Best Waterproof Bathroom Paint

How to work with finishing material

High-quality cladding depends not only on the chosen paint, but also on the work done. If you follow all the recommendations, the design will turn out to be beautiful and practical. Start with surface preparation. It is required to remove the old coating. Eliminate all irregularities, cracks and other defects. The surface must be flat so that the applied composition does not expose all the imperfections of the walls. Roughness should be absent. Additionally, the surface should be primed to increase the adhesion between the paint and the wall.

It is important to carefully calculate the amount of material required. It is necessary to take into account not only the area of ​​the painted surface, but also the tools used.

Brushes and rollers consume more composition than special sprayers.

The surface should be primed to increase the adhesion between the paint and the wall.

Dyeing process

Many manufacturers produce ready-made formulations. They do not need to be mixed. Can be applied directly to the surface

It is important to store the paint properly before use and to prevent it from freezing. Otherwise, it will take time until the composition takes on its usual form.

In some situations, it is not possible to restore the previous appearance and the desired properties of the paint. You cannot use it.

Before applying the composition to the wall, it is recommended to stir it. If a thin layer is required, it is recommended to add a small amount of water and stir again. Several coats of paint are usually applied to the walls. Before re-applying the composition, you must wait until the previous one dries out.

The choice of tools should be based on the effect to be obtained. Different pile lengths on the roller allow for different designs. For hard-to-reach places, use a brush.

Start painting from the top and move down. To make sure that the result is satisfactory, it is recommended to pre-cover a small area of ​​the surface with the selected composition and allow it to dry. If you like the resulting color and effect, you should start cladding the entire wall.

Different pile lengths on the roller allow for different designs.

Varieties of paints

Water-based

Professional builders recommend covering the bathroom walls with water-based paints, they have many advantages:

• environmental friendliness of the coating;
• there is no unpleasant smell;
• ease of application;
• drying speed;
• low cost;
• resistance to sunlight.

The inclusion of various pigments in these finishes helps designers create creative compositions of any shade for a chosen style. Coatings of this type can make the surface of the walls matte or glossy. Before you start painting, you need to take into account the type of surface and think over the primer materials.

It is not recommended to remove dirt with a soft sponge and soapy water, it is better to wipe dry. But the plus is the ease of re-painting.

Latex

It is considered the best coating due to its excellent qualities:

• creation of a protective film;
• drying in 2 hours;
• elasticity of the coating, covers minor defects;
• resistance to impacts;
• presentable look.

These coatings do not tolerate low temperatures well and can crack. The sun also negatively affects the color of the paint. The price of mixtures is more expensive than water-based ones.

Acrylic

Experts believe that acrylic bathroom paint is the best option. The water-dispersion composition has excellent characteristics:

• a large assortment of shades;
• not afraid of contact with water;
• resistance to dirt;
• weak smell;
• easy removal of contamination with wet materials;
• the presence of components against fungi and mold;
• hides minor wall defects.

These coatings are in demand by consumers.

Silicone

Moisture-resistant paints on a silicone (silicate) basis appeared not so long ago, but are gaining popularity, since they have excellent properties:

• resistance to moisture and dirt;
• vapor-tight coatings;
• well closes even potholes (cracks) in the walls.

A good paint for the bathroom, but with a high price - water-based silicone paint.

Chlorinated rubber

These coverings are the most practical; they can replace tiles or mosaics. Reliable chlorinated rubber coating is used by designers in a variety of ways.

The main advantages of chlorinated rubber paints are:

• high level of moisture protection;
• not afraid of contact with water;
• resistance to ultraviolet light of the sun;
• non-toxic, but containers with water should not be painted.

Before painting, the old surface must be thoroughly cleaned; primer or putty is excluded.

The price of this bathroom paint is high due to the 3 coats required. A special solution will be needed for the solvent, but an excellent result will delight the owners.

Alkyd enamel

A film of any kind of enamel repels water, you can do wet cleaning. Advantages of alkyd enamels:

• reliable protection of metal surfaces from corrosion;
• burnout resistance;
• long service life;
• fast drying after staining;
• perfectly hides the unevenness of the coating.

The disadvantage is an unpleasant odor and the obligatory preparation of surfaces before painting. To do this, cover with a primer, and then the enamel is applied several times.

