Painting brick?
I would like to paint over my brick wall in my kitchen with color and make it slightly shiny with depth in the color cobalt blue.
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Any sheen or formula will work just fine as long as you've primed. "Generally people like to use a higher-sheen formula on brick because it's more resistant to marring and staining, but you can also use an eggshell or flat finish if that's the look you want,"
I hope this helps you: https://www.housebeautiful.com/home-remodeling/renovation/a27424221/how-to-paint-brick/
This link should help you with this project:
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/give-sheen-indoor-brick-wall-37860.html
Heres a post that might help https://www.truevaluepaint.com/paint/interior/living_room/how-to-paint-brick.aspx
This link may help:
https://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/painting-brick-wall/
I would highly recommend going to a free standing paint store like Benjamin Moore or Sherwin Williams. They are trained much better than the big box stores to help you to pick the correct formula for this application. If you sign up for emails, Sherwin Williams sends 30 - 40% off coupons regularly. I've never painted brick in blue, just "whitewash" with thinned white latex.
you can do it just realize that the blue will likely be permanent and you can paint over the glue but won’t be able to get the original brick back without a ton of elbow grease and chemicals
Hello Janny,
Seal the wall first, otherwise it will need many coats of paint!
Here is a kitchen where they painted the brick: http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2014/08/cleaning-painting-drilling-into-our-brick-wall.html
Sounds beautiful. The right primer will make a world of difference - get it tinted the blue color and save yourself some coats of paint.
Totally agree with the above about getting the primer tinted. Make sure it is also a stain blocking primer. I think the cobalt blue would look absolutely beautiful.. Get your paint at a paint store, either Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore, and make sure it is good for brick.
Awesome project. Clean, prime and use a masonry paint and it should have outstanding results.
Hi Janny, hope this helps you out,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gtw0I6khJ8
Thank you Deb K I want to have a cobalt blue color with a glazed look to it? I don't want much lol!
This is for paint brick fireplace but the same concept for walls. For the glazed llok just use high gloss polyurethane after you paint. Usually three coats of ploy will work.
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/living-room/fireplaces-mantels/how-to-paint-fireplace-brick-44284103
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/living-room/fireplaces-mantels/charcoal-grey-painted-fireplace-6384857
How To Paint Fireplace Brick
Charcoal Grey Painted Fireplace
You’ll need to get the blue in gloss. If that’s not glossy enough, you can apply a clear gloss sealer over it. Make sure the bricks are well sealed and there’s no option for moisture from behind.
Yes. I bought mandala 4" stencils and I'm painting over my boring white wall shower tiles in my bathroom. In the guest bathroom, I'm painting an underwater scene with octopus and other fish and kelp. I've used glass paint and acrylic paints and I've never had the paint run off with the water