How to PAINT TILE
by
Stephanie (Sandpaper & Glue)
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I decided to paint the tile in my bathroom because it was chipped and discolored. This is not our "forever home" so I didn't want to do a full gut job- just a quick update.
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For more details and pictures check out the full blog post!
There are about a million tutorials to painting tile, but here's what I did:
CLR was super handy in making sure the tile was very, very clean before paint. Then Zinsser ALL SURFACE primer was key so that the paint had something to stick to. I went with a good quality paint to add to durability.
the extremely dark and sad "before" ...and what you can't really tell is how cracked and gritty the tile really was.
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Published November 21st, 2013 7:27 AM
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Nancy Spencer Carlson on Nov 21, 2013sounds like you did it the right way. We bought a house that has painted tile... and it was peeling! When we sold the house I had to use a steamer to get the paint off. Nice pink tile underneath... Nice job on this.
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Stephanie (Sandpaper & Glue) on Nov 21, 2013thanks Nancy! I'm so hopeful hold up well- I think using primer based everything will help it stay stuck. I'm going to keep an eye out though and add some polycrylic if needed :)
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Hi Stephanie, I'm been wanting to paint the tile in my bathroom, but I'm so very hesitant - afraid to mess it up. Your project turned out great and I was wondering how it's holding up after 5 years.