Paint Floor Vent

How to paint ac register air vents.

Paint floor vent. When painting your vent covers do not use latex based paint. Any time the vents are blocked or restricted in some way your furnace has to work that much harder to pull in the cool. Since i only painted two i washed them by hand in the sink and used an old toothbrush to clean the narrow gaps. Posted on february 20 2017 january 21 2020 by jennifer allwood.

I realize this is a first world problem but paying attention to little details like this makes all the difference in your home. Spray the vent with a metal primer. If you plan to paint a lot of floor vents at the same time pop them in the dishwasher to remove dust and grime. First things first gather your materials.

Paint your ugly floor vents to blend in to your wood floor. Keri shaken together says. Spray paint in your color choice. Spray the vent in a well ventilated area.

In most homes what seems to be typical is to paint the vent with a regular paint brush. July 2 2013 at 9 13 am. You ll need to clean the floor vents before spray painting them. You also need a safe place to use spray paint.

The problem with this method is that the paint tends to ooze through the holes which leads to a partial blockage. That is a great tip on the spraying directions too. You don t need much for this project. How to paint floor registers.

I went outside and used newspaper to catch the extra paint. Painting a vent cover. We replaced our main floor vents with wrought iron covers but did some spraying on a bunch of mismatched vents when the basement suite was renovated. In this video we ll show you 2 easy and fast methods of how to paint ac registers and ac air vents.