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Posted by on August 27, 2006, 12:05 pm
On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 21:44:37 -0700, "pipedown"
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>> The people before us had painted the tile above the tub, which from
>> what I've read, is predictably coming off now.
>> So I was looking to put in a surround faux tile. One problem I've
>> encountered is our current tile comes in past the tub for 2", and then
>> has a curved tile that goes into the wall, which then has another 4"
>> before it corners. I hope that's understandable. Is it okay to attach
>> photos in this group?
>>
>> But the surround I've found at HD doesn't have corner pieces. One
>> thought was to put in a piece of drywall on that 4" wall piece,
>> bringing it flush to the level of the tub wall tile, and simply extend
>> the surround (we're actually looking at pieces of laminate-type faux
>> tile, that you cut to fit) out over that 2" corner tile and 4"
>> drywall. Not sure how that will look, though, just having the surround
>> finish flat on the corner like that. Though the pictures in the
>> brochure of the surrounds look like that's all they do, too. Any
>> thoughts?
>>
>> Now, other thought is to re-paint the current tile. I came across a
>> website that sells DIY kits, and says it has a bond that allows the
>> paint to last. How do I get the current paint off my old tile, though?
>> It's peeling in places, but not everywhere. And how do you deal with
>> grout, then? Am I right that you want the grout line a different
>> color? Again, any thoughts or help on all this would be greatly
>> appreciated. And, in answer to one reply I'm anticipating, I'm just
>> scared as hell of trying to put up new tile, mainly because of having
>> to grout those lines. Thanks again.
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>Use a "safe" paint stripper to get the paint off. since its in the shower,
>clean the walls well with water and brush as clean as you can. Lightly sand
>the tile surface to give the new paint more to bite into and remove any
>imperfections or remaining paint. Patch any badly chipped out grout.
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>Now paint with a 2 part epoxy paint (Quart kits in hardware stores, you may
>need 2) follow the directions and you should be OK. (especially the tips on
>application of the paint). Paint right over the grout and everything.
>Spraying is best finish but with 2 part epoxy, cleanup has to be immediate
>or the sprayer will be trash after one use.
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>Grouting new tile is pretty easy; slop it on, rub it in, wipe it off.
>What's hard is regrouting since you often have to remove the old without
>damaging the tile. Grout can match or contrast the tile, it's simply
>another design choice. What do you like.
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>If you want to post a picture, you need to put it on a website and post a
>link. Use webspace with one of your emails or a photo site.
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Thanks for all the great answers. The photo was to try to depict the
extra tile outside of the tub. Don't think it will be necessary now. I
think we'll try repainting; we're merely getting it ready to sell.
Don't want to pawn off my problem on someone else, but I'm not
misrepresenting it; they should be able to tell that it's painted. I
hadn't worked with grout lines that small before; if I re-did it,
though, I guess I'd use larger tile and grout lines, so indeed,
wouldn't be too hard. The cutting and laying were be more work, I
guess. But, for this purpose, if painting works, I'll try that. Now I
have to try to get the sloppy caulk job I did cleaned up. I was just
temporarily patching it; thinking that I'd be pulling it I wasn't neat
about it.
Thanks again for the help.
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