Painting Vinyl Windows and Doors
Color on uPVC vinyl window and doors has been the desire of architects, builders and homeowners since its introduction into the building industry.
After years of research and thousands of miles of travel, MGM Industries invested in an automated vacuum coater that successfully paints the profiles of our windows and doors. The coater applies an automotive grade finish that provides the highest quality coverage versus spraying coatings on uPVC.
Until recently vinyl windows have been seen as a low cost and highly durable choice for builders and architects, but were only available in White and Tan.
The reason is that uPVC (Unplasticised Polyvinyl Chloride) has a distortion temperature of 140oF.
(If the temperature of the PVC rises above 140oF, it will warp and deform) Consequently, dark colors such as bronze have not been an option for vinyl
windows because dark colors absorb too much of the radiant energy of the sun, causing warpage.
The advent of Reflective pigment technology (RPT) has changed all that. With RPT the whole color pallet has opened up to the vinyl window world.
This technology reflects the infra-red spectum of the Sun, which keeps the vinyl from reaching it's distortion temperature.
Here's a little resource list for technical data and AAMA test standards.
•All of our paint will pass
AAMA 613-08
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heat gain test data on MGM heat reflective pigments.
•We used
ASTM D-4803-97 Solar heat gain test method to develop our test data.
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10 Year Warranty
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Cleaning your painted vinyl windows
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How to paint vinyl windows on the job or in the factory
•Independent Dallas Laboratory report
heat gain test data on MGM heat reflective pigments.
MGM Industries realized the possibilities of what an industrial grade painted vinyl window product could mean to builders and architects. MGM has developed a totally unique and effective method for painting the high quality vinyl windows they manufacture.
A customized vacuum coater dials in the correct coverage which ensures a paint layer that will not sag and is of sufficient thickness as to optimize the adhesion of the paint to the substrate. (If the paint is not thick enough when it is applied, it will not stick.) Finally each painted uPVC vinyl product is inspected and given a 10 year warranty against industry accepted peeling and fading of paint.
(For more information on the paintablility of PVC see our blog article)
We are so confident in our painted vinyl windows and doors that we provide a 10 year warranty against industry accepted fading and peeling of paint.
Standard 3 week lead time products--(lineals in-stock, pre-painted)
Our inventory of painted products is growing. Although we have the ability to offer any color, we are going to focus on Bronze and Earthtone as the first colors that we will offer. We stock pre-painted Bronze exterior/White interior lineals in the 6010, 8010 and 8017 Series. We have pre-painted Tan exterior/White Interior in the 8010.These items have three week lead times. Low volume painted exteriors have 4 to 5 week lead times. Please call your salesman our inside sales representative to learn particulars for your consideration.
MGM Standard colors
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Euro White
Tan Earthtone Bronze Sequoia Brown Zucchine
Snowcap White
Smoke Gray Marlin Blue Custard Ivory Black
Latte
Spring Sky Mortar Grey Pearlescent bronze Copper Silver Streak |
Click to open a digital version of our color card that is shown below
Additional Lead time products
Any series custom color match
Any series Black
Any Series Tan
Any series with the interior painted
Any series painted interior and exterior
Any 6014 series painted
Any 7010 series painted
Any door except the 9000 series
We now have custom color matching available in-house...
Never settle for a color that is close to what you want. The MGM computerized matching system provides quick and accurate color match for any item you send to MGM for color matching. Just bring in the item you wish to match - color swatch, even a competitor's paint swatch. We are developing a catalog of matches against the major clad companies. So if you want our windows to match a competitors windows, we may have the match already. And if we do not have a match, all we need is a color swatch and we can match it. You've got aluminum-clad windows that you want to match--no problem!
Call your sales rep and ask about custom colors.
All of our products will ultimately be offered in exterior colors and we will offer new colors as the market dictates. Lead on custom colors vary, depending if we have to send the color for matching. Please expect at least three weeks additional lead time for custom colors.