Not easily without removing the tank.
But without going to that extreme:
Once you remove the lid of the tank, it will allow you to get a little closer on the top. You can use a brush all the way around, which will also get paint on the backside of the tank - but that should not be a problem.
One method I have used in the past is:
I put paint in a spray bottle (like Windex or something) -- adjust the nozzle to a fine spray, and then slowly spray down and around the area. You have to be ready with a brush or rag to catch the drippings that will occur below.
Good LuckI want to paint my bathroom but how do I paint behind the toilet?
Take an old towel and dip it in paint, then slide it down behind the tank and pull it side to side, this process is a little messy but it works, the principle is that of a pipe cleaner.
It's not easy. My husband is a retired painter and when I suggest painting our bathrooms, he puts it off as along as he can. He suggests now that you do the best you can, sitting backwards on the closed toilet, use your roller and brush to reach as far back as possible. Stand up, look at what you've achieved and hopefully you won't be able to see any plain wall. If you do, get down on your back (hopefully you have enough room next to the toilet) and do the best you can that way. It is never easy. Of course, you could remove the entire toilet and get all the wall, but that is another difficult chore. Good luck!
They make a small 1'; roller that will usually fit between the tank and the wall...unless the tank is right up against the wall, in which case you don't paint behind it.
I just painted my sons restroom last night. That was one of my biggest concern. This is how I did it, hope it's useful for you too. First, I placed newspaper behind the tank and taped it down to the tank. I used a small brush (saturated with paint) to paint as far in as possible, that took care of the majority part. For the center of the wall you do have to reach it from under the tank, there is plenty of space for you to reach it. Also if this wasn't going to work for me, my other thought was to put on a plastic glove and dip my hand in the paint, and paint with my hand. But I didn't have to do that :)
If there's even a little room behind the tank, you can use a small roller with a longer handle - these are available at most hardware stores and made for getting into small tight spaces. Also could use a painting pad but again you needto have some space. If not, and as others have suggested, the tank will need to be removed...be sure to trun off the water supply first!
If you really want to paint behind it it's not real difficult to take off the tank, just a pain in the butt. Just shut the water off to the toilet and drain out the tank by flushing. Loosen the bolts that hold the tank on but don't remove them all the way. Jsut loosen enough so that you can lean the tank forward enough to get your paint brush behind it. Just takes a little extra effort, but you will probably be happier in the long run. If you are like me, it would drive you crazy that the whole wall was not painted completely. Good luck!
Use a BRUSH, not a roller, to reach behind the tank.
Paint in from both sides, the top, and the bottom.
Take the top off the tank so that you can reach farther down.
You can reach far enough inside so that nobody can see the small unpainted area which will be left.
take the tank off
The best way is to take off the tank.
Turn off the water source to the toilet and flush it. The tank shouldn't fill up now. There should be some attachment points in the inside of the tank to remove it from the base...I would use a towel to dry out the tank before removing it so there's less mess.
Once you remove the tank, you should be ready to paint.
If there aren't attachment points where you can remove the tank from the base, then you will probably have to remove the toilet from the floor.
This is more messy, but it can be done. disconnect the water source from the toilet, then unbolt the attachment points from the base and the floor.
The toilet has a wax gasket that keeps the waste from leaking out when flushing. I would go ahead and buy a new gasket in case it gets damaged from the removal of the base.
After painting the wall, just do everything in reverse and you should be good to go. Don't forget to turn on the water source and fill the tank again.
Good luck.
You have two choices, remove the toilet or buy one of the small rollers that come in either four or six inch sizes. If you do the small roller, use masking tape on the corners of the tank, otherwise your toilet tank is REALLY going to match your walls. If the tank is actually sitting against the wall, then just tape the sides of the tank with masking tape and use a brush to get as far behind there as you can.
You Can Just Leave It Nobody Is Going To See Behind There Or You Will Have To Pull The Toilet Apart
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