Painting Over Plastic Wall Tiles

Painting tile requires the use of special epoxy paints or tile paints.

Painting over plastic wall tiles.

Add a clear coat of polyurethane if desired. Let the paint dry for 24 to 48 hours until it is completely dry. Wipe the tile down to clean it and remove any sanding dust. I didn t know they used plastic tiles in the 90s.

The most important part of painting plastic tile is the prep work so. Paint over the tile with a bonding primer. Once you learn how to paint your plastic wall tile you can change the color any time you want. Stick with vertical surfaces.

Best practices for painting tile. After the primer has dried paint the walls with epoxy paint. Tile paint works best on vertical surfaces that receive less abuse including backsplashes wall tile and wainscot tile. Also you will have better luck if you avoid painting tile which receives a lot of water or wear such as.

Tile tub or shower surround. Watch this video to find out more. Painting the bathroom tile can involve either rolling color onto large swaths of tile at a time or brushing individual tiles by first cutting in around the edges. Yours do not look like most i have seen they are shinier.

Plastic wall tile can be costly to replace. I think most kilz type primer products would work. It is not standard practice to take a roller to your kitchen or bathroom floor tile. They are still very secure to the wall.

The best thing that you can do with a budget in mind is to paint the plastic wall tile into something more desirable for you. Use a roller to apply paint evenly to the tile. Like i said i never painted the plastic stick on tiles so i cannot guarantee any results. Sand the surface of the tile with 100 grit sandpaper.

This step is particularly important if this is a backsplash in a kitchen. You can paint over ceramic tile walls in a bathroom but you will lose some of the interesting characteristics of tile since the grout lines will be the same color as the tile. Paint on horizontal tiled surfaces that receive traffic will soon wear off. My plastic tiles were painted many years ago can t remember what i used but it has worked fine.

Painting over plastic tile requires certain prep but it is easy and you will definitely appreciate it in the end. Before applying anything make sure the surface is very clean and lightly sand to scuff the surface and remove the dust i suggest a 220 grit sandpaper. It is extremely durable and washable. Thanks to the advent of adhesion primers you can paint over plastic tile and be confident that the look will last for years.

This will both clean the surface and degloss it. Make sure to paint grout as well. The latter method would. Then you can paint over with a paint of your choice if the primer works so will the paint.

This paint is made to stick to tile.