Paint a Toilet? Sure!

Dear Tim,
Is it possible to paint a white toilet to match a 1950's yellow one. The base broke on my yellow bowl. The bathroom has matching yellow tile, sink and tub so I really need to find a yellow toilet

No. The *paint* will never stick inside the bowl. Contact remodeling contractors and plumbers near you. Tell them you have placed a $150 bounty on old toilets they remove on a regular basis that *match* your tank.

I will let you know how it turns out, I love your show and I do all the repairs to our house. My husband loves the show but can not fix a thing.
jo owens murray artist, not a painter
www.artbyjo.com
I could of usr your help repairing and old in the wall but I did it and you can not find were the holes were(4)

I have a yellow toilet made by american standard if that person is still looking for one! I don't know where he's located but I'd be interested in a trade if he has a white one!

Hi, I have a home built in 1968 with 5 Case-Wall hung toilets in 5 different colors. Not a white one in the bunch.
I have searched througout the country and managed to find one white one. Lucky me. I have decided not to wait for my next white toilet find and go ahead and try to paint the others white.
Do you know of someone in Michigan that can sucessfully paint these for me. I love my toilets but the colors are out of date.
Thank you

Cathy,
I do not. It is an exercise in futility. I predict the paint will fail. As crazy as this sounds, I would LOVE to hear back from you telling me in a year that I was wrong. If you discover a process that really works and looks good for a year or more, I want to know about it.

I live in SW Ohio and I, too have 5 different color wall-hung toilets from the late 60's, but I do have 1 white one. I have found that there are some other options. I am about to replace the first one (the white one by coincidence) with a Duravit wall hung. It is a European model that features dual-mode flushing. The "tank" mounts inside the wall and the only access you need for service is behind the flush button. It is going to work out real well for me because two of the bathrooms I am refitting are very small. The Duravit I'm looking at will add an extra 5" of room over my American Standard even though it is a round bowl model and the Duravit has an elongated bowl. The extra room would be around 10" if my current one had an elongated bowl. The only down side is the cost. The best price I have found on the Duravit with all the necessary hardware is around $850 so far. I plan on saving the old fixtures and maybe selling them to recoup some of the costs as I replace them.

Bill,
If you are ever interested in selling your toilet, let me know. Can you send me a picture? Although, I'm not sure if your wall-hungs have a carrier on top with 2 bolt system on the back, I still might be able to use that white one.
Have you ever tried Atlas Plumbing here in Detroit. They have tons of wall hung toilets.

Dear Sir

I have a pink toilet and basin in ceramic, and would like to paint it white.

could you tell me if this is possible, and if so what is the product i need to get and do you know of a stockist in warwickshire