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Bathtub wall tiles peeling...
I guess the previous owner had an old bathtub/tiles sprayed with some
kind of white enamel paint or something because some of the edges of the tiles that are hit by water constantly are starting to peel/crack off exposing the original ugly tile underneath. I bought "porc-a-fix" at home depot and was going to give that a try to prevent water from getting into the tiles and peeling it inside out, but is there a more common way to touch-up the tiles treated with such an overcoat? Are there spray-on glossy white enamel paints I should use instead? Any tips/suggestions much appreciated! |
Bathtub wall tiles peeling...
"G" wrote in message
... I guess the previous owner had an old bathtub/tiles sprayed with some kind of white enamel paint or something because some of the edges of the tiles that are hit by water constantly are starting to peel/crack off exposing the original ugly tile underneath. I bought "porc-a-fix" at home depot and was going to give that a try to prevent water from getting into the tiles and peeling it inside out, but is there a more common way to touch-up the tiles treated with such an overcoat? Are there spray-on glossy white enamel paints I should use instead? Any tips/suggestions much appreciated! Ever heard the term "cob job"? Sounds like the prior owner did a real cob job with your walls. Tear it all down and do it right. It'll be a pain in the ass, but you'll feel so good when it looks gorgeous, and the installation is as bulletproof as you can make it. |
Bathtub wall tiles peeling...
On Apr 13, 3:08 pm, G wrote:
I guess the previous owner had an old bathtub/tiles sprayed with some kind of white enamel paint or something because some of the edges of the tiles that are hit by water constantly are starting to peel/crack off exposing the original ugly tile underneath. I bought "porc-a-fix" at home depot and was going to give that a try to prevent water from getting into the tiles and peeling it inside out, but is there a more common way to touch-up the tiles treated with such an overcoat? Are there spray-on glossy white enamel paints I should use instead? Any tips/suggestions much appreciated! Paint over tiles? If the paint is peeling then you can address that. Scrub with wire brush and scraper until you get the peeling cracking paint removed. Yu don't wan't to remove all the paint unless it has all failed. One your surface is clean and smooth then you can repaint. I use and oil based enamel on difficult surfaces especially if exposed to water. If the tile is failing then that's a different problem and likely requires a tear-off. |
Bathtub wall tiles peeling...
It might be a poor refinishing job. We had two bathrooms tiles refinished in the previous house and with reasonable care it held up for a good 5 years until we moved. "G" wrote in message ... I guess the previous owner had an old bathtub/tiles sprayed with some kind of white enamel paint or something because some of the edges of the tiles that are hit by water constantly are starting to peel/crack off exposing the original ugly tile underneath. I bought "porc-a-fix" at home depot and was going to give that a try to prevent water from getting into the tiles and peeling it inside out, but is there a more common way to touch-up the tiles treated with such an overcoat? Are there spray-on glossy white enamel paints I should use instead? Any tips/suggestions much appreciated! |
Bathtub wall tiles peeling...
On Apr 13, 1:08 pm, G wrote:
I guess the previous owner had an old bathtub/tiles sprayed with some kind of white enamel paint or something because some of the edges of the tiles that are hit by water constantly are starting to peel/crack off exposing the original ugly tile underneath. I bought "porc-a-fix" at home depot and was going to give that a try to prevent water from getting into the tiles and peeling it inside out, but is there a more common way to touch-up the tiles treated with such an overcoat? Are there spray-on glossy white enamel paints I should use instead? Any tips/suggestions much appreciated! Go back to home repo and get a new bathtub instead. |
Bathtub wall tiles peeling...
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Bathtub wall tiles peeling...
I guess the previous owner had an old bathtub/tiles sprayed with some kind of white enamel paint or something because some of the edges of the tiles that are hit by water constantly are starting to peel/crack off exposing the original ugly tile underneath. I bought "porc-a-fix" at home depot and was going to give that a try to prevent water from getting into the tiles and peeling it inside out, but is there a more common way to touch-up the tiles treated with such an overcoat? Are there spray-on glossy white enamel paints I should use instead? Any tips/suggestions much appreciated! I'd remove the tiles and start over, it's not much harder and the result should be a lot nicer. Another option is a fiberglass shower stall, you can get them now that are made of a floor pan and several interlocking wall panels. One piece units are available as well but much harder to fit into existing structures. I had to open a wall to get one in. |
Bathtub wall tiles peeling...
