb to use is to wait overnight before peeling off the tape. 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