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We have a patio area with two different shades of terracotta tiles at our holiday home in Spain.
Ideally we would like to paint them the same colour.
Is this a bad idea due to peeling or if it is possible, can anyone suggest a good paint to use.??
We will be driving down later this year so could take it with us. Thanks.

Terracotta is not the sort of product to be painted, as it is a highly porous product.

You're also probably not going to get a decent looking finish unfortunately, as these are the colours the terracotta has been made in.

Sounds as if you've had tiles from 2 different batches, as discolouration is a common factor between different batches.

Your best bet is to re-lay the floor, Terracotta is quite cheap in spain, and you're guarenteed a decent looking floor afterwards!

If you are dead set on painting them, you're going to want to apply a couple of coats of thick, heavy wearing paint, and try to avoid the grout lines.

Hope this has helped.

Matt