Painting over bathroom tiles

zerodarkthirty

Hi All, I want to paint over out dated bathroom tiles .But I'm not sure which way to go about it. Can I either use a primer on them followed by a regular paint , or can I just use a specific tile paint such as the Ronseal Tile Paint (tilepaint only seems to come in very small tins, 750ml for 30 euros) . Do either scenarios require the tiles to be sanded down prior to painting ?any one got any recommendations on what paints / brands to use ? I will be going for a white colour .any advise greatly appreciated ....thanks

jippo nolan

zerodarkthirty wrote: »

Hi All, I want to paint over out dated bathroom tiles .But I'm not sure which way to go about it. Can I either use a primer on them followed by a regular paint , or can I just use a specific tile paint such as the Ronseal Tile Paint (tilepaint only seems to come in very small tins, 750ml for 30 euros) . Do either scenarios require the tiles to be sanded down prior to painting ?any one got any recommendations on what paints / brands to use ? I will be going for a white colour .any advise greatly appreciated ....thanks

Please, don’t!

antix80

jippo nolan wrote: »

Please, don’t!

I painted tiles before. They were green with an ugly pattern.

It certainly brightened up the bathroom.

However, the paint will scratch off easily and even peel although that can be reduced by prep (maybe a light sanding and using a degreaser) and also proper paint.


It will only improve the worst of tiles. In most cases you're best off to stick with your old tiles or save to get a proper job done

con747

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