How do I paint (glazed?) tiles?

Cindy Rubin
by Cindy Rubin

I have a mirror that has white ceramic tiles around it. Looks like someone painted little pics on them then (put a shiny glaze over them to preserve the pics, Im assuming. I'd like to repaint them in a singular color. How can I do that?

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  • Nan W. Nan W. on Oct 15, 2019

    Cindy: chalk paint goes over everything!


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  • Em Em on Oct 15, 2019

    Home Depot and Lowe's sell tile paint. Sand them first especially if there is a design on them and have a shiny finish.

  • Lifestyles Homes Lifestyles Homes on Oct 15, 2019

    On a mirror, unlike a shower or floor, you don’t need the durability of a proper ceramic tile coating system.

    Based on what you wrote, have you used 100% acetone (nail polish remover) on them to see what you can remove first?

    I would try that and some scraping - to see if it wants to come off.


    I would next use a wet/dry sand paper (wet) 1500 grit, if the clear coat they put on their little designs is not a monolithic finish. That’s because this is at eye-level.


    If you don’t want to do that, then I’d paint over them with an oil-based enamel or an epoxy paint.

    Water-based paint will not bond forever in a high-humidity area, on a glossy surface-,.