Painting Bathroom Tiles

stevedeanlm · 2 Feb 2007

Hello,

Can anyone tell me what the best paint is to use when painting over bathroom tiles please?? Do I need a primer???

Thanks

Steve

serge33 · 2 Feb 2007

Don`t do it!!!!!!!!

take them off and put new ones up! we had a rented cottage, bathroom was cold and horrible with terrible tiles, they wouldn`t replace them so we got permission to paint them, we used proper tile paint, good stuff, cleaned the tiles with loads of suger soap/ don`t think we primed them, didn`t say we had to on the tin, in fact says no primer required, anyway left them to dry, and within 6 months where the shower fit the wall the paint was bubbling, as soon as a little hole appears you get this big bubble filled with water between the tile and the paint skin.

paint and you will need to redo the whole lot every year at least! and it only looks good for 3 months.

well thats what we found

gcol · 2 Feb 2007

I've used International Tile Paint. You use International Tile Paint Primer and then follow with the Tile Paint colour of your choice.
As mentioned, it's not ideal - we painted our bathroom tiles when we just moved into our house and were skint. It didn't look too bad and we had it like that for about 3 years - you might need to touch up the odd bit that flakes off, but if you put it on right it looks ok.
I'd only recommend it as a temporary thing though.

noseall · 2 Feb 2007

don't do it!

Nige F · 4 Feb 2007

go over it with Focus DIY`s basics white tiles and 2mm. spacers...........cheap as chips and look good too

deacon2112 · 4 Feb 2007

Done it in the bathroom,the paint eventually started to bubble in places.Dont do it.!!

Diyisfun · 4 Feb 2007

I told my daughter not to do it. She now wishes she had taken my advice

sandwell · 4 Feb 2007

Only today I received an email from a friend who had painted over his tiles.
He is so unhappy, now removing them, probably some of the plaster too

and having it redone with new tiles.

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