thread: Have you renovated tiles/bath/basin etc with paint?

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  1. #1
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    Dec 2008
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    My old neighbour did it in her kitchen and bathroom. She was an elderly lady and did it by herself over the course of a week, so it must have been pretty easy to do. It looked amazing. She also did her kitchen benchtop to match.

  2. #2
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    Apr 2006
    Winter is coming
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    I did it on some tiles on the side and splash bit of the bath and around the sink. It looked great, but I wouldn't do it for a permanent thing. It is more like a makeover for sale kind of deal, because it will scratch off over time. Ours were very shiny and smooth but I would assume that a more matt finished tile would hold the product better. But it was easy to do.

  3. #3
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    Jan 2009
    In my own little fantasy world
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    I haven't done it personally but I have viewed a house where they had and it looked terrible. Not sure if they used the wrong products or didn't prep correctly or if it was just old but yeah. Looked terrible. It was very scratched, peeling and dodgy looking. I have seen it done on one of those renovation shows & it turned out well initially. As it would because they wouldn't televise it if it looked bad lol. I would say it is definitely only for a short term update.

  4. #4
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    Jun 2005
    Perth
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    Agreeing with the short term update.. a couple of friends have done it and it chips very easily...ie if you drop a hairbrush in the bathroom you will end up with a chip.

  5. #5
    Moderator

    Dec 2006
    Smidgen-ville
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    Thanks everyone. Appreciate the replies. We are going ahead and doing it. It's so much cheaper than any kind of 'real' renovation, so I guess we have to expect the result to reflect that, ITMS.