Bathroom Paint

[Ed Gibbons]

Can regular paint be used for a bathroom?

[Rich Engelhardt]

Sure.
Just clean/rinse and residue - scuff sand lightly if the surface has a sheen to provide the new paint something to "bite" into & go to town.

Usually a semi gloss is the preferred material, but, there is no hard and fast rule. We've had a flat finish latex wall paint in our bathroom since we moved in back in 1986.

[roger wiegand]

Sure, never seen anything else used. What else might you think to try? What problem are you trying to solve?

[Ed Gibbons]

Sure, never seen anything else used. What else might you think to try? What problem are you trying to solve?

No problem. Just don’t want to use the incorrect paint and have future problems. From what I have researched, like all painting, it’s all about the prep.

[Ron Citerone]

No problem. Just don’t want to use the incorrect paint and have future problems. From what I have researched, like all painting, it’s all about the prep.

I would use a paint that the manufacturer reccomends for bathrooms and kitchens personally. Especially in a shower room.

[George Yetka]

As long as you dont take 12 hour steamy showers without running exhaust

[Jim Becker]

While I agree that one can use any good quality paint in the bathroom environment, there are some benefits to consider some of the newer formulas that have features like increased resistance to mildew, etc. The bathroom (and kitchen) is one of those places where buying very high quality paint is a good idea, IMHO.