Advice on external window sils

rsbhj · 2 Jul 2015

Hi

Looking for some advice on best way to scrape my window sils and re paint them. See photos

I am not sure what these are made of looks like wood on the bottom section and tiles on top but not 100%, the house is a wimpey build, 1970's detached in Edinburgh

Bosswhite · 2 Jul 2015

They are Tiles, Rub down and a couple of coats of Red /Brick or Tile paint Either Matt or Gloss depends if you want them shiney or matt.

rsbhj · 2 Jul 2015

Thanks

What's the best way to rub them down?

I tried 3-4 didn't sand paper by hand but no luck.

Would a scraper do the job?

Bosswhite · 3 Jul 2015

The tiles themselves would be naturally red, just give them a good rub down with sandpaper and then two coats of paint of your choice/

rsbhj · 10 Jul 2015

Anyone know if these can be replaced with UPVC sills?

phatboy · 11 Jul 2015

ryan381 said:
Anyone know if these can be replaced with UPVC sills?

Please don't do it, they look terrible when new, and it just gets worse as they get older and more scratched up....

rsbhj · 13 Jul 2015

Sand paper is not doig the job, would an electric sander be better, or a wallpaper scrapper?

The problem is there is going to be 10 of these to do, I need to get the back ground level ones done first, not a job I want to repeat very often, hence UPVC.

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