bathtub resurfacing

Bath Tub Refinishing, Resurfacing and Re-glazing all means to apply a coating over the leading of your existing bath tub to alter color and give it back that ease of cleaning and shine. Bath tubs wear out.  Bath tubs are manufactured from enamel-steel (from the 1950′s to present day) porcelain-cast iron tub, these are prior 1940′s to the 1800′s.   These are the heavy tubs, they do make them still but they are costly. The Acrylic-fiberglass bath tubs also known as soaker tubs  are the molded bath tubs that are found far more commonly ini modern day homes. They are also the ‘Jacuzzi’ type of tubs.  Another bath tub that ought to be mentioned in Plastic bath tubs, I’m not a big supporter of these, it seems that builders use them but they loose shine and I would contemplate them to be the cheapeast of all bath tubs.

Now if you have one of these bathtubs and it is worn out, scraches on the bottom,  black showing on the tops where men and women put the soap like on the enamel tubs-that’s where the soap has eaten away the enamel and the black is the metal showing. The porcelain tubs might be pitted and showing dark colours on the bottom which is the cast iron showing though as well.  Acrylic bath tubs are the softest bath tub, less difficult to scratch and harsh cleansers and cleaning pads will in effect fine sand away the leading layer of acrylic producing the bath tub harder and harder to clean and look excellent.

The great news is that all these bath tubs though various methods of preparation can be refinished.  The bad news is that this is NOT a job for the house owner.  I have been in the resurfacing business some 11 years and have seen refinishing attempted by the property owner, brush strokes, runs in the paint, employing the wrong kind of paint result in costing much more to strip it off than the cost of doing the job in the initial place.  Don’t do it. Call a Professional. The cost taking into consideration the cost of travel, time and item and the fact that hopefully this Expert bath tub refinisher has done this job hundreds of times is well worth the funds.  The price to do bath tub resurfacing is usually under if the bathtub has been refinished prior to.  If you have an original harvest Gold, green or pink bath tub, this can be carried out for under .  Of course price may vary according to location and competitiion but in any case is a lot much less than replacement.  Bath Remodeling entails ripping out the bath tub, the tile normally has to go and perhaps the floor, drywall, costing thousand for all.

Bath tub resurfacing is done by preparation of the surface either by acid etch or sanding the bath tub.  Some Companies do not etch employing other chemicals, I have not seen one that works better than etching myself.  After thoughly cleaning the bath tub, masking it off a professional will use an HVLP gun that gets the specialized item on the bathtub.  This is the identical kind of gun that is utilised in automotive paint. A fan ought to be used to take away the over spray and keep the smell’s down to a minimum.  I uncover that 3 coats of primer and three coats of topcoats is finest, an optional clear coat like found on cars give the best shine and protects the color against scratching and discolouration.

This entire method of refinishing takes some four hours, the bath tub can be used the next day.  What’s more is that resurfacing can be done for the Bath Tiles and Surrounds, showers surrounds , shower floors, and sinks, Cultured marble sinks can be completed in solid speckled colors.

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