i've seen several places say painting tiles is possible, and others saying not to even bother. What results have you had? I was looking and painting the spashback kitchen tiles to a nice glossy black. Have seen te white grout paint pen, and am worried about being able to do straight lines with it too.
Also i've read not to paint tiles that are regularly wet, like shower recesses, tiled baths etc. We have a tiled (roman?) bath, and White Knight Tile Paint claims to be suitable for that, but i'm not sure effective that would be.
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Browse Forums Finishing Touch  06 Apr 2007 592 Perth Gold Member Re: painting tiles 2Dec 10, 2007 2:19 am not worth the hassel, you can re-tile the wall yourself its not that hard, and if cost is an issuse you can always pick up tiles from tile outlet places, anywhere from 5 - 20 a metre. I have tiled myself and it is easy, and i don't have the monst handy hands Building again . . with Redink Pre-start 04/12 Keys - 03/13 Finishing off. . . Painting/Floor Tiles/Carpet - 04/13 Walk In Robe/Lighting/Blinds and Moving 05/13 Gates/Front Landscaping / Pool 05/13 Re: painting tiles 3Dec 10, 2007 5:26 am We used the tile paint to cover some hideous tiles in our kitchen. It was really easy to use and looks so much better. The paint hasn't marked at all and has a nice sheen to it. I don't think anyone could tell that the tiles are painted.
The tile paint can go over the grout as well (if you are happy to have the grout the same colour as the tiles). Wouldn't recommend having a different colour grout as it would be far too fiddly. 09 Dec 2007 38 Junior Member Re: painting tiles 4Dec 10, 2007 1:02 pm yeh i was thinking of retiling it, but the problem is the sink splashback tiles are on plastered wall, no probs there, but behind the hotplates they are stuck to exposed brick, which has been painted bright white around them and is a large wall on one side of the kitchen. Its yuck lol we're going to paint the bricks a dark red colour, but i was worried about ripping the tiles off and losing part of the bricks with them, as they would be hard too chisel off. I think the glossy black tile would match the dark red wall better, the current tles are 80's brown shades. Re: painting tiles 5Dec 11, 2007 9:42 am  TrinaWe used the tile paint to cover some hideous tiles in our kitchen. It was really easy to use and looks so much better. The paint hasn't marked at all and has a nice sheen to it. I don't think anyone could tell that the tiles are painted. The tile paint can go over the grout as well (if you are happy to have the grout the same colour as the tiles). Wouldn't recommend having a different colour grout as it would be far too fiddly. You can buy a “TEXTURE PEN” that you use to colour the grout! It’s a special one for that purpose! elly.....The tile paint is ok…….a good remedy for a short term resolve. But you’re better off in the long run to bite the bullet and re-tile. There are some many great tiles available, so why limit your selection. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com acrylic latex paint or acrylic alkyd and I'd spray for the best finish. Oil based paints tend to change colour over time so all… 3 3790 Painters: what would you do? I’m painting water based over oil based trims, & the first coat of undercoat / primer has failed the scratch test. I sanded with 120 grit… 0 1290 Thank you for your reply. The square set is where the wall paint meets the ceiling paint, the sheen is the light reflecting the poor cutting in. On some parts of the… 4 1856 |
