Latex or enamel

[mcvince]

What would be the best paint to use when painting a tiled surface? I have read threads about this in other forums.

[EthanJoshua]

The tile paint looks outstanding better than re-tiling. I used white tile paint and then bought some blue transfers which went around the tiles in a single line. I used a very small paint roller (about 1" wide).

[Cal]

I wished I could tell you, have not painted any tile before, but my guess would be an Alkyd, priming with XIM oil first. This primer is noted for bonding to anything including Glass, Formica, and other slick hard surfaces. This is the recommended choice painting over stained and lacquered woods, saving a step of scuff sanding which is very time consuming. We use XIM when refinishing kitchen cabinets

[Jason@API]

(10-25-2011 03:30 PM)Cal Wrote:  I wished I could tell you, have not painted any tile before, but my guess would be an Alkyd, priming with XIM oil first. This primer is noted for bonding to anything including Glass, Formica, and other slick hard surfaces. This is the recommended choice painting over stained and lacquered woods, saving a step of scuff sanding which is very time consuming. We use XIM when refinishing kitchen cabinets

Hmmm... I use XIM for exterior, but I didn't know about XIM oil and especially for cabinets. Thanks for the heads up on this.

[Cal]

(10-25-2011 03:59 PM)Jason@API Wrote:  

(10-25-2011 03:30 PM)Cal Wrote:  I wished I could tell you, have not painted any tile before, but my guess would be an Alkyd, priming with XIM oil first. This primer is noted for bonding to anything including Glass, Formica, and other slick hard surfaces. This is the recommended choice painting over stained and lacquered woods, saving a step of scuff sanding which is very time consuming. We use XIM when refinishing kitchen cabinets

Hmmm... I use XIM for exterior, but I didn't know about XIM oil and especially for cabinets. Thanks for the heads up on this.

UBet! Glad i could share it. Did this with my own home, priming over a stain pack type home, finishing it all off with SW Pro Classic Dover White for window seals, stair handrails & balusters I bet, a good 7-8 years ago.

Seeing an opportunity, taking this further this past year and current one, refinishing many kitchen cabinets in Denver area, for a rich, high gloss car finish. We don't usually paint the inside of cabinetry, only parts of real wood showing, just inside doors and drawers. Masking off hinges, leaving doors in-place, masking and cocooning kitchen, is the most time consuming of course.

Opportunity knocking, in that many would like an updated kitchen, say new cabinets normally would cost say $10-15K depending on size of kit. Most would say no during these economic conditions. Refacing the same would normally cost $5-8K depending on the same size. Still pretty pricey during these times. Painting them costs less, say $2-4K depending on same size, saw where I could help our local community with another form of house painting, benefiting both.