I have seen on house flipping shows that some people have actually painted bathroom tiles rather than replace them. What type of paint should I use? And is it possible to paint tiles which are currently a milk chocolate brown to a white color? These are old tiles but in excellent condition.What type of paint is used to paint bathroom tiles?
I would recommend priming them with an all purpose primer/sealer, and topcoat with either a latex semi-gloss, or alkyd/oil based paint. the oil will be much harder/more durable, but it will be slow drying, and smell really bad.
the primer will help the paint bond to the tile, but it will not reach maximum adhesion for a couple of weeks, so be gentle for a while. the oil paint will be more durable, but it will not be near as durable as the tile.
Make sure the tiles are completely clean, i would scrub them with bleach and coarse steel wool, then let dry completely, then prime and paint.
Benjamin Moore Fresh Start Primer and then the paint of you choice for the topcoat- Satin Impervo if you want to use the oil, or Regal Semi-Gloss if you would prefer latexWhat type of paint is used to paint bathroom tiles?
1) clean tiles with ammonia and water
2) roughen surface by sanding
3) use tack cloth to remove any dust after sanding
4) apply primer and let dry
5) semi gloss or high gloss alkyd paint and allow it to dry
6) Apply a second coat and allow to dry 2 or 3 days before try to put them back up (if you took them down)
do not use latex paint it will peel right off. IF you skip the sanding part you will be very very sorry.
etching the glossy surface of the tile needs to facillitate the
bond of the new coating no? I would proceed to crafting sites and boards to see what method and chemical is used to do so. I would suspect epoxy based coatings are the way to go in this endeavor ultimatley though.
I would go to a paint store and ask their opinion. I would think a marine paint.
Dont paint tiles its stupid.
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