Christopher Nelson wrote:
I'm painting a bathroom soon. There are two problem areas I want to
make sure I get prepped right.

First, above the shower, there is a metal dry-wall corner that's
rusting through some nicked paint in a few places. At this point,
it's just minor rust stains on white ceiling paint but I want to
prevent the stains from coming back and make sure the metal doesn't
rust out. What's the best way to seal it in?

I did that in our bath 4 or 5 yrs ago. I used my Dremel tool to grind
off the rust and immediately painted on some Rustoleum primer. When
that was cured, I painted with alkyd semigloss. There was a spot at the
bottom that had rusted entirely through...one side of the corner has
tile right up to the edge. I dug out the rust, put a little glop of
clear silicone on the cut end of the corner bead, said a little prayer,
and packed in some spackle to fill my excavation. Looks fine so far )

Second, there's a area across from the sink where over spray from hair
products lands. Do I need to clean is really well before repainting?

Denatured alcohol. If the paint starts to soften, leave it and sand
lightly with fine sandpaper.

If so, what's best? I've heard of TSP being use for thorough paint

TSP is not magic. Any household cleaner should be fine...fantastic,
formula 409, spic/span.

prep but I'd usually use alcohol to remove hair spray. What's the
best paint or finish to use to make cleaning up the hair spray easiest
in the future?


Chris

I wouldn't really worry about the hair spray unless it is so thick the
texture shows through the paint.