Real good answer. Sheet vinyl or any other relatively thin and resilient flooring needs a smooth and flat substrate. If the existing tile job is flat with very little lippage, then preparing the surface to receive the new flooring would be easy and cost effective. As others have said, you must get a smooth and flat substrate or "slight variations in the surface will show through"...i.e. 'telegraph' to the surface of the vinyl.

You will want to lightly sand the rest of it (the parts that still have paint) before painting it and use the same formula/finish paint as the original, for example, if it is flat, use a flat, if it is a gloss, use a gloss. Otherwise, you will want to prime the whole fence after sanding it lightly before painting it. Make sure you use a primer that in intended for bare metal. You don't need to sand it down to metal, just rough it up, then prime it, then paint it. No point in doing each little spot if you choose a primer that works on both bare metal and painted surfaces, just sand the whole fence lightly, prime it, then paint it.

Hello friends, I'm chiming in just now after a slight absence and cannot resist tossing in my two cents worth on this topic, as I've had quite a similar experience. Some time ago my mother-in-law gave herself a wonderful birthday present, in that she bought all new everything for the boudoir, down to and including new carpeting, and I said, "Way to go, Rosemary, you and Johnnie deserve this treat!" She had a couple of old sheets that she earmarked for the church's charity drive but I wheedled them away for use in my own bedroom. One set, which I believe was Wamsutta, was like the silky ones your mother-in-law has, and the they were designed by Yves St. Lawrence, in awesome pinks and purples. The colors nothwithstanding, those elderly, well-worn and washed, and much beloved sheets were pure perfection to my husband and me. The lovely smoothness of that old bedding transported us into the sleep of the angels. I promise, we NEVER noticed the pink and purple designs, and we slept on them for another 20 years until they could no longer manage to hold together in one piece. Oh! Holy cow, I just came out of my reverie and realized you had asked a question! Mea culpa! My bad! Here's my suggestion for silky sheets, or at least for as close we can come these days: Buy 100% Egyptian Cotton in a reasonably good thread count, like 300, 400, 500. I'm now a retired senior with rather thin, frail skin, which I feel warrants the smoothest, most silky bedding I can afford. And I buy my Egyptian cotton sheet sets from Penney's, when they go on sale twice a year. And they last forever, well, I'm still using them 8 years later! I have 3 sets and just rotate. Give them a whirl; they're quite reasonable on sale, and enjoy! Kaye

"and yet still comply with LP's warranty requirements?" Seriously Rose,what do you think? Read the warranty then call LP if you still have any doubt.