I used a water based stain blocking primer like this one and applied with a 2 inch brush first along the grout lines.
Ceramic painted shower tile before and after.
Clean and paint tile.
Painting tile floors seems like a common sense fix to an ugly tile problem.
After all you can paint an ugly wall or an outdated door why not paint some floor tiles.
Ceramic porcelain and unglazed quarry tile can take either latex or epoxy paint in one part pre mixed.
Choose the best surface.
It really helped when you talked about how cleaning sanding and dusting tiles are necessary before painting tiles because it allows the paint to stick better.
When replacing floor tiles is so costly time consuming and messy a coat of paint seems like the obvious budget friendly alternative but this seemingly obvious diy solution isn t the fix all you d hope for.
He wanted to use pastel colors to make the bathroom more relaxing.
Because tile is a protective surface years of dirt and other build up can be difficult to remove take time to thoroughly clean all areas of the tile especially the grout seams.
Mine was pretty clean so i wiped it down quickly and got to work.
It may sound silly but you want to make sure there s no residue or film on the tile before you prime for better adhesion.
My husband has been wanting to reinvent our bathroom by getting the tiles a new paint job.
Painting tile works best on vertical surfaces such as dry or low moisture walls or backsplashes or on low impact horizontal surfaces such as select tile countertops.