Bath surface damaged

robatwork

Hi all,

Today I have noticed that my bath is damaged. Weirdly although this looks like a steady drip must have caused it, I have never noticed a drip and not noticed this damage before today! The bath is acrylic and I was cleaning at the weekend with white vinegar - would be highly surprised if that has caused this. In any case:

http://imgur.com/PyAuyg0

As you can hopefully see the surface layer has flaked off. The bath is 3 years old and I don't believe it would be worth pursuing the manufacturer as it doesn't look like an inherent defect. Can an acrylic bath surface be fixed? Would be grateful to hear from anyone with any experience in this area.

thanks

brightontraveller

Yes they can be repaired resurfaced, polished, cracks etc Start by contacting manufacture of bath and see what they recommend some are more helpful than others and often have better knowledge of which products work better with there’s.
I’ve seen some good repairs with cramer products (also bad with same product) The quality of the finish depends on the skill of the one doing the works?
Try and identify the source/cause of the damage rectify that first then sort out the consequences.

jakemillspaek

Have you got hard water?
Try polishing the mark out after finding out the cause.
T Cut may work.
If you can't live with it replace your bath,repairs by a specialist will not be cheap.

cattie

It's only worth paying out for a repair if you have a decent cast iron or enameled steel bath. Acrylic baths can be very inexpensive compared to the metal type, so it might be more cost effective to replace it if you can't live with the mark.