How to Paint Tile | Ask This Old House

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In this video, This Old House paint expert Mauro Henrique helps a homeowner avoid a costly and drawn-out project by painting his avocado green tiles with an epoxy paint. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse. Paint expert Mauro Henrique heads out on a house call to check out a beautiful kitchen renovation, the homeowner takes Mauro to the issue: an avocado green bathroom tile. Mauro first explains the options to the homeowner, explaining that he can either tear all of the tiles down and rebuild or simply paint the tiles. In light of budget and time, the two decide to paint the existing tile. Difficulty: ⅖ Time: A weekend Cost: Under $100 Where to find it? Mauro helps a homeowner, Brian, repaint his 1950’s avocado green bathroom tile with a white epoxy tile paint [https://amzn.to/3fNTPQI]. Mauro and Brian use painters tape [https://amzn.to/3zY7Kub] to protect the edges of the newly painted bathroom walls. To cover the vanity and toilet, they use plastic sheeting [https://amzn.to/3NIXNqi]. For the last step to prep the bathroom, they tape down floor paper [https://amzn.to/3FSuwaz]. To sand the tiles for better adhesion, Mauro uses an orbital sander [https://amzn.to/3E8Qbdt] and 320-grit sandpaper [https://amzn.to/3zVFetg]. To clean up the dust, Mauro goes in with a HEPA-Vac [https://amzn.to/3NOYq1E]. To paint the tile, Mauro uses an epoxy acrylic Tub and Tile paint [https://amzn.to/3EbLtvz]. To ensure proper ventilation, Mauro installs a wind

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