To liven your bathroom or kitchen all you have to do
is paint it, just one coat will make a world of difference. You can use
painting not only to give a new lease of life to your old cabinets and
countertops; you can use it to refinish bathtubs, bathroom tiles, and
fiberglass fixtures. Using a professional can be very expensive, so is
an inexpensive do-it-yourself method, where not only will you save money
but you can have the satisfaction of doing something well. Here are the
tips on how to go about refinishing your bath and cabinets. The tools
you require are:
Preparation
To get the best results from refinishing, it is important to prepare
the surface to be refinished well. Apply the chemical cleaners on all
the surfaces that have to be refinished. These chemical cleaners perform
two functions:
- They clean and remove the grease from countertops, tiles, tubs
and cabinets.
- They ready the refinishing surface for a chemical bonding agent,
which will react with paint and react a touch, durable finish for
tile and porcelain.
After cleaning the refinishing surfaces wash off well and dry.
After this you have the sand the surface before you can paint it.
Sanding roughens the surface a little that helps good bonding of the
coats. For roughening the surface use the palm sander, which will help
to prepare an even surface, which is ideal for painting. Then use paper
and masking tape to cover the areas you do not want to paint.
While refurnishing surfaces that are tiled or made of porcelain, apply
chemical bonding agent Adhesor. Apply this with paper towels or
cheesecloth. Let it dry for 5 minutes then apply primer and topcoat.
Painting
The EP-Acrylic paint that is recommended is acrylic polymer coating.
This double component-refinishing product gives a beautiful and durable
finish that will last over the years. This can be used in kitchens,
bathtubs and tiles. You can pick a color of your choice and a finish of
your choice like gloss, semi-gloss or satin. A satin finish is best for
countertops and cabinets and a gloss finish for tubs and tiles.
Carefully follow direction for primer mixing, then pout it into the
paint and fix the spray gun. Test the spray gun on a piece of scrap wood
to ensure that the flow and air pressure are right. After testing the
spray gun start painting from the top of the surface that you working
on. Move the spray gun backwards and forwards. To have a smooth finish,
ensure that each new stroke overlaps about a quarter of the previous
stoke. The paint is toxic, so remember to wear rubber gloves, protective
glasses at all times, while working.
