How to Paint a Metal Shower

Even the most inexperienced do-it-yourselfers can add color to their dull, ordinary metal showers by refinishing them with the right paint. Before you rush into this sort of home improvement project, identify potential mishaps before they occur. Metal is a poor candidate for paint adhesion. Pre-treat the metal with a special acidic etching primer, or the shower will reject its new finish. Choose a particular type of paint for your final finish coat, or you will ultimately end up with fading and cracking.

Trisodium phosphate cleanser
Plastic brush or coarse sponge
Masking paper
Professional painter's tape
Galvanized metal etching primer
Roller frame
2 shed-free roller covers
3-inch polyester paintbrush
2-part appliance epoxy

Instructions

- 1
  Scrub the metal shower with a trisodium phosphate cleanser and a plastic brush or coarse sponge. Rinse the metal and wait three to four hours for the entire shower to dry.
- 2
  Cover portions of the shower you do not want painted with masking paper and painter's tape.
- 3
  Coat the clean metal shower with galvanized metal etching primer, using a roller, equipped with a shed-free cover. Promote a slick finish by smoothing the wet etching primer, using a 3-inch polyester paintbrush. Apply light pressure and brush with long vertical strokes. Wait four hours for the shower to dry.
- 4
  Wash the polyester paintbrush and roller with water.
- 5
  Stock the roller frame with a new cover. Coat the primed metal shower with a two-part appliance epoxy, using the roller. Apply the epoxy paint as you did the primer. Wait 24 hours for the final finish to dry and cure.

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