tiling onto paint

[kilty55]

evening peeps,im going to quote a job tomorrow where the existing bathroom is tiled halfway up only,she has the upper part of the room painted with dulux bathroom paint she said but now wants the entire room tiled as steam is lying on the paint. my question is can i tile direct onto painted plaster?

[Droopy]

Test the paint with large strips of carpet tape, left for 10-15 minutes.
If no paint comes of with the tape, then it's fine to tile over.
If any paint does come off with the tape you need to scrape as much as possible off.

[bigandy]

sorry no you cant as the adhesive simply will not get a mechanical fixing on to the plaster therefore only the paint will be supporting the weight of the tiles

[kilty55]

i see so it would be best to remove paint?? whats the best/fastest method of removing paint?

[bigandy]

best /fastestest get the customer to do it!!! other than that i guess its a sander then prime just remember its gonna take time for you to do it therefore money

[bal]

Score the paint and damage it as much as possible then use a scraper with a new blade in then plenty elbow grease.

[robbo]

you could try this for removing the paint...

Gundlach 100 mm Scraper


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100 mm wide blade, 300 mm overall length

Heavy duty cast alloy head

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Use for stripping up old vinyl tiles and cushion flooring

Insert between tiles to lever them apart (inserting spacers) with ZERO risk of chipping

Great for removing factory wax from wall tiles etc

Quality high grip silicone rubber handle. made in the USA

A must have tool


weight 380 g



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[kilty55]

thank you chaps

[redlee]

I use a wallpaper steamer, it usually softens up bathroom paint so it can be peeled off in big strips - if it's a skimmed plasterboard wall you'll have to keep the steamer moving to prevent overheating and the skim blowing.