How To Glaze A Bathtub

We take an old blue bathtub and give it a new life with some white spray on epoxy.

How to glaze a bathtub. If the paint runs smooth it out as soon as you can because it seems to dry faster than normal paint. Rinse the products then use 120 grit sandpaper to remove all calcium deposits and paint. Here is the full tutorial on how you can update your outdated sinks and bathtubs with this weekend project. Wash the bathtub with hydrofluoric acid and let it stand for 10 15 minutes.

Homeadvisor s bathtub refinishing cost guide gives average prices to glaze resurface enamel or paint a tub. Use industrial bathtub cleaners to thoroughly clean the tub. Find prices to refinish standalone clawfoot or tub and tile shower combos. You have to work slower than you would painting a wall.

The bathtub paint is a lot thinner than most paints. Professionals typically use hydrofluoric acid to do this and then they rinse and sand the tub. As soon as you get all the coats of paint on the bathtub let it sit over night to dry. Unless you paid thousands for that type of reglazing your bathtub.

Use only soft cleaners such as formula 409 or fantastik the reason is that most bathtub refinishing is not the dip type of glazing where the tub is removed taken to a shop and dipped. Explore costs for fiberglass cast iron porcelain. Whether you re the owner of a diy finished or professionally finished tub you ve probably heard the same advice. Again check the paint instructions for the time necessary before using the bathtub and wait at least that long if not a few days longer.

Paint the tub in two thin coats leaving adequate time between them for the paint to dry. Reglazing a bathtub requires stripping off the old glaze first. Rinse the tub thoroughly with cold water. Click thumbnail to view full size large chipped area in tub.

Work in smaller areas at a time and be patient. Not the toughest coating. Blow the borders of the tub dry with a compressor or shop vacuum.