Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Tile stress-old tiles in the new dress



Tile stress

Each morning, packed the horror in the bathroom? - The old-fashioned tile designs and tile patterns, mainly signal but the colors of the tiles, that your bathroom is showing its age.

Shades of color who were in the sixties, seventies, eighties "in" can make your bathroom look quite old now. And unlike today's light color it can also be combined or bad with different contrasting colors.

Bright tiles in the bathroom. That was that, you're probably thinking. To then to think further: to noise and dust and dirt. And above all, of course, also of money and nerves, so does a bathroom or cakes usually modernization. But schabiges brown or similar "dirty" colors can bath or kitchen too high "unattractive" to make spatiality. You must not re-tile to add a bit of fresh air, say the new, light-color to conjure up in your home:

Instead of buying new tile and basically intact, but hate stately old to knock on the wall, you try it once with tile tile primer and paint! This works' s guarantees quick and easy.
Tile stress yourself with tile paint

The matter, however, let himself quite well in your hand when you further? How to do it. Critical condition: The surface must be clean and free of grease. This can be achieved by thoroughly treated with a soap or vinegar cleaner.

Then the tiles are roughened evenly? Strength. Darfur is a classic sandpaper or - better yet - abrasive pad, which is commercially obtainable.

The paint job consists of two layers. For both - primer and finish coat - epoxy paints should be used. You can mix the professional handlers in any desired color shade and are characterized by special Strapazierfahigkeit.

old tiles
old tiles

Primer
Primer

Painting
Painting

The new bathroom
The new bathroom

Epoxy paints are two component systems consisting of Harter and paint. These are combined and applied verruhrt thoroughly, then windy with a roller or brush. In the market there but also buy special tile paint kits, where everything is included, what Requires.
Tile paint and bath paint in various colors

Tile paint

We have compared various tile coatings and have come to the conclusion that the solvent-free 2-component belongs to the system of Westfalia all-round talent in the paint. With the paint can enameled surfaces of bathtubs and shower trays are treated just as professionally as tiles came from.

The tile paint enough for 2.8m? (One or two bath shower trays) and is obtainable alpinwei in the colors? (Also obtainable in the XL package), Pergamon Manhattan Grey, Bahama Beige.

After 5 days of drying time can the tub or tile mirrors are re-used again.

This professional set consists of:

* 2-component paint
* Brush
* Foam roller
* Coating pan
* Descaler
* Cleaner
* Tack cloth
* 4 sheet sandpaper in 2 grain revisions.

Here you can buy online our winner for about 75 €:

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