Painting Floor Vents

In this video we ll show you 2 easy and fast methods of how to paint ac registers and ac air vents.

Painting floor vents. If painting light to moderately used indoor metal surfaces think wall sconces bed frames or guest room night tables go with water based acrylic paint a cheaper 15 to 40 per gallon. They are also subjected to great fluctuations in temperature as they operate. The challenge is that the heater covers unlike other paintable surfaces in your room are made of metal. Because heat registers are metallic they are ill suited for adhesion.

Baseboard heaters can be painted along with the rest of a room or with an accent color to give some character to the border where your walls and floor meet. How to paint floor registers. How to paint ac register air vents. Beautiful woodwork ceilings styled by an italian sculptor wood floors and these horrible grey metal vents along the baseboards.

I took them and the electrical switches off and painted them with an antique gold with a bit of sparkle and it changed the whole look. I went outside and used newspaper to catch the extra paint. If you plan to paint a lot of floor vents at the same time pop them in the dishwasher to remove dust and grime. Paint your ugly floor vents to blend in to your wood floor.

Listen friends don t let friends have ugly obnoxious glaring vents in their floor. Floor furnace vents are metal grilles that either distribute the heated furnace air to the room or are part of the return air duct system. I realize this is a first world problem but paying attention to little details like this makes all the difference in your home. Spray paint in your color choice.

In addition you must choose a particular type of paint capable of withstanding high temperatures or the finish will ultimately bubble and peel. Either way because. How to repaint a floor furnace vent. Since i only painted two i washed them by hand in the sink and used an old toothbrush to clean the narrow gaps.

You also need a safe place to use spray paint. Clean the floor vents. You don t need much for this project. You ll need to clean the floor vents before spray painting them.