How to protect painted brick floor??

[yogapa]

Hi all, we have a small section of brick floor (base of chimney really) that we have painted white. Because our children play on this painted brick floor, it has become stained and even slightly chipped. I would love to apply some kind of clear varnish on top which would protect the paint and allow us to easily wipe the painted brick clean. Any idea on what kind of varnish (or other product) I could use? The paint is a standard B&Q brand masonry paint (matt, I believe).

Thanks for your time! All the best.

 

[Robbie uk]

Varnishing over already painted surfaces could give them a yellow tinge. You could try and paint the surface with a Pliolite based masonry paint, this is like an oil based paint and would be thinned with white spirit, but is much more durable. Some of them have a sheen aswell which is up to wiping over if they get finger marks on.