How To Paint Or Stain Ceramic Floor Tile

This will remove any mold.

How to paint or stain ceramic floor tile.

Do the same up and down motion as when you applied the primer and also work in small sections. Apply the stain evenly on the tile surface using a clean roller brush. Urethane resin is a type of adhesive that sticks to ceramic tile very well. For the finishing strokes work in one direction from top to bottom to smooth out the surface.

Apply a commercial paint remover to a clean cloth. Painting tile floors seems like a common sense fix to an ugly tile problem. After you have cleaned and otherwise prepared the tile floor vacuum the surface to create a smooth canvas with no grit. Let the primer dry until it is no longer tacky to the touch.

Paint the ceramic tile in 5 by 3 tile sections at a time. After all you can paint an ugly wall or an outdated door why not paint some floor tiles. Paint the primer on using a paintbrush carefully covering each tile right up to its edge. When replacing floor tiles is so costly time consuming and messy a coat of paint seems like the obvious budget friendly alternative but this seemingly obvious diy solution isn t the fix all you d hope for.

Apply the stain to the tiles using a tile. The oil based paint works better than latex but will add drying time to your project schedule. The key is using the right paint and covering the paint with clear urethane. Dip the paint brush in the urethane resin stain.

The goal is to get rid of soap scum and hard build up on the tile surface as well as to slightly scuff the tile surface 1 x research source you are not trying to remove the glaze of the original tiles step 2 clean the tiles with a heavy duty multi purpose cleaner. Use a long handled roller for large areas and a brush for smaller sections. Mop the tile floor so it is thoroughly clean. As crazy as it sounds you can paint a ceramic tile floor like this.

Use 100 grit sandpaper rotating the paper in a circular motion to fully sand the tile down giving you an unblemished surface on which to paint. Use a urethane based paint for best adhesion. Step 1 sand the tiles to remove any imperfections. Rub the paint remover on an inconspicuous spot on the tile.

Allow it to dry.