On 4/14/07 10:59 AM, in article GD8Uh.2552$h8.1037@trnddc06, "James Sweet"
wrote: I guess the previous owner had an old bathtub/tiles sprayed with some kind of white enamel paint or something because some of the edges of the tiles that are hit by water constantly are starting to peel/crack off exposing the original ugly tile underneath. I bought "porc-a-fix" at home depot and was going to give that a try to prevent water from getting into the tiles and peeling it inside out, but is there a more common way to touch-up the tiles treated with such an overcoat? Are there spray-on glossy white enamel paints I should use instead? Any tips/suggestions much appreciated! I'd remove the tiles and start over, it's not much harder and the result should be a lot nicer. Another option is a fiberglass shower stall, you can get them now that are made of a floor pan and several interlocking wall panels. One piece units are available as well but much harder to fit into existing structures. I had to open a wall to get one in. Hello from alt.radio.satellite! Not sure why bathtub tiles are a post in our newsgroup, but hey... --- View my blog: radiomatthew.com Stream 24 internet radio: radiomatthew.com/stream24 |
Bathtub wall tiles peeling...
On 4/14/07 10:59 AM, in article GD8Uh.2552$h8.1037@trnddc06, "James Sweet"
wrote: I guess the previous owner had an old bathtub/tiles sprayed with some kind of white enamel paint or something because some of the edges of the tiles that are hit by water constantly are starting to peel/crack off exposing the original ugly tile underneath. I bought "porc-a-fix" at home depot and was going to give that a try to prevent water from getting into the tiles and peeling it inside out, but is there a more common way to touch-up the tiles treated with such an overcoat? Are there spray-on glossy white enamel paints I should use instead? Any tips/suggestions much appreciated! Okay, here's what I want you to do: 1. Head to Wal-Mart and buy a jar of white-out. 2. Go home, open the jar, apply the white-out. 3. After about fifteen minutes of the white-out not working, get frustrated. 4. Throw the white-out out in a fit of fury. 5. Realize that now would be a good time to relax to some music. 6. Call 1-800-XM-RADIO and subscribe to XM music. 7. Mellow out to XM, then come back to the newsgroup. Hope this helps :) --- View my blog: radiomatthew.com Stream 24 internet radio: radiomatthew.com/stream24 |
Bathtub wall tiles peeling...
On Apr 14, 9:23 am, G wrote:
In article om, says... On Apr 13, 3:08 pm, G wrote: I guess the previous owner had an old bathtub/tiles sprayed with some kind of white enamel paint or something because some of the edges of the tiles that are hit by water constantly are starting to peel/crack off exposing the original ugly tile underneath. I bought "porc-a-fix" at home depot and was going to give that a try to prevent water from getting into the tiles and peeling it inside out, but is there a more common way to touch-up the tiles treated with such an overcoat? Are there spray-on glossy white enamel paints I should use instead? Any tips/suggestions much appreciated! Paint over tiles? If the paint is peeling then you can address that. Scrub with wire brush and scraper until you get the peeling cracking paint removed. Yu don't wan't to remove all the paint unless it has all failed. One your surface is clean and smooth then you can repaint. I use and oil based enamel on difficult surfaces especially if exposed to water. If the tile is failing then that's a different problem and likely requires a tear-off. Tile is not failing at all. I used the porc-a-fix and I think it should do the job of preventing any further peeling. I'll go to home depot though and see what kind of good oil-based enamel in white they have, tnx for the tip...I'll also see if they sell anything specifically for this purpose, tiles are in good shape otherwise- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Home depot will not have the paint you need. Go to a real paint store. I go to sherwin williams. They call theirs "insustrial enamel" and it is a real problem fixer, will adhere to almost any problem surface. Just remember mineral spirits or paint thinner for clean up on oils. |
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