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Painting wooden windows
Find step-by-step instructions on how to give your wooden windows a (new) coat of paint, both inside and outside.
Staining wooden windows
Learn how to use wood stain to freshen up your windows on the outside, explained in simple steps.
Painting or staining wooden windows? 🤔
Choosing whether to paint or stain your windows depends partly on the look you want to achieve. If, for example, you want a mirror-smooth high-gloss look, you can only go ahead with lacquer paint. If you still want to see the wood structure, choose a stain.
There are also a few other things to consider, such as how often you should refresh the windows. With stain, this is every three to four years; lacquers can remain maintenance-free for up to 7 to 8 years.
Finally, it's best to look at the condition of the wood itself. For completely new, untreated wood we would rather recommend a lacquer primer and lacquer paint, but for aged woodwork, we find a stain better because it's more flexible. Even if there's already a transparent layer of stain on your wood, you can finish it much more easily with a covering stain.
Painting aluminium windows
Read how aluminium window painting differs from wood window painting and how to do it correctly.
Painting PVC windows
Find out what to do if your windows are made of PVC when you would like to paint them.
