Can you remove tile paint?

[WattleIdo]

Have found a really nice house and looked at it a couple of times. One of the 2 problems with the place is that the vendors keep painting it. I like things original and then I work from there according to my own taste.
There were beautiful old tiles in the bathroom both on the floor and on the wall and they've gone and painted over them. Is it possible to remove tile paint?
( The other problem is the neighbour's pool just out the back with the noise of the filter and no doubt, the noise of the kids swimming in summer.)

 

[Scott No Mates]

It depends how they have applied the paint.

Aa cheap and nasty diy with a roller and no preparation might be ok but if they've etch primed the tiles they'll be ruined.

Keep bombing the pool with condys crystals or detergent bombs and food colouring.

 

[WattleIdo]

Most definitely!
(or I could climb the fence and do some early morning laps.)

 

[EN710]

Hmm, pour liquid nitrogen into the pool when you know they're going to swim

 

[S.T]

or throw a few unwrapped chikito bars into the pool.

 

[Paul@PFI]

The effort involved with cleaning tiles would be the issue IF it can be done. Chances are still look bad. You may still need to regrout anyway.

Your local Masters / Bunnings / tileshop sells basic tiles for $20 a M2 ++. Far better outcome. Strip em off..Clean up surface, adhesive with spacers, dry. Grout.

 

[WattleIdo]

The effort involved with cleaning tiles would be the issue IF it can be done. Chances are still look bad. You may still need to regrout anyway.

Your local Masters / Bunnings / tileshop sells basic tiles for $20 a M2 ++. Far better outcome. Strip em off..Clean up surface, adhesive with spacers, dry. Grout.

You're probably right Paul@PFI, it's just that these were really nice old tiles in a well looked after retro house. Unfortunately, one of the daughters got hold of a paint brush and is attacking everything she can see. So presumptuous.

pour liquid nitrogen into the pool

or throw a few unwrapped chikito bars into the pool.

All good ideas

 

[miss green eyes]

Ask the vendors if they sanded the tiles
If they didn't, will paint stripper work?

 

[WattleIdo]

That suggestion about asking the vendors is actually very sensible, MGEyes.
I saw something on youtube about paint thinner, too.
I guess if they haven't etched/sanded, there's still hope.

 

[Scott No Mates]

Epoxy tile paint won't come off with thinners/paint stripper.