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The other 4 shutters I have are coated with, I think, an oxidation of the 21 year old white paint.


I made a line on the left shutter to show the cracks, if you can see it.

These shutters are cracked horizontally in 2 places each. Roughly split into thirds.

#1--What is the best way to treat the oxidation?
#2--Is there a cement that I can pump into the cracks that will fill them and hold them together better till I can afford new ones?

Apparently over the years the vinyl expanded at two points where they were screwed to the siding, pulling them apart like a medieval torture.

Any thoughts?

Hello,

I'm not sure I can be of any help here. Repairing vinyl and painting can be a chore! The only paint that will stick to vinyl is Krylon's Fusion. That is a little pricey to cover shutters with.

You might be able to fill in the cracks with a silicone, paintable caulk, but it won't be perfect at all.

New vinyl shutters will cost you just a few dollars more than repairing the old ones. All local home improvement stores carry vinyl shutters at a pretty decent price! Even on a tight budget, if you purchase a pair of shutters a month, it will cost the same as the repairs in the long run.

This is just my opinion, I'm sure others will come up with other ideas or suggestions for you!

Maureen

I was hoping to just make do with these for now because when we put in the next 2 windows they will each get new shutters like the first window we did.
Thanks any way. I hadn't thought of the silicone.

would bond-o work? I had a contractor to an extensive repair on a door molding with it, he recreated about an inch of the missing molding using a combination of filling in the gap and making a cardboard form.

after it set, he then sanded the bond-o smooth with fine sand paper, and painted the spot.

the stuff smelled awful, but the repair held up great until I replaced the door. this was an interior area.

just a thought

Brenda

I'm all for replacing the shutters, But those are dang long shutters! Finding replacements might prove to be difficult.

Mark

I quick search produced this web site.

http://www.vinylshutters.net/louvered.html

Shutters from 31" to 80", $24 to $43.50 a pair respectively, not including shipping.



JD