Can You Paint Vinyl Floor Tiles

And painting floors won t hide holes or dents.

Can you paint vinyl floor tiles.

You ll need a stir sticks a couple of 21 2 inch synthetic angled sash brush a telescoping extension pole two roller covers a roller cage a 5 in 1 tool a roller tray and liners. This vinyl floor tile was laid directly over old linoleum and the job was well let s just say did not appear to be completely professional. If you re planning to paint an entire floor use a brush or roller to apply paint over the exposed tile and grout in a continuous motion. Then apply 2 coats of primer and finish with 1 or 2 coats of paint.

One thing to consider when you re choosing your stencil design. I sanded the vinyl floor tiles with a 180 ct sandpaper. The surfaces don t accept paint well and are likely to be dirty stained or waxed which further inhibits paint bonding. This will leave your vinyl floor looking shiny and new.

Painting a vinyl floor is a money saving way to make an old floor look like new. But if you re painting alternating or random tiles instead. If at all possible tear up old flooring and replace it. Step 1 preparing the old vinyl.

You can easily paint both vinyl flooring sheet flooring and tile and ceramic tile with the proper preparation. Work across the vinyl flooring in large swaths of one color and sponge on a lighter or darker shade of the paint color around the edges of each square. Blend the painted edges into the main color working from the outside toward the center of the linoleum square. In order to get a long wearing professional finish prepare the surface with sandpaper and a liquid deglosser.

Although cleaning and priming are tedious jobs every step is essential to achieving a painted finish that will last. Ordinarily painting vinyl or linoleum flooring isn t recommended. You also need a primer and a finish paint. If your vinyl floor has any kind of texture that ll still show up after it s painted.

Added to that the old tired swirly pattern in a dull beige and i think you can start to get the picture. Although primer may initially appear to stick to unsanded peel and stick tiles it will eventually come loose. Paint is much cheaper than the expense of tiling over the existing floor. Peel and stick tiles are made of vinyl which means they require sanding prior to painting.

You can see in the pictures above that our floors have a grid pattern that s indented into the flooring.