For some strange reason, having clear front door windows was an upgrade on my new house. Sadly, I bought the house once it was completed so it was too late to change this. My solution - spray paint frosting. I knew from experience that contact paper type frosting is next to impossible to apply well. I'm a perfectionist so the edges need to be clean and wrinkles will drive me insane.
I used Valspar brand Frost spray paint but you use a different brand like this one
. I taped off the windows and used newspaper on the ground around the windows for overspray. I ended up using 3 coats per window to even out the lines. I only did the inside of the windows I was happy with the coverage and viewing from the outside the paint looked smooth. I did the same technique on the windows in my garage. The paint lets in plenty of light but provides for privacy. It's been about 11 months and I do now see in the garage the paint has cracked. You have to get close to see the cracks and my guess is because of the fluctuation of temperature. I actually like the way it looks.
I haven't ever tried to clean the frosted portion and my guess is it would cause streaks/damage to the paint.
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| View from the outside |
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I love how good it looks! |
