anyone painted glass before?

adrian_bond

hi everyone,

im thinking of buying some glass for splashbacks in my kithchen and painting them (white) myself as long as i can find a paint good enough. im going to paint the backside of the glass splashback (its 6mm toughend float glass (not low iron)), so it gives a flawless glossy finish when viewed fitted through the glass surface. The plaster that its to be fitted on is fairly flat (removed old tiles and filled and smothed cracks) , and im planning on siliconing the glass in place so the paint will have to be strong.

does anyone know what kind of paint i would need? the splashbacks used in b&q and the like use a piant that isnt availiable to buy to the public or else everyone (me included) would be doing what im doing. any experiences of doing this would be very much appreicated or if anyone has any opinions then please share.

thanks everyone!

adrian

dougk_2

I'd suspect tile paint would be the right stuff.... That said I have never had this last on tiles more than a couple of years.
The question is why use glass. Either a gloss white plastic or re-tile (bigger tiles?) would be better.

adrian_bond

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adrian_bond

does anyone know or have some experience of a good quality tile paint please? gloss white if possible. thanks

WestonDave

Don't have any personnal experience but my advice would be to go to a proper decorators merchants (Brewers or Crown or a local independant) and ask them what they have. Chances are they have something which will do the job properly rather than something that is cheap that sort of gets by.

JW_Builders

use a roller Not a brush for a better finish. a small rad roller
siliconing can dicloure the paint.

Steve_xx

A thing to consider here is the fact that you are proposing to paint the glass and then attach the painted side to the wall. In doing so you would effectively be trying to secure whatever paint you used on the glass to the wall behind the glass. You wouldn't be securing the glass, you would actually be securing the painted layer if you see what I mean? So, if the paint was not stable on the glass you may find that the glass plates fall away from the silicone leaving the glass on the worktop and the paint you used on the glass would remain attached to the silicone!

eco-friendly_2

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/3030330/must_see_painting_glass_backsplash_with/

maggie111

After googling it would seem that non drip gloss paint would be the best bet.

http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=61715

Chief1975

I just used the same bright green emulsion that we used on one of the walls in our kitchen, rolled on two coats. The glass was cut to size complete with holes for screwing to the wall. I then siliconed around the edges to seal it. Been done nearly two years now & no problems so far.

Steve_xx

Chief1975 wrote: »

I just used the same bright green emulsion that we used on one of the walls in our kitchen, rolled on two coats. The glass was cut to size complete with holes for screwing to the wall. I then siliconed around the edges to seal it. Been done nearly two years now & no problems so far.

Yes, having the screwholes drilled is probably the best idea. In that case I think any genral type paint would be fine.