Painting Subway Tile

You can use it on porcelain ceramic and fiberglass.

Painting subway tile. To paint over ceramic tile walls. Grab a stencil brush and create a beautiful subway tile look for a fraction of the price of real subway tile. Next with a brush or roller apply high gloss or semi gloss latex paint to the. A professional tub and tile refinisher can evaluate whether your tile can be rejuvenated rather than replaced.

The first step to painting is to mix the paint. If you dont clean and lightly sand your tiles the paint will peel right off designer nick olsen told us speaking from a less than optimal experience. Paint over the tile with a bonding primer. Carefully stroke from the outside edge inward.

Then use your brush to cut in the edges and corners just like you would if you were painting a wall. For stencil alignment instructions please refer to the step by step photos above. Painting the tiles use an oil or urethane based paint to cover the subway tiles. If its in good shape refinishing is really worth your while in terms of both cost and the environment says chuck pistor president of miracle method link.

Begin with an angled paintbrush and cut in the sides of the tiles. Then theyll spray three or four coats. Using your actual subway tile as a guide hold it up on the wall in between the top two grout lines and trace a vertical line along the side of the subway tile all the way from one line to the other and tape a piece of tape to the direct left of the line you just drew. After the primer has dried paint the walls with epoxy paint.

Watch this video to find out more. Its a two part epoxy paint that you mix together by pouring part a the activator into part b the base. Applying pattern to the fully cured tiles typically entails taping a store bought or homemade stencil to the tiles you want to pattern then rolling over the stencil with a roller cover saturated. Use painters tape in combination with a drop cloth or plastic sheeting to protect nearby surfaces from errant paint.

Wipe the tile down to clean it and remove any sanding dust. To prepare tile for painting. Clean the tile to remove any dirt mildew or soap scum using an abrasive bathroom cleaner. As with most painting jobs preparation is the key to success.

Our stencil is designed in such a way that youll be stenciling the grout lines.