I'm residing my house with fiber cement siding and plan on adding a third stall to the garage in a few years and don't want to side it until is added onto. I have double 4 vinyl on there now and it's street facing so I thought I could just paint it the same color as the new siding I'm painting and then it would look fine until I make the addition and reside the whold thing.

If it's ok to paint vinyl then what steps are necesary for preperation and any words of wisdom. I don't plan on it lasting more than a few years but also don't want to have it start peeling or anything in a year that would make it look worse than having it a different color.

Thanks

 

Try some of this[scroll down to "what is a poor surface"]. Only problem could be=don't go too dark[absorbs heat]. If only for a few years though it may be ok. If it looks good years turn into decades pretty fast.

 

The 2 biggest things to remember when painting vinyl is have a clean surface and don't paint with a darker color. For whatever reason vinyl is temp rated with dark color vinyl being able to withstand more heat than a light color. If you paint the vinyl a darker shade it may distort if the temp of the vinyl exceeds what it was made for. In other words if you have a medium brown color you can paint it a medium blue, green, etc or a lighter color but it isn't wise to paint it a dark brown. Also be sure to use latex paint - it is flexable, oilbase is not.

 

Thanks for the advice, but that may be a problem since I'm painting a dark grey over a light yellow, probably wouldn't work to good I guess. It's gets the evening sun. I may try to paint a small section on another wall I'm replacing in the spring to see you it behaves over the winter.

 

For a few years and only evening sun I think I might try it. Call the Flood company 1-800-321-3444 and ask them. They will never say it is fully ok[the lawyers]. Just because of the limited sun exposure.

 

I don't know for sure but I think the main problem would be distortion of the vinyl from heat. Since it is only for a few years I would be tempted to try it - if the vinyl starts to look bad it might convince you to add on sooner rather than later. I think test painting a section you plan to replace in the spring is a good idea