Tuesday, February 9, 2010

What would be a good ceiling paint to use in a bathroom?

Basically have a small shower room that is getting mildew on the ceiling. Would like to paint over it with a paint that is wipeable if anyone knows the name of it?What would be a good ceiling paint to use in a bathroom?
Mildew is damp that is left on it's own. I would wash the ceiling down with a 1 in 10 mix of bleach and water (10% bleach) and use Kilz primer after. Kilz is fantastic for sealing an area to prevent mold and mildew. Condsidering it is a ceiling, I would use a semi or high gloss enamel paint to both seal the ceiling and reflect lighting. One other thing, take a look at what is being used (if anything) as a vent in the bathroom. Ceiling fan, etc? It is working? The only reason mildew has formed is moisture has been left sitting on the walls and ceiling.What would be a good ceiling paint to use in a bathroom?
A vent fan would help indeed . The paint you want is a High-gloss enamel . Look on the can to see if it has mildewcides in it.
all brands of paint make ceiling white paint, however i found that tru test paints has remarkable easy to clean attributes
try bleaching the ceiling first to kill the mildew. A good hardware will have mildew-cide to stop that in the future, you add this to your paint.





Since bathrooms are small the ceiling paint should be white to reflect some light downward and brighten the space just a bit, and wipeable finish would be semi gloss which will also help reflect that light.





What is really needed is a vented fan check with hardware or Lowes type store, just let them know its a bathroom fan. This will help pull the steam through the vent and keep it dryer in there and it wont grow mildew. Leave this fan on for 5-10 min after getting out of shower/ bath.


Baths cause less mildew to grow also.





Ps some times the fan has a light in it sometimes light and heater. A good deal all the way around





Good luck
Do not use home depot ceiling paint or primer. Its like white water.

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