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Posted by Lawrence on April 14, 2007, 4:21 pm
> lwha...@paulbunyan.net says...
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> > > I guess the previous owner had an old bathtub/tiles sprayed with some
> > > kind of white enamel paint or something because some of the edges of the
> > > tiles that are hit by water constantly are starting to peel/crack off
> > > exposing the original ugly tile underneath.
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> > > I bought "porc-a-fix" at home depot and was going to give that a try to
> > > prevent water from getting into the tiles and peeling it inside out, but
> > > is there a more common way to touch-up the tiles treated with such an
> > > overcoat? Are there spray-on glossy white enamel paints I should use
> > > instead?
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> > > Any tips/suggestions much appreciated!
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> > Paint over tiles? If the paint is peeling then you can address that.
> > Scrub with wire brush and scraper until you get the peeling cracking
> > paint removed. Yu don't wan't to remove all the paint unless it has
> > all failed. One your surface is clean and smooth then you can
> > repaint. I use and oil based enamel on difficult surfaces especially
> > if exposed to water.
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> > If the tile is failing then that's a different problem and likely
> > requires a tear-off.
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> Tile is not failing at all. I used the porc-a-fix and I think it should
> do the job of preventing any further peeling. I'll go to home depot
> though and see what kind of good oil-based enamel in white they have,
> tnx for the tip...I'll also see if they sell anything specifically for
> this purpose, tiles are in good shape otherwise- Hide quoted text -
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Home depot will not have the paint you need. Go to a real paint
store. I go to sherwin williams. They call theirs "insustrial
enamel" and it is a real problem fixer, will adhere to almost any
problem surface. Just remember mineral spirits or paint thinner for
clean up on oils.
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