Oil paints

Affordable prices for paints, but there are more disadvantages:

• dries for a long time;
• very unpleasant odor;
• difficult to remove from surfaces.

Once you've decided what colors you can use in your bathroom, you can choose a color scheme for your chosen style, taste and area.

It is better to take into account the color of the plumbing, room lighting and features (protrusions, ceiling heights, etc.).

For compact rooms, preference should be given to light colors. Explore design projects and feel free to experiment.

Choice of color and design

Light colors visually enlarge and expand the space, which is why they are chosen for small bathrooms. For the same purpose, plumbing, furniture and accessories are kept in the same tone. The so-called "cold" tones well emphasize the cleanliness and neatness of the room: blue, turquoise, gray, blue.

Contrasting designs, deeper saturated colors can be applied to spacious bathrooms. But keep in mind that drip marks are more noticeable on darker shades.

Thanks to the large assortment of modern paints and varnishes, the problem of how to paint the walls in the bathroom has been successfully solved. Physicochemical properties of paints turn them into a reliable shell that protects walls from a humid atmosphere. And the widest color palette allows you to create original designs that can compete in beauty with traditional tiles / decorative plaster.

Acrylate (acrylic or polyacrylic)

Acrylate paint is a type of latex paint. As a basis, one of the types of synthetic rubbers is used - acrylate, which is why the composition got its name. The properties of acrylic paint for the bathroom can be called optimal:

• Weak and unstable odor upon drying and its complete absence after.
• Moisture resistance. When water gets on a dried surface, nothing happens. The dried acrylic does not dissolve, does not enter into any reactions.
• Water vapor permeability. The dried composition does not interfere with gas exchange.
• Good adhesion (adhesion to the painted surface).
• Can be used at high and low temperatures. If you are looking for waterproof bath paint, this is a good choice.
• Does not fade under the influence of ultraviolet radiation.
• High abrasion resistance. Vandal-proof coatings are made from acrylic paints.
• Security. Does not contain heavy metal salts and organic solvents.
• No pronounced odor.

If you need a bright and deep color, acrylic bathroom paint is your choice. Moreover, this color remains for a very long period of time. An additional bonus is the versatility of the composition: it can be applied to concrete, metal, glass, stone, plastic, brick, plaster.

Acrylic bathroom paint is a wonderful solution to the problem

Disadvantages of acrylic paint are also worth knowing:

• Long drying time.
• Low solids content (about 30%), which means that the film is thin and requires good surface preparation.
• Only acrylic lays on top of acrylic paint. If you want to change it, you will have to completely remove it.

All in all, acrylic bathroom paint is a good choice. Painted bathroom walls will retain their color for a long time.

Is it advisable to paint everything

Of course not. For example, glass is not stained with all compounds. It is more profitable and aesthetically pleasing to provide inserts made of frosted, colored and other types of opaque glass (including acrylic). Such glasses look very modern. Moreover, glass inserts can be combined, modified, replaced.

Coloring of concrete is also rare, since concrete can be easily plastered with decorative compounds. As a starting surface, concrete remains mainly in basements and cellars. In addition, due to the porosity of the concrete, paint consumption increases.

There is practically no point in painting plastic and tiles. Painted plastic looks much worse, since only by painting with thick paints it is possible to avoid stains. When dyeing plastic, it is necessary to increase the layer of the coloring composition, and its resistance to plastic will in many cases be minimal due to low adhesion. If the need for painting is great, then before painting the plastic should be treated with an emery cloth.

Plywood (as an element of the arrangement of covered balconies and loggias) can also be painted. Plywood is processed in the same way as wood. Since plywood often serves as a substrate for wood, laminate, etc. floors, it is sufficient to paint it in one layer.

It is better not to paint a tree (in particular, parquet), but to varnish it. Well-dried wood is not prone to rotting, therefore, it is easier to extend the life of a wood coating using less drastic methods. Besides, it is rather difficult to remove old paint from wood.

Types of paints

The decision to paint the walls of the bathroom, in addition to goodwill, can be influenced by quite objective circumstances - the need to invest in the allocated funds and a small area of ​​the room. After all, the supporting frame under the gypsum board or plastic panels in order reduces the free area, making it difficult to maneuver.

Whatever opponents of this idea say, with good ventilation and on a prepared base, special paints will last for years.

In favor of such a protective and decorative coating is the ability to carry out high-quality work with your own hands, as well as the ability to:

• creating a surface;
• imitations of different materials - stone, snake skin;
• creating images of any complexity - from landscapes to stencil prints.

The humid atmosphere of the bathroom is the ideal environment for fungus to emerge and thrive. Therefore, the wall covering must have the main properties - water resistance, resistance to microorganisms.

• oil;
• chlorinated rubber;
• water-based;
• enamel;
• rubber.

We will immediately exclude oil and alkyd from the list for the reason that the first is morally obsolete, and the second, despite its excellent protective properties, does not ozonize the air in the room, which has a detrimental effect on health. Consider the remaining options that you can use without harm to your health.

Water-based

In addition to the usual PVA-based water emulsion, which is weakly resistant to abrasion and is suitable only for the ceiling, waterproof types have appeared on different bases:

• silicone - silicone resin;
• silicate - liquid glass with the addition of chalk / talc / mica;
• latex - latex acrylate;
• acrylic - acrylic polymer.

It is a pleasure to work with water-based paints, because they are devoid of unpleasant odor, easily diluted with water, dries quickly and allows you to play with color. They fit on any surface other than metal, therefore they are economical, for example, the consumption of Śnieżka is 150 g per 1 m 2.

The working surface before painting needs standard preparatory procedures:

• removal of the old layer;
• putty, sanding;
• moisture-proof and antibacterial primer.

The golden rule, valid for any coloring - the original paint is always of high quality and does not require exceeding the number of layers. Therefore, contact the well-known, time-tested manufacturers - Śnieżka, Dulux, Tikurilla, Jobi, Triora, Belinka.

The most attractive feature of water-based paints is, of course, their cost - an average of 200 UAH. (translated into rubles - 550-600), for comparison, the simplest tile costs 100 - 150 UAH / m2. Considering that an average of 5–7 m 2 can be covered with a liter of paint, the benefits become obvious.

Universal rubber

When choosing what to paint the walls in the bathroom, rubber paint can be recommended. It combines many useful properties that can be used for interior / exterior work.

In our case, it is necessary to note such unique qualities with the prefix "super":

• elastic;
• waterproof;
• crack and wear resistant.

Even when the plaster is painted with a brush in 2 layers per 1 m 2, 150-200 g are consumed, with a drying time of each layer of only 1 hour, it finally dries up in 2 hours at 20 ° C and humidity up to 50%. At high humidity, the drying time increases slightly - up to a maximum of 4 hours.

Surface preparation includes removing old flaking / rust, degreasing or sanding previously painted walls.

Despite the viscous consistency, there are no restrictions on the application methods, you can work:

• brush;
• roller;
• spray gun with a nozzle diameter of 6 mm.

Chlorinated rubber paint

Originally intended for swimming pools, does not react with chemicals used to disinfect water. Thanks to bactericidal and antifungal additives, it can be applied to mineral surfaces without a primer, which eliminates additional costs.

Although the painted surface is very beautiful, chlorinated rubber paint for the bathroom is not very popular because of its high cost. For example, the price of a 4-liter Isaval can is about UAH 1,000. (about 3000 rubles), FEIDAL Schwimmbeckenfarbe with a capacity of 5 liters - almost 4 thousand rubles.

Wall decoration

Wall painting in the modern sense has become a cross between painting and the work of a sculptor / painter.

Textured surfaces are obtained using textured acrylic-based paints with fillers:

• atacama
  - metallic pigments, quartz sand;
• misuri
  - modified starch;
• relief
  - quartz chips;
• marseilles wax
  - imitates stone, bark.

Textured paint, on the other hand, is homogeneous and the decorative effect of the surface is achieved with the help of:

• brushes / spatula;
• embossed roller;
• stencil;
• sponges.

Thanks to the acrylic in the composition of the coating, it retains its protective and hygienic properties, and visually differs little from expensive plaster.

Work order

The preparation of walls in the bathroom for painting depends on their initial state and includes several stages.

Cleansing

1. Sometimes it is enough to rinse and dry the surface thoroughly. This option is possible if the walls were recently painted, and the coating is perfect, but you just want to refresh it or change the shade.
2. When the paint has slightly moved away in some places, but in general it holds and looks good, you can clean the problem areas with a spatula, wash the wall and dry it.
3. If the bathroom wall covering is in poor condition, you will have to get rid of it completely. Old oil paint is the hardest thing to deal with. To do this, you can choose from simple tools (ax, spatula, chisel, scraper), electrical appliances (drill, perforator) with special nozzles, a hair dryer or chemical compounds (washes). You can read more about how to remove oil paint from a wall in a dedicated article.

Alignment

Before covering the walls of the bathroom with a dye composition, they often have to be leveled. Such a need arises if the surface has been actively cleaned or simply has large and small flaws. How to do it:

1. A special primer is applied to the cleaned surface to ensure good adhesion of the material to the wall.
2. After the mortar has dried, all deep cracks, potholes (if any) and irregularities are filled with putty, leveling the surface as much as possible. Wait for complete drying again.
3. Rub the places of filling with sandpaper, wipe off dust.
4. Correct minor flaws with a soft and plastic finishing putty; after drying, they are sanded with fine-grain sandpaper.

When the process is completed, the entire room must be vacuum cleaned and wet cleaned so that no construction dust remains on the walls.

Primer

When purchasing paint for the bathroom, it is advisable to immediately stock up on a primer. Treatment of walls with this solution reduces the consumption of the base material, protects the coating from the appearance of stains, improves the adhesion properties of the surface and prevents the growth of fungal bacteria.

For the primer, you will need a tray, paint roller, and a brush to handle corners and hard-to-reach areas. The technology is simple: the composition must completely cover the surface intended for further staining, and then let it dry.

Instruments

To prevent painting the walls in the bathroom from becoming a test, it is important to provide yourself with a good tool. To carry out the work, you will need a standard set of painting tools:

• a tray for paint (cuvette) with a special ribbed area, where it is convenient to remove excess paint from the roller;
• paint roller of the appropriate size;
• wide brush for painting corners;
• narrow brush, which is easy to get around sockets and switches;
• telescopic handle for a roller, stepladder or stool;
• masking tape for the protection of non-paintable surfaces, such as joints with the ceiling.

In case of contact with oil paint, it is necessary to protect the respiratory system from toxic fumes, and also stock up on rags and solvent in order to immediately remove accidental contamination, which is rarely necessary to do without. Hair can be hidden under a paper cap or kerchief, hands can be covered with gloves, and work clothes should be comfortable.

Dyeing

Before pouring the paint into the cuvette, it is recommended to mix it thoroughly, as in some cases the coloring pigment settles to the bottom of the container. You can use a drill with a special attachment.

First of all, the material is applied with brushes in places that are hard to reach for the roller. Some people prefer to apply the entire first coat of paint with a brush, but this leads to an increased consumption and takes more time.

The roller is impregnated with paint, remove its excess and paint over small areas from top to bottom with gentle movements. When the entire surface is painted, you need to wait until the layer dries.

Two coats are usually enough to get an even and rich tone.

The exception is paints with low hiding power, which indicates their poor quality.

Waterproof bathroom paint is a budget option for DIY repairs, compared to tiles or paneling. In addition, modern dyeing materials make it possible to implement any design solutions.

Consumption of paint and additional materials

Any paint has such an indicator as hiding power. It indicates the number of grams of mixture that must be applied to 1 m² of surface in order to obtain the desired color intensity. To calculate the consumption of materials, the spreading rate is multiplied by the surface area to be painted, and the resulting value is divided by the volume of 1 can. The result is rounded up and you get the number of cans of paint that you need to buy.

To calculate the amount of putty, calculate the consumption rate of the selected mixture per 1 m² (indicated on the package), the thickness of the applied layer and the area of ​​all surfaces that need to be leveled. These data are multiplied, the resulting number will indicate how many kilograms of putty will be required.

Paint consumption.

The required amount of primer is also determined: the consumption rate is multiplied by the thickness of the layers and by the surface area of ​​the coating. The required amount of paint is calculated using the same formula.