How to paint metal ceiling tiles?

As we know, metal tiles which is produced by aluminum ceiling tile machine don’t have every color of the rainbow, and every finish costs a bit more than plain tin-plated steel. 

Fortunately, you can save money and increase the color range available to you by painting the tiles yourself.

There are 3 steps to paint metal ceiling tiles:

1.    Finishes and primers

Depending on where you get your tin tiles, if you order them plain you may get them finished with a clear coat or unfinished.  If it is finished, the clear coat can act as a primer.  If not, you can apply your own clear coat or use an oil-based (also known as enamel) primer.

2.    Choose your paint

You can choose whatever color you want, but try to avoid dark shades.  A dark ceiling can create a dim, brooding atmosphere which probably doesn’t fit what you’re going for.

3.    Distress the paint to age it

For the most realistic appearance, you can try to use the deeper color be metallic (or use clear-coat primer to show the tin) and use a fine-grain sandpaper to rub off the outer coat on all the ridges and parts of the flat areas.

One of the best parts about tin ceiling tiles is that everything about them is simple and easy. So that more and more factories choose to buy the steel ceiling tile machineto produced the metal ceiling tiles.