Painting Bathroom Wall Tiles...

[Amber1571]

Has anybody tried this, at home? If so, was it a success? Just wondering whether to give it a go - cheaper than knocking the old tiles off, and re-tiling, but I am in two minds.....

Many thanks and Happy New Year.

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[wired]

Tried this 4 years ago and has been very successful apart from in the shower cubicle (did think it wouldn't work) where the paint started to come off this year but only where the water hits the tiles directly. The bathroom is very well ventilated and warm so the tiles aren't left wet for long.

[topogigo]

Make sure you use a tile primer first.

[leighb]

I would retile as painting them looks crap

[weeal]

I used tile paint by International on my kitchen tiles, but primed them first, and it was really nice. The bathroom is a much wetter area tho, not sure how that would last. You can also buy tile applique if you wanna just change the look.

http://www.international-paints.co.uk/details. php?productid=130&primerprep=1&surfaceid=51

http://www.bolarttile.com/pages/applique_tile. html

[Katy May]

I painted bathroom tiles with eggshell paint in my bathroom and it looked really good - only be careful as they don't clean off as well as tiles - I dyed my hair three days after painting and my then-husband had to repaint them al!

Also, did kitchen tiles with Ronseal one coat tile paint (no primer needed). What a disaster. Does what it says on the tin - my a*se. after 2 coats I had to scrap it all off and it took a total of 8 coats to cover the medium coloured tiles. looked better as long as you didn't look too closely.