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Gary

wrote:
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> Those are double pane wooden Andersons, however it gets so cold here
> in winter that some condensation forms inside, especially on the
> kitchen windows. Now Anderson makes their wooden windows clad with
> vinyl, those don't need painting, I have repainted these windows but
> it's too cold outside now to paint, I'll get to it once the AC is on
> and the wood dries.. only the kitchen windows have the condensation
> problem, from cooking... the bathroom windows have double pane
> aluminum windows that are vinyl clad. I have only two windows with
> the condensation problem... it costs a lot less to repaint two windows
> every five years, costs a lot less than to have new windows installed.

That's a fact. Just repaint occasionally.

> Is there's some kind of wooden sash paint that condensation won't
> affect... probably not which is why Anderson went to vinyl clad.
> Repainting two window sashes takes me about an hour each coat (2
> coats), takes a few minutes to apply masking tape. I've been painting
> them with water based Benjamin Moore, perhaps an oil based paint would
> last longer.

Water based has improved greatly and is superior to oil based
in most cases now.