Painting Shower Wall Tiles

You can paint over ceramic tile walls in a bathroom but you will lose some of the interesting characteristics of tile since the grout lines will be the same color as the tile.

Painting shower wall tiles.

Step 1 preparing the tiles for painting. Let the paint dry about 2 hours and repeat. Yes you can paint shower tile although you ll get the best results by painting tile in more low moisture areas of your bathroom like the backsplash over the sink and tile behind the toilet. The key to properly painting ceramic tile is preparation.

Clean the tiles first to remove any dirt mold or mildew. After the primer has dried paint the walls with epoxy paint. Turn on your faucet and soak a cloth with water. Paint over the tile with a bonding primer.

Step 1 wipe the tile with a wet cloth. Wipe the tile down to clean it and remove any sanding dust. Painting the bathroom tile can involve either rolling color onto large swaths of tile at a time or brushing individual tiles by first cutting in around the edges. The latter method would rely on.

Sand the surface of the tile with 100 grit sandpaper. By roughing up the surface of the tile you create a surface to which the paint can bond. Also you will have better luck if you avoid painting tile which receives a lot of water or wear such as. Use the same angled brush to apply a coat of seal krete paint along the grout line corners and any area that meets up with tape.

I rolled on 1 coat of paint then let it dry overnight. Before anything else understand that while painting ceramic shower tiles is possible it may work only for wall tiles and not for shower floor tiles that get wet constantly. Like all painting jobs the tiles need to be fit for painting. Only remove step 2 soak a cloth in an abrasive bathroom cleaner and wipe the tile again.

Follow up by rolling on a coat of paint on all the desired shower tiles. To paint over ceramic tile walls.