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Posted by RicodJour on November 1, 2006, 9:27 pm
Totalrod2@aol.com wrote:
> Tile itself is great. My shower had it until the late 1980's. But the
> grout had mildew and it was falling out in many places. Then I got this
> one piece fiberglass unit and couldn't believe how easy and maintenance
> free it was compared to the tile. I've never had to wipe it down when
> I'm finished using the shower. But I've always prefered the traditional
> look of tile over the cheap "prefab" look of those one-piece units. I
> suppose nothing looks EXACTLY like the real thing. But "close" would be
> good enough for me. Let me throw an idea on the table and you guys can
> tell me if you think crazy OR if you think this idea might actually
> work: Seeing as white is my only color choice for fiberglass faux tile,
> would any of those concrete epoxies/floor paints (for garages floors)
> work on fiberglass? I'd have to do each square individually and it
> would probably be a major pain in the butt, but it would certainly give
> me and endless color pallet. Hell, I could even do that black/white
> checkered pattern like some of those old victorian bathsrooms. That
> would be cool as long as the paint didn't start peeling after a month
> or so. Low maintaince is the whole point here. Will the paint idea
> work? If not, I'll probably just reuse my one-piece unit and forget the
> whole thing.
You can paint anything, but how long it will remain looking good is
problematic. Let me translate - don't do it. Bathrooms need to be
scrubbed. Paint does not like scrubbing. In your pursuit of
maintenance free you'll be opening a major can of maintenance dealing
with scratched and peeling paint.
Especially don't do the black and white checkerboard thing. It looks
great when you're first done, but it's not a pattern that you'll want
to live with for very long. Waking up in the middle of the night and
sitting down in room with such a between the eyes pattern and the light
is always too bright... I'd hazard a guess that the suicide rate in
those bathrooms is much higher than in a normal color scheme.
R
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