painting cultured marble

debden55 · 05-01-2009, 04:00 PM

Hi! First post from me. Just wondering if cultured marble can be painted. I am trying to remodel my 11 year old bath on the cheap. The cultured marble tub surround on the jacuzzi has yellowed, and I want to paint it white. The is just the casing for the tub, and won't see any water than an occasional splash. I don't know how it will look, but I'm willing to try. Any suggestions or ideas?

RegeSullivan · 05-01-2009, 04:18 PM

Cultured marble is plastic. I have not tried Cultured marble in particular but I have had great success on different types of plastic with Krylon's "Fusion for Plastic". It seems pretty durable and cleanable but it will scratch. As far as I know it only comes in a spray. Be sure to sand with a very fine 800 wet/dry paper before spraying.

Rege

sirwired · 05-02-2009, 05:41 PM

I would go with marine paint designed for fiberglass hulls. You don't want some easily-scratched spray paint for a bathroom.

SirWired

mazzonetv · 05-03-2009, 03:16 PM

you might want to consider a good cleaning first with a non residue type cleaner and a scotch brite pad - this should scuff up the surface a little and clean any residue off the surface. Next, I would try a product called STIX if you can find it - it's made by Insl-x. This is a latex primer that is made to adhere to the toughest surfaces. After that dries I would probably use a product like Ben Moore's WaterBorne Satin Impervo - I would stick to a waterborne product because oils will yellow - they always do regardless of what they say...

good luck!

sirwired · 05-03-2009, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mazzonetv

After that dries I would probably use a product like Ben Moore's WaterBorne Satin Impervo - I would stick to a waterborne product because oils will yellow - they always do regardless of what they say...

good luck!

I wouldn't trust an ordinary interior paint on tub trim, even with a quality primer, and even though Impervo is a fine paint. It's just too steamy that close to the tub.

SirWired

ratherbefishin' · 05-03-2009, 05:59 PM

sirwired nailed it with the marine paint. I don't think anything else would hold up well. Interlux Perfection would be a good choice, just follow the instructions for application on fiberglass (cultured marble is made with fiberglass resins, as I understand it). Ain't cheap, though....but cheaper than replacing the surround and it'll last a long time