Does repainting kitchen tiles really work
My new home has a kitchen with glazed ceramic tiles covering most of the
walls. The colour is basically honey brown, but there is a
hideous purple border (in the same tile size & shape) running horizontally
& vertically all over the place - I'd say that 20% of the tiles are this
colour.
l wanna reduce all the tiles to one (new) colour.
/> Two guys (both pros) have this to say: GUY 1: Cheapest solution (and least noisy/disruptive) is to use a 'glass enamel paint' over the tiles. l went online and found several manufacturers of this stuff. GUY 2: Scoffed at this and said there was no other way than retiling the whole kitchen. Guy 1 is adamant that it can be done, and the job will last if enough care is taken in preparing the surface. Is he right? Has anyone tried this 're-enamelling' technique, and were the results OK? Thanks!
i've seen a few repainting jobs they look horrible but the
people who have done it say it look great so its a case of (beauty is in
the eye) etc
Ok yes you can paint them, & yes it will hold up, & yes i do
paint & also install ceramic so i do know what im talking about.You need
to clean them very good with TSP. Buy a good primer such as kilz but i
think home depot has an even better one so check that out. After you prime
it put oon a good interior enamal like Behr . Probable 2 coats for best
results. A spong roller is best but if you can rent or borrowe a sprayer &
get the best results. there about 40 dollars for the day to rent. easy to use. Just tape everything off & use alot of drop cloths.
After,,,and still, installing thousands of square feet of tile,
& painting thousands of gallons of paint,,, I''D NEVER MIX THE TWO.
Tile is glass essentially. ''Test this''. Take any paint type you wish,
paint some on a spare tile piece, & let it cure,,,no matter glass paint
etc,,, sigh. Once it is cured,,, purposely, but even gently, cause
abrasions with a coffee mug, drag ur toaster oven over it. Stack ur dinner dishes on it, etc etc etc. I promise you,,,paint will come off, at some rate, & in some amount of time. Beyond all that, PAINT on any surface where food might come in contact with it, is a bad idea. It will likely be more expensive initially, but as you celebrate ur next birthday, then one 5 years from now, NEW tile, or any other counter top substance, will still be there, probably NOT marred. Do you want to touch up paint? Do you want any extra effort to detract from the normal use of the kitchen, or any free time you might have? RE-Enameling is also a way for the manufacturer to gain profit. Rev. Steven
Well, has anyone ever tried to sell you land in a Florida
swamp, because yes, you can actually by a piece of the swamp, if thats
what you want.
Ive been in renos before and never heard of this technique as being a good
alternative to not having to replace all of your tiles. I cant seee it
being permanent or durable and I cant even see it looking good.
Just my 2 cents.
A couple of months ago I saw a bathroom with painted tile and it looked
really different. It looked really cheap. I think you would be
disappointed if you spent the time and money to paint the tiles.
Okay. I am a tile setter, so I am biased, but you will get
best results by replacing all the tile.
Guy#1 is right, but you need to realize it is just paint (even if its
epoxy paint, which is much tougher than standard household latex paint.)
It can (will) scratch & (will) scuff. The shine of the new expoxy surface
will go away. If you are a meticulous house cleaner & never slide ur pots & pans & dishes on the tile counter surface, then you can probably get away with it. So yes, it will work, but may not be a perfect solution, depending on ur housekeeping style. Mike PS. I gotta chime in on Guy # 3 is comments. He is right in that you can replace the offensive tiles. However, its not so simple, unless you are a good craftsperson. You have to be very, very careful removing the tiles, because you can very easily chip the tiles next to the ones you are removing.as he says, removing the grout is most important. Also, be very ''gentle'' with ur hammering & chipping away at the old tiles. Its when you try to force it or try to remove too much at a time you run into trouble.
Guy 3 Says:
Break out the offensive tiles & replace them with ones more
appealing. Re-grout.
You can do this yourself.
1. remove grout from tiles that must go
2. carefully break offending evil tiles with hammer & chisel.
3. clean substrate 4. Place new ''friendly'' tiles of same dimensions in space using ''organic mastic'' as a binder. 5. Re-grout with non-sanded grout. You really need to know a little more than this, but it is really not that hard, & very rewarding.
I am looking into this myself and need to know how helpful it
would be to know this
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