Bath Repairs & Resurfacing (merged threads)

unrich

ex-council house and had a horrid stained rough bath. Bought an expensive tubby and didn't use it for a year. Then decided we weren't going to have a new bath soon and used it.

Lets say, that the more you put in the better finish you'll get out. I used emery paper. The black stuff that works wet and dry. I bought a mixed pack and spent ages sanding.

Also get a big pack of abrasive scourer to clean any dirt/grease off.

The stuff when mixed is like thin epoxy resin. The roller spreads it pretty well. Mask anything you don't want covered.

Follow the instructions exactly, it worked for me. (apart from the wet/dry emery paper and the scourer.) Just keep trying to take the sheen off any shiny bits and smooth off any rough bits. De-grease it. Re-surface it.

After use the surface was good. Slight dimples in places but mostly smooth , white, clean and worth sitting in.

handyman.

frosticles1111

its wet and dry paper. You use it with water. It appears to make no difference, but the water turns a cloudy white, so it is finely scoring the surface............and the bath in the trusted tradesman link above is still perfect

barrymung

It can work. However, the few resurfaced baths I have seen rarely look good for long as the enamel peels, especially if the operator hasn't removed ALL traces of soap and dirt.

handyman.

hence barrymung, i am very happy with the result.

Its all down to the prep.

sammyjammy

Well, its probably too early to say for sure but I've resurfaced my bath today using the Tubby Bath kit and it looks fantastic! I'm really pleased and a bit nervous that it could still all go wrong but I just wanted to psot in case anyone was thinking of trying it.

Sam

PS Its really toxic - after I finished I had to leave the house for a couple of hours and shut the cat outside!

Lizbetty

We had our bath re enamelled in white (from light turquiose) as it was less upheaval than having a new bath fitted with 2 babies and the dust/etc.

We were away and dad stayed in while the guy did it. It was supposed to take half a day - the man turned up late (very late), his equipment didn't work, and the equipment he brought back to use instead dad said was very dodgy. It took him 2 hours.

In this time, he removed the plastic sheeting dh had carefully taped up to stop the plaster from the removed tiles falling onto the new surface, and didn't clean or sand the bath. He reenamelled over the plaster, bits, probably a few spiders, sprayed our mirror and carpet, smashed the bath panel to smithereens and missed lots of bits. And nadged our overflow.

DH cancelled the £125 cheque in time, and he spoke to a supervisor who came round to inspect the job, offered a £25 discount and said he would come and fix it as he was more experienced and the other guy had been sacked.

He came round one morning and spent an hour and a half rushing to put it right (obviously with other jobs to go to), but he missed loads and the surface of the bath is still rough in lots of places.

Dh rang and asked that he call us back but still no reply and we haven't paid them yet, no doubt they be chasing their money at some point.

I wish we'd never had it done - I would certainly recommend going with a firm who you know have done a few good jobs, not paying until you have actually had a few baths and are happy with the job (I exfoliate my backside every time I have a bath now!) or even do it yourself if you feel confident. It couldn't be much worse than our bath is now!!

It's a Wakefield firm who did ours, I won't mention names here but pm me if you're worried and thinking of going with any Wakefield firms just in case!

I hope that this is not the norm, sounds like we might've just been very unlucky.

Lucy

jessoil

i have a bath that is 100 years old , and i used a kit called 'tubby ' bath resurfacing, the first time i did it myself about 6 years ago, this was before the bath was fitted.
unfortunately last year someone cleaned the bath with a strong chemical cleaner and it started to peel ( up until then it had been perfect)

i searched for the company on the net and found that they now come and resurface the bath for you and give a 5 year gaurantee. i'm very happy with the work and the finish (it won't be cleaned with abrasive or harsh chemicals again!) but as someone mentioned earlier it is only worth doing on a bath that is worth while.

i think the job with resufacer was just short of £300.

wymondham

Hi All

I've search and read all I can find in this forum on resurfacing enamel baths and it seems to be that 'Tubby' is the favoured solution. Has anyone any views on this product (good and bad!), especially how long I can expect it to last?

many thanks!!!

travis-powers

I've used it with good results, after building my bath in I managed to strip the enamel off:eek: It was a better finish than I expected. I moved four years later so can't say how long it lasts for, I think for best results you need to follow instructions carefully.


ps I know how to pronounce wymondham

wymondham

travis-powers wrote: »

ps I know how to pronounce wymondham

cheers, so you should being up the road :rotfl: