Help with painting bathroom fixtures
#1
12-13-14, 09:35 AM
Help with painting bathroom fixtures
Hi everyone,
I am new to the site and hope you can help. I wanted to paint my brass bathroom fixtures to satin nickel. I started with the bath tub. I sanded the spout and handles very well with 220 grit sand paper. I then taped very well and applied a metal primer. I applied several coats of the primer and waited 24 hours. This morning, I sprayed with satin nickel. Waited several hours only to find that I can rub everything off with my fingernail. I used Rustoleum products. What did I do wrong? It looks great until, but clearly is not functional.
Thank you so much for any help,
Kay
I am new to the site and hope you can help. I wanted to paint my brass bathroom fixtures to satin nickel. I started with the bath tub. I sanded the spout and handles very well with 220 grit sand paper. I then taped very well and applied a metal primer. I applied several coats of the primer and waited 24 hours. This morning, I sprayed with satin nickel. Waited several hours only to find that I can rub everything off with my fingernail. I used Rustoleum products. What did I do wrong? It looks great until, but clearly is not functional.
Thank you so much for any help,
Kay
#3
12-13-14, 10:01 AM
Group Moderator
Your house and therefore your call but I would buy new fixtures or live with what you have (I know, too late for that now); I would never attempt to paint plumbing fixtures.
#8
12-15-14, 07:37 AM
Group Moderator
I'm concerned about the mention of multiple coats of primer - how much time did you give between coats and how many total coats? Normally one coat of primer is all that's required but multiple coats of paint is often needed.
I still stand by my recommendation to buy new but we can try to troubleshoot this if you're adamant about not buying new.
I still stand by my recommendation to buy new but we can try to troubleshoot this if you're adamant about not buying new.
#10
12-26-14, 09:32 AM
Hopefully she'll see your post and reply but it is very difficult to get a long lasting paint job on plumbing fixtures. 1st the faucet's factory plating doesn't promote good adhesion and 2nd the type of wear the faucet would receive makes it hard for a paint job to last.
