How To Paint Ceramic Tile

Where do you get Oxygen Bleach

Jeff,

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I need help, can i paint ceramic tile outside around my outdoor cooking area it is around my sink and grill and it looks terrible and faded. thank you

You mention that you should protect the floors with urethanes but is this a need step for walls too?

Does this paint job last long? I have been thinking about doing this to my bathroom tile walls (not the shower) and everyone says it will peal in a few years or everytime you bump the wall it will scratch off the paint.

Would it be safe to use the floor paint made for garage floors on a ceramic tile floor? Would you still have to coat with a clear urethane.

it sounds like you're very knowledgeable...i hope the questions get answered quickly...'cuz i'll have alot of them:).....thanks so much!!!

I can't afford to completely re-tile, but would like to remove a few scattered tiles and replace with an offset color to up-grade the design. How do I get a tile off the wall without damaging the ones around it?

I heave a table that has green tile in the center. Would it be okay to paint tile that plates and dishes will constantly be drug across? Alos, should I put a polyurethane coat over it? Thank you in advance for your time and acknowledgment.

There is actually a ceramic tile paint on the market now that works really well AND you can use it on tile that will get wet. I have painted my shower stall, bathtub and toilet bowl and the paint is still like new.

Do you have to sand the tile on a kitchen backsplash before you paint it or is there special paint that sticks to it?

It also may help the paint adhere if you take the gloss/slickness off of the tile with some very fine sandpaper. Don't sand so hard that you streak lines into the tile.

Be aware, if you sand it, there's no turning back, you have lost the glossy finish

Hi,

Will oxygen bleach damage marble? A lot of my floors are marble and I was wondering about how to clean the grout between them.

How do I get stainless steel 4x4" tiles to adhere over satis glazed ceramic tiles on my outdoor BBQ grill that's built into the reverse side of my fireplace? I tried 3M Fire Barrier silicone, Locktite silicone and double sided sticky tape. The SS tiles fall off. I cleaned the tiles first with ammonia. Would a primer paint over the ceramic tiles work. My objective is to glue the SS tiles over the ceramic tiles. Thanks.

i am designing and painting tiles to go around my fireplace. what would you suggest I use to "glue" them to the metal around the opening; also is it safe to use the urethane sealer on the tiles since they are on a fireplace? thanks

i have a patteren that calls for amaza glaze
what is it
would duncan concepts work as well its for a canaster whith apple design

"so long as the water sports in the bathroom do not get totally out of control"?

I'm trying to imagine how you came up with this phrase.

Also, how am I able to judge whether my 'water sports' are 'totallly', moderately, or just ever so slightly 'out of control'?

- Metro

I have an ugly peach and brown tiled countertop and backslpash in my kitchen and I would like to know if I paint it white should I be buying the spray paint seen on HGTV with the glossy top coat? Or can I just buy a gallon and do my bathroom as well?

I have ole tile kitchen counter tiles that I would like to paint. Since your article mention surfaces that get wet alot, will painting the tiles work?

I just got a call from a client whom I painted over her white ceramic tile fireplace surround. I painted it early spring. My process was 1) scuff ( I used norton grey scuff pads) 2) prime (I used STIX) 3) glaze (I used Faux effects aquaglaze and aqua colors) and poly (I used polycrylic satin). NOW shes says that its chipping on the bottom in front of the fireplace. I NEED to know if the products I used were not appropriate and what I can do to remedy the situation. I thought maybe using oil based paints and glaze. I would strip everything down again. The tile was very hard to scuff and maybe wasn't scuffed sufficiently. I would appreciate ANY help. PLEASE! This is a working wood burning fireplace too.

Thanks for the information on painting tiles!

I'm in a rental apartment and it has very white backsplash tiles behind the counters. I want to add some color to the also very white kitchen by painting them. In a year or so, if I move out, will the paint be easy to remove without damaging the tile? Could you recommend a type or brand of tile paint to use? I was looking into simple acrylic paint or even children's bath paints... Suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Cheers,
S.

