Best Bathroom Tile Paint?

[Dappa D]

as title really, im starting the bathroom this weekend as thats the final thing to do before getting the flat valued and put on the market, only a cheap cosmetic job to make it look a bit better. will be painting the existing tiles white.

been looking at plastikote tile paint which seems the best....anyone had experience or recommendations?

thanks all

[Frank]

dont be a tight wad...retile it

[lily]

dont be a tight wad...retile it

your only saying that to rip him off :p;)

[Frank]

your only saying that to rip him off :p;)
:smt083

[Dappa D]

dont be a tight wad...retile it

should i cockup the spraying them...then i may tile over the tiles...but for now tis all about saving the pennies for the next property;)



(i know of your vested interest mr gid:smt019)

[Speedy Claire]

as title really, im starting the bathroom this weekend as thats the final thing to do before getting the flat valued and put on the market, only a cheap cosmetic job to make it look a bit better. will be painting the existing tiles white.

been looking at plastikote tile paint which seems the best....anyone had experience or recommendations?

thanks all


I used tile paint in my previous bathroom... I think it was the plastikote I used and they looked ok to begin with but after a couple of months started peeling and looked awful. I only had tiles on the window ledges so it was a small area... not sure how it`d look if you were painting half a wall. Lot cheaper than re-tiling tho, especially if you`re moving.

[Frank]

wheh people are buying a flat in "Clifton" they want only the best travertine

[Frank]

I used tile paint in my previous bathroom... I think it was the plastikote I used and they looked ok to begin with but after a couple of months started peeling and looked awful. I only had tiles on the window ledges so it was a small area... not sure how it`d look if you were painting half a wall. Lot cheaper than re-tiling tho, especially if you`re moving.
shhhhhhhhhhh I'm after a nice earner

[fizzwheel]

dont bother, it will look sh*te and cheap. Unless its completely hideous just leave it as it is...

[dizzyblonde]

If I can tile a bathroom anybody can......just probably quicker than me
Don't paint tiles or even tile over tiles...it'd be sh!te

[Dappa D]

wheh people are buying a flat in "Clifton" they want only the best travertine

im sure they do, but not in "roughmead" :rolleyes:

hmmm ...some say ok some not...seems to be the general feelings from what ive red on the net, cheap enough to try first tho i guess...

[dirtydog]

I would just re-tile it. Have tried the tile paint stuff in the past and it was carp

[dizzyblonde]

and he's a plombier ^^^ and I'm a plumbers daughter, me old dad turned green when I said i was thinking of painting my old tiles. So I took his advice

[Dappa D]

interesting interesting.....im being swayed...her indoors will not be happy lol

[Bibio]

dont paint the tiles.... it will just look cheep..

leave as is, the next person will probably change the bathroom anyway...

[arcdef]

yeah, i would just get a good cleaner and really scrub away at them, maybe get some of the grout whitener as well to make it look a tad fresher?

[Dappa D]

dont paint the tiles.... it will just look cheep..

leave as is, the next person will probably change the bathroom anyway...

im thinking this, the tiles themselves arnt too bad, with a lick of paint on the walls, new cabinet, new side bath panel etc might be ok, and maybe a a grout pen...see what the boss (mrs) says....

[dirtydog]

and he's a plombier ^^^ and I'm a plumbers daughter, me old dad turned green when I said i was thinking of painting my old tiles. So I took his advice


Tis true i am of the plumber variety. I bet the look on your dads face as one of disbelief lol

[dirtydog]

im thinking this, the tiles themselves arnt too bad, with a lick of paint on the walls, new cabinet, new side bath panel etc might be ok, and maybe a a grout pen...see what the boss (mrs) says....


So what's actually wrong with the tiles?

[Dappa D]

So what's actually wrong with the tiles?

theres not really anything wrong with them, they are a slightly off white colour, with the rest of the suite and walls (bar one which will have wallpaper on) being sparkling white, so the idea behind the paint/spraying them was to get them sparkling white aswell,
the grouts has a few dark bits here and there but again nothing major so id imagine a grout pen may solve this....

its just they dont match the rest of the room....


edit, saying that they didnt when we bought the pace either and we saw past that so maybe its not such a big deal....

[dirtydog]

Ah right. Most people will see right past that

[Spiderman]

as title really, im starting the bathroom this weekend as thats the final thing to do before getting the flat valued and put on the market, only a cheap cosmetic job to make it look a bit better. will be painting the existing tiles white.

been looking at plastikote tile paint which seems the best....anyone had experience or recommendations?

thanks all

dont be a tight wad...retile it

PMSL!!! Why?

Well i used to sell property for 15yrs and now i sell bathrooms and kitchns instead.

In all honesty you'll be doing yourself no favours at all. Leave it as it is. Any incoming buyer will want to stamp their personal mark on the place and they do that 1st in the bathrooms and kitchens.
If they see tiles that need replacing they'll allow for that in their decision making. If they see tiles that have been "covered over" with anything they'll wonder just how bad it is under there and let their minds run away with themselves and imagine its a lot worse than just re-tiling.

Honestly just leave it be, its the best thing to do for you and them.

HTH

[Frank]

PMSL!!! Why?

HTH
shhhhhh.
Because thats my job

[Spiderman]

yeh but its my job too and i'm not trying to get the poor fella to waste his money am i?


Saying that, if you do get the job i'm happy to supply you with the highest quality Travertino or even AAA Thasos if you like....and all at very reasonable trade rates of course ;)

[Dappa D]

lol at the pair of ya!,

(i twigged gid as soon as he said it!, although dont get me wrong..he may have a new customer when the next property is purchased!)

[kwak zzr]

agreed with everyone else, i tile and it can be very cheap indeed if you DIY, your 2 options are to retile in cheepo tiles and new grout or you could just rake and regrout your existing tiles, DONT PAINT THEM, CRAP IDEA LOOKS ****E.

[shonadoll]

I thought the grout pen was rubbish, really watery, so I used white paint on the grout and wiped off the excess and it looked great.

If you paint the tiles, they will wonder what other shortcuts you have taken, I've never seen it look good to be honest.

Just make sure it's spotless, scrub the tiles and polish em, it'll look much better.

[kwak zzr]

Yea grout pens are poo, id rake and regrout personaly.

[Dappa D]

thanks for all the replies guys, have decided against the paint (one less job to do :-) )

will paint the grout tho and do the rest of the room as planned

mucho gratsie