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Best paint for a bathroom?

  • 16-11-2011 2:00pm
    #1
    Corvo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,703 ✭✭✭


    Hi lads,

    I know there are similar threads below, with regards the smell of certain paints etc but I hope you don't mind helping me with a problem here.

    Moved into a place the start of September and the bathroom was sparkling. However, its has now been overrun with black mould and its literally everywhere in there.

    I know I can get sprays that can remove it, but I'm sure I will have to repaint also.

    Could you recommend a paint for the job? I was looking at the "Dulux Bathroom" paint in Woodies for €32 for a 2.5 ltr tub, but I really want to be sure that it would work. Don't want moisture streaking down the wall etc.

    Also, if you had this problem, could you share your experiences on the removal of the stuff? Does it re-appear quickly? Is the removal spray quite noxious? And is there better alternatives than launching a chemical warfare attack on my poor little bathroom? :D

    Appreciate the help.


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  • #2
    ronan45
    Registered Users Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭ronan45


    Just dont use a standard water based matt emulsion. I did, any splashes from toothbrushes etc are impossible to wash off. If you try to wipe them you just get a stain.
    You want a paint with a good sheen in it in any event. It will wash easier.


  • #3
    Corvo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,703 ✭✭✭Corvo


    ronan45 wrote: »
    Just dont use a standard water based matt emulsion. I did, any splashes from toothbrushes etc are impossible to wash off. If you try to wipe them you just get a stain.
    You want a paint with a good sheen in it in any event. It will wash easier.


    Ok. I see some of the paints are specially made to stop the mould re-appearing, I just don't know how effective they are. The tootbrush splashes would be my worst nightmare. I swear if I spend a ton of cash on paint, then go through all the work and a splash from a toothbrush can ruin it I will burn down Woodies :mad:


  • #4
    Wertz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,909 ✭✭✭✭Wertz


    Mild strength bleach solution (thin bleach) to clean and kill the spores first.
    Few of these mould inhibiting paints are going to stop you having a problem though which is caused by lack of ventilation and condensation. Tha needs tackling first and then worry about what paint to put on...anything with a sheen is fine, or acrylic finishes...just not chalky vinyl matt.


  • #5
    Corvo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,703 ✭✭✭Corvo


    Wertz wrote: »
    Mild strength bleach solution (thin bleach) to clean and kill the spores first.
    Few of these mould inhibiting paints are going to stop you having a problem though which is caused by lack of ventilation and condensation. Tha needs tackling first and then worry about what paint to put on...anything with a sheen is fine, or acrylic finishes...just not chalky vinyl matt.

    Thanks mate. Though I am unsure how to get it ventilated. There is a window, but I have had that open and still no luck.


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