Can you paint ceramic tiles that are on walls around a wood burning fireplace? I have latex paint, but would it bubble or end up chipping off?

My question is like Michele's but I did not see a answer. I was wondering about peeling on bathroom floor. And about how long the paint will last? There is no shower or tub in the bathroom.

Tim,

I want to paint some tile (to be used outdoors), and have been told that the tile should have a primer coat before applying any paint, otherwise the paint may bubble and come off.
Is this true, or is it ok to just apply the paint?

thank you,
Chris

Just had backsplash installed and hate it. Would like to paint it and add a mural. What paint do I use?

I want to paint my entire house floor. Will it chip from furniture scraping it?

Hi, we just purchased a house in forclosure....needs ALOT of work...they painted the tub, tile floors and walls...crazy I know...it is peeling very bad...how can I remove this? Thanks so much for helping all of us that have no idea!!!

I have white ceramic tile in my kitchen and would like it darker and add an older look to it. How do you combine the colors to give it the look you want. Do you just go to the hardware store and tell them what your doing and will they give me the right kind of paint

Dear Tim can you tell me the best way to change the color of my bathtub and tile surround they are beige and I would like to make them white thanks James

chelie I would be so grateful if you could give me them name of the ceramic tile paint you used, I am also wanting to paint my tile in the bathroom. Thank you

What kind of cleaner should you use on the tile kitchen floors after you paint them (for weekly cleaning?) that will protect the paint?

Also, will the floors be slippery to walk on after they're painted?

Thanks!

Unfortunately, this is a almost a year old, but I am hoping that the person that mentioned the ceramic tile paint for shower stalls my see this. What is the name of the paint?

Will I need to sand the tile prior to priming? I am using a urethane-modified acrylic primer that I have used in the past for various projects. Of course I'd rather not sand if I don't need to! Perhaps a light sanding w/ 220 paper by hand will work?

could you please let me know if i can get stain solver in australia.

regards
elaine

my son and his friend installed tile in my bathroom. We got decorative tile strips from Home Depote for around the tub. They are pourous and when they grouted the grout soaked into the tile and it now looks dirty. Can I get this out or how and what do I paint it with. They were 4 X 12 strips that have several cut tiles in a pattern.
Can u help me it looks terrible.

I have textured ceramic tile. Can I rub in tile paint thinly with a rag to glaze a darker color over a lighter tile to simply make it darker but keep the limestone marble appearance it already has? I simply want to make the tile darker without having a solid color tile.
Thank you.

I have just painted the ceramic tile in my bathroom. It has been covered with polyurethane. What I would like to know is if there are any cleaners that I should avoid using on the painted surfaces.

I see comments but not answers to the questions. I have a guest shower that is not used often. I want to change the color of 21 decorative diamonds in the shower. The shower is fairly new, not dirty. One comment says there is a special ceramic tile paint. What is the name? Can I paint these tiles?

Question for Chelie July 14th.
Does anyone have a name of the ceramic tile paint that was mentioned in this post?

I successfully painted a 5x10 ceramic tiled sunroom floor. What I would do differently: don't regrout the floor! It takes hours and is hard on backs. Best to paint grout and all. Also, be sure to get your primer tinted, rather than using white primer. After all the work of regrouting, I ended up putting a 3rd coat of oil-based floor paint on and painting grout and all.

please let me know the name of ceramic tile paint

Can you spay paint bathroom tile?

Dear Tim: I am wanting to paint my ceramic tile in the bathroom. I am reading it is possible as long as you don't paint the tile in the shower because it gets wet. Is there anything I can do to include the shower tile even though it gets wet.

Thank you in advance for your help.

I have a off white tile floor at the inside enterence of my home, which just shows up too much dirt. I would love to make it look like slate, without removing it. Can I paint it to look like slate?

Thanks for your help.
Carol

Hi, can bathroom wall tile be painted? I have an accent strip of tiles that no longer match the new wall paint. Please respond to email address provided. Thanks jh