Whitewashing a shop window

[Deleted member 163370]

Hello everyone. This is my first post so I do hope I'm doing it correctly! We are on the verge of opening a brand new city centre retail shop and will be fitting it out over the coming weeks. During this time we don't want the public to be able to see inside so we need to whitewash the windows.

Does anyone have any advice as to the best paint or other product to use for the whitewash? I've heard windolene is good, but perhaps expensive? It would need to be inexpensive (we have a LOT of window) and it would need to be easily washed off. Also, is it best applied to the inside (can't be removed by the public but harder to clean off perhaps once the store is fitted) or the outside (easier to remove but perhaps too easy for public to remove).

Any advice would be gratefully received.

Thanks
Juliet

 

[jojules]

Some time ago, I printed "Coming Soon with my logo" on A0 paper - you can get your local printer to do it for you - nice thing is they use a roll of paper so it can be any length. Then I wet (with water) the window from the inside and placed the paper on top, smoothing out air pockets and securing edges and corners with masking tape . That was the least expensive I could think of at the time, probably still is. And it can look nice, too.

 

[MartinD]

Watered down white emulsion will do the trick

Easy enough to clean off aterwards with warm soapy water.

 

[Doodle-Noodle]

You could just get yourself a couple of plain white bedsheets and pin them up on the inside of the windows .... you can still use them afterwards as spare bedding.

 

[emmylou74]

I used lining paper to cover my windows up with before opening

 

[kelvin1950]

Windolene or the stuff they use on greenhouse windows is what you need.

 

[Deleted member 163370]

Hi everyone - many thanks for all your suggestions. I will put them all to the team at our next meeting.

 

[Sobie]

Look for a product called Coolglass in your local garden centre. One box contains enough to white wash a large greenhouse so will be more than enough for a large window.

 

[kelvin1950]

Look for a product called Coolglass in your local garden centre. One box contains enough to white wash a large greenhouse so will be more than enough for a large window.

That's the name I was trying to remember!