Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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recondition aluminum window frames
Does anyone know someone who reconditions aluminum window frames? We are looking at an older home that has the silver colored aluminum frames that are quite rough, and my husband thinks that is a "deal breaker" unless they can be reconditioned to look much better.
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Aluminum is typically oxidized to form a very hard weather resistant coating. While this is quite good, it will eventually wear down to natural aluminum, which will tend to corrode. The above process is a chemical process, that as far as I know cannot be done at the house. There may be an option to paint the windows, but I have never had good luck with this.
My suggestion would be to get an estimate for replacement of the old aluminum windows with new windows (vinyl, aluminum, or wood) and then negotiate a revised price on the house. IMHO I would go for high quality vinyl (or vinyl over wood) double pane replacement windows. Also, depending on how handy you are this could be a do it yourself project. Hope this helps.
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Thanks for the reply. Neither my husband nor I want to tackle the job, so do it yourself is not an option.
He was afraid that replacing all the windows would be the answer, but wow, there are many windows, and the one in there now are double pane. I can live with the windows, but will he give? Thanks again. Pat
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You can clean the aluminum with 000 steel wool. I would also use plastic safety goggles.
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Typical house paints, and spray paint do not seem to work as well as the automotive wheel paints. Hope this helps.
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