Painting Bathroom Sinks Tubs

Ventilate the bathroom and clean the tub thoroughly with diluted bleach scrub cleansers and acetone.

Painting bathroom sinks tubs. Rustoleum tub and tile comes with two cans a part a activator and a part b base. Covers 60 75 sq. Covers 30 35 sq. The paint needs to stick to the surface of the tub sink or toilet not to the soap scum.

Choose this kit as needed by area to be coated. Apply 2 3 light coats letting each one dry in between for 15 minutes. For bath tubs with surrounds 4 6 foot walls. Open up both cans grab a wooden paint stick and stir the activator well then stir the base.

Use a good paint brush or small roller to paint the bath tub. First remove all the old caulk. Size sinks smaller jobs. Shake it well hold the can 10 16 away from the sink and spray in a steady back and forth motion.

If large chips are present on the tub s surface clean the chip with alcohol dry the area then apply an epoxy resin to the chip. For regular size bath tubs medium jobs. I think i spent about 1 1 2 hours cleaning the sink before i even started painting. For larger areas or multiple tubs.

How to paint a porcelain tub sink or toilet start by cleaning thoroughly. Repair any imperfections along. Remove old caulk and the tub s hardware. To ensure there aren t any brush strokes use a small paint roller.

Stir well and mix activator into base. Sand the surface for improved adhesion. Before painting your porcelain bathtub you need to clean the tub with alcohol to remove any caked on debris and soap film. Pour the activator into the base can and mix well.

Just like you need to sand wood before painting to improve the way paint binds. Covers 500 600 sq. I want to renovate the fixtures tub toilet countertop and sink in my main bathroom that are all almond or bone depending on your point of view and are all 80ish but like a lot of people i don t have a spare 5000 6000. Follow up the alcohol cleaning by washing the tub with soap and water then dry the tub.

Some paint brushes can leave brush strokes in the paint. Covers 250 300 sq. The sink paint takes 15 minutes to dry to the touch but will take 3 days to fully cure. Covers 125 150 sq.

The most important thing about painting a bathroom sink is the prep work. You use this paint just like any other spray paint.