paint on porcelain
05-16-2010, 07:11 PM
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paint on porcelain
OK paint experts, I need some help. I am looking to paint the urinals in my restaurant, and i want your advise as to how you would treat the porcelain to help with bonding. In the past we have etched them with a soda blasting type method, them smoothed out the urinals with body filler. This has worked in the past, but was wondering if there was a bonding agent that would help the paint adhere without the blasting.
The urinals in the past have worked well with the exception of paint failure below the water line. We are now trying one of the new waterless urinals with hopes that this weak point would be eliminated.
Any help would be appreciated
Beertruck
The urinals in the past have worked well with the exception of paint failure below the water line. We are now trying one of the new waterless urinals with hopes that this weak point would be eliminated.
Any help would be appreciated
Beertruck
05-27-2010, 05:38 PM
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OK paint experts, I need some help. I am looking to paint the urinals in my restaurant, and i want your advise as to how you would treat the porcelain to help with bonding. In the past we have etched them with a soda blasting type method, them smoothed out the urinals with body filler. This has worked in the past, but was wondering if there was a bonding agent that would help the paint adhere without the blasting.
The urinals in the past have worked well with the exception of paint failure below the water line. We are now trying one of the new waterless urinals with hopes that this weak point would be eliminated.
Any help would be appreciated
Beertruck
The urinals in the past have worked well with the exception of paint failure below the water line. We are now trying one of the new waterless urinals with hopes that this weak point would be eliminated.
Any help would be appreciated
Beertruck
05-27-2010, 07:04 PM
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Thanks for the suggestion wet n wild.
We can not re-fire them because the automotive paint will not hold up to the heat required to bake the glaze. We have tried high heat paints designed for porcelain and then glazing in the past, but the colors and detail get lost in the process.
We can not re-fire them because the automotive paint will not hold up to the heat required to bake the glaze. We have tried high heat paints designed for porcelain and then glazing in the past, but the colors and detail get lost in the process.
05-28-2010, 06:07 AM
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Not many adhesion promoters will work on porcelain, try "silane", it is applied very thing and should work for this application. Above the water line anything will work, below the water line you must use an immersion rated epoxy. Your local boats store will have colored immersion rated epoxies or go to Sherwin Williams or similar commercial paint store. Blast cleaning will alsways provide the best adhesion
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5 Years ago I sandblasted and repainted the porcelain bathtubs in my rental house. I started by sandblasting them, then filling in all the pin holes that appeared afterwards with filler. I used PPG's DP 48 as a sealer, then finished them in imron. The tubs have held up great. Hope this helps
06-05-2010, 07:09 PM
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I'll get you the # of a guy down here who is doing exactly that. He mainly does refinishing for sinks, tiolets and tubs in yachts. he has several finishes and thye product looks amazing when finished.
