Painting the bathroom
Painting the walls will significantly reduce the cost of repairing the relaxation zone, because even the most expensive paint will cost you much cheaper than the cheapest ceramic tiles. It does not take much time, the main thing is to choose what to paint the bathroom and to prepare the walls properly, then you can say half the job is done.
Now there is a huge selection of colors of different types and colors, so you have complete freedom to embody any of the most daring and creative ideas of the interior. There is nothing complicated in painting walls, it can be done by oneself, saving on hired workers. Unless you can invite experienced plasterers to evenly align the walls, since this is not an easy thing and requires certain skills.
We proceed to the choice of the paint itself. Probably, it is the most pleasant and easy process, but it is necessary to approach to it responsibly. In the store, consultants will offer acrylic paints, but do not hesitate to ask them well, because they basically do not care what to sell, and you live with paint for many years. First of all, you need a water-resistant paint for the bathroom, the other can not withstand constant humidity and very quickly starts to be irradiated. Waterproof acrylic paint can cover any surface except metal. A variety of colors allows you to choose the right one.or you can mix several to get the desired palette.
An alternative to acrylic paint is a latex paint for the bathroom. Perhaps this is the best choice, if you are in a dilemma, what color to paint the bathroom with. Latex is not afraid of water at all, it falls perfectly on the walls, has high wear resistance and does not require special care, unlike acrylic, which should often be washed.
Water-based paint is easy to use, not afraid of water, will last a long time, but it requires careful care, but aggressive washing is not suitable. It is better not to cover the walls directly around the bath with water emulsion, but put ceramic tiles. It is especially good to use a mixture of water-based and latex paints.
How to paint the bath with paint?
As the bathroom is started repair, you need to think that against the background of new repairs, the old plumbing did not look like a thorn in the eye. A simple option - to buy a new bath or shower. And if this option is too expensive, you need to learn how to paint the bath inside. No new bathroom will replace the quality of good old cast-iron baths, some owners prefer to renew the surface of a cast-iron bath, but what to paint it inside is not known to everyone, especially as.
Consider the process steps:
- Prepare and remove the old coating with a drill or grinder with a special nozzle. Be sure to use protective equipment to prevent particles and dust from entering the respiratory tract and eyes. You can, of course, use sandpaper, but it will take a lot of time.
- Then degrease the surface, remove all rust.
- Let's use the vacuum cleaner and remove all the smallest particles of dust. On this depends the quality of staining.
- Walls above the bathroom to protect with paint tape, so as not to stain the tiles or panels. The floors under the bathroom are also covered from the drops.
- Preparation of liquid acrylic, add the hardener to the liquid acrylic, mix and let stand for half an hour, so that the two components "make friends" with each other.
- Composition should not be delayed for a long time and used for the intended purpose within 2-3 hours.
- Begin painting from the edges, covering the perimeter with a thin trickle, so that acrylic slowly drips down the walls of the sanitary ware.
- Further, when the paint of the glass along the walls to the bottom, with a soft rubber spatula, level it all over the surface. We try to do this evenly.
- Allow to dry for one and a half days.
- If there are streaks or roughness, then open it again.
Thus, taking advantage of our advice, your bath will shine, and for a long time will please you with its coziness and cleanliness.
