How do I stencil my bathroom floor?

Ptcruiserchick
by Ptcruiserchick

I have used an orbital sander with 80 sandpaper and I am not getting the shine off the tile. I want to stencil the floor. What do you suggest?

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  • Peggy L Burnette Peggy L Burnette on Jan 16, 2019

    Hi this is Peggy. I hope this will help you with your project. I did not see anything about having to sand off the shine. I hope this is what you are looking for. Good luck.

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    • Peggy L Burnette Peggy L Burnette on Jan 17, 2019

      Sorry I missed that. You may want to check with your local store such as Lowes. Good luck

  • Kelli L. Milligan Kelli L. Milligan on Jan 16, 2019

    You are using sand paper made for wood, you need sandpaper for glass or ceramic. Are you supposed to ruin the tile first by sanding? I thought it just needed to be very clean. Be careful, scratches will show up on your paint. I hope your project turns out and it's beautiful.

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    • Kelli L. Milligan Kelli L. Milligan on Jan 17, 2019

      Yes, but don't sand. Will only cause scratches. Make sure you only use high moisture resistant primer and paint. I suggest oil based. There was a question on here today on how to repair her peeling stenciled floor. The answer was to strip off and start over. So do your research and think your project through. Tile really doesn't like paint, esp high gloss tile.


  • William William on Jan 16, 2019

    No sanding needed!


    https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=stencil%20ceramic%20tile%20floors

    • Ptcruiserchick Ptcruiserchick on Jan 17, 2019

      I did read on one site if your tile had a sheen to sand it off for paint to stick better.

  • William William on Jan 17, 2019

    Sanding causes scratches and you need sandpaper for sanding tile surfaces. There is also a chance of sanding through the glazing, cracking the glazing. and ruining the tile. Sanding would be acceptable if painting tile a solid color. If you still want to sand try using coarse steel wool. It should cut into the glazing but be careful.

  • Ptcruiserchick Ptcruiserchick on Jan 17, 2019

    I am going to paint the whole floor one color and then stencil a pattern on each tile. I have some extra tiles. I might just try one and see how the paint holds up.