never tried it but i have the same problem i ordered a scrap lot on ebay got a good deal but i have a bunch of white and grey that i cant really use was thinking of trying it for my sunflower window project cause i could use several colors per peice and get a textured look deffinatly let me know if it works

First of all...I LOVE english bulldogs!!!(read your page!!)
Had one named Betty Boop! As to painting tile, in Miami, you don't freeze there so you're lucky, I have to find freeze proof tiles(learned the hard way) Or you could just paint the concrete, to look like it is mosaiced, I've even seen quilts sewn like a stained glass window!!! People paint on glass (old wooden pane windows) to go outside so maybe....

I don' t know. That stuff ain't 'really' perminant its more durable than some paint but the time you put into a mosaic I'd want to have it last at least my own lifetime. I think it wouldn't take the abuse of a weedwacker or the scrape of a mower tire too well.

I use tons of white, how do you guys end up with excess white shards?

Hi Dena, I'm in S. FL too, Delray Beach. The patio paint is basically acrylic craft paint & will not work on glazed tiles. It's meant for porous surfaces like terracotta pots. Also if you're going to grout you need to consider the abrasive action of grouting on the paint. With the permenamel I'd worry it would fade in our Florida sun. For a large time consuming project I wouldn't risk it. For a small quick item I might try it. Or make yourself some test pieces & leave them out in the weather for a few months & see what happens.

Virginia

Not only will it fade, the grouting process will scrape most of it off the tiles, methinks.

If you painted the tiles AFTER grouting you'd have a better chance of success, but you'll still have fading issues.

Thanks everyone,
I found a paint online that is actually weather proof if you bake it. Just gotta find it again forgot to book mark it. I will attach a link when I find it. Shellybelly darn when I moved back from Pa I gave away about 50 things with sunflowers on them from dishes to crockery, would have mailed it to you.

Calamity j aren't they the greatest this is my second one, my first lived 12 1/2 yrs and died in my arms. I'm so glad I was holding him, massive coronary. Was gone in a second. but anyway. Thanks.
Pea I have about 400 8x8 grey tiles, left over from tiling my house in '88. believe that!!! I was going to send to dump, but hate to throw them away. When my son tiled his apt, he had 6 boxes of 16x16 white, so I am going to use them up.
gin_gin, the first set I do I am putting in partial shade and planting artillery fern in the holes so it cascades out over the block, I don't like to see a 'wall effect' I want it softer so I don't think the sun will be affecting these.
If you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the link, there is a picture of a brown vase with gold, I was thinking that would be pretty if you break it up. Will keep you posted, Dena

Here is a link that might be useful: design

I found it!! Hope they have the colors I want.

Here is a link that might be useful: paint

I got into this stuff quite a bit. I was sorta/kinda successful. Mostly it depended on how well each piece cured. Towards the end, I figured out that leaving my plates in my gas oven (with pilot light) for a day or two after cooking, went a long way towards hardening the finish.

I haven't given up on the idea of getting it to work for me-- just haven't had time to get back to it. I definitely think it's worth pursuing, though I think it's better suited for indoor projects. I'm not worried so much about fading (that is a concern, though) outdoors, as much as its overall durability in weather extremes.

Nancy