Painting A Tub And Surround Ceramic Tile

There are professional services available that will paint your ceramic appliances and fixtures.

Painting a tub and surround ceramic tile. If you try to paint your shower surround or even your tub itself you will be cleaning paint chips out of the bottom of your tub within a matter of weeks. Painting the ceramic tile floors in our first floor bathroom was one of those projects for me. If it s in good shape refinishing is really worth your while in terms of both cost and the environment says chuck pistor president of miracle method link. When prepping for paint use painter s tape to protect the tile at tub level and any fixtures around the bathtub that you could not remove in step 1.

When ceramic tile surrounds your acrylic tub the tile needs to be treated before any paint can adhere to the surface. Cover old ugly tile and rust stains and dings in your tub and give them new life by covering them with epoxy paint. It just won t stick. Acrylic paint is a two part epoxy.

Don t paint any tile surface that gets wet repeatedly. Epoxy paint comes in two parts. A base and an activator. Wipe the tile down to clean it and remove any sanding dust.

I decided i was going to paint my bathroom floors way back in 2014 when i was making over my space for the one room challenge but the stenciling of the bathroom walls took so long that i ran out of time to do it before my big reveal. While you can paint over ceramic tile walls don t paint a ceramic tile floor as it won t hold up. Painting ceramic tile is an excellent alternative to replacement since true bath tile reglazing can only be done in a kiln but it is very important to understand the differences between tile painting using traditional enamel paints and epoxies versus high tech coatings developed for tile refinishing. A professional tub and tile refinisher can evaluate whether your tile can be rejuvenated rather than replaced.

Ceramic porcelain and unglazed quarry tile can take either latex or epoxy paint in one part pre mixed. It s crucial to pick a paint that s right for the tile material and bathroom surface. Sand the surface of the tile with 100 grit sandpaper. If you purchased two part epoxy mix it now.