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    Sep 1, 2007, 01:58 PM
    Paint over marble
    Can marble be primed and painted like some tiles?
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    Sep 1, 2007, 04:38 PM
    Is it that ugly? I've never heard of doing that, I guess it depends on where the tile are, if there on the floor id say no, or any traffic areas, but other than that you may find something to adhear to it. Id stick with oil based
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    Sep 1, 2007, 04:39 PM
    Why would you want to paint over marble?
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    Sep 1, 2007, 05:14 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by glavine
    Is it that ugly? ive never heard of doing that, i guess it depends on where the tile are, if there on the floor id say no, or any traffic areas, but other than that you may find something to adhear to it. id stick with oil based

    A friend has some green marble around her fireplace and hates the color. I have seen tile painted and thought this may work for this surface as well. Thanks
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    Sep 1, 2007, 05:16 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by danielnoahsmommy
    why would you want to paint over marble?
    A friend o mine has green marble around her fireplace and hates the color. I have seen tile painted over and thought maybe you could do the same or this surface.
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    Sep 2, 2007, 07:45 AM
    If you have room for extra thickness you can try and set new tile or marble on top of what she has.
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    Apr 4, 2011, 11:58 PM
    I have heard of marble being painted over, my Mum is looking into it, and I have found some sites online that suggest priming the marble really well, so there are NO shiny patches left, then cleaning with acetone before primeing with a slow drting oil based primer. Then painting over it with your paint, I am still in process of finding the correct top paint to use. It is a much cheaper option than replacing the old marble top!
    I hope this was helpful :o)
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    Apr 5, 2011, 12:02 AM
    Sorry I messed up, first sand the top, not prime! :o) First with a 36 grit sandpaper, then prime with the oil based paint, then your top coat.
    OR... sand with a 80 grit sandpaper, clean with acetone, then prime etc.

    Both methods reinforce the importance of roughing up the ENTIRE surface, or peeling will eventually occur.

    Okay, that's it x
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