When your wall paint color gets damaged, you consider re-painting it. When your flooring is dirty you consider polishing it. When your bathroom fitting get leaky you replace or repair them. Then what if your bathtub has lost that classy finish. After a few years, your bathtub might start looking old and lose its premium glaze. The glaze of a newly bought bathtub is one of the primary elements that adds to its beauty. Once your bathtub has lost its shine it starts looking pale and unattractive. A great looking bathtub is the focal point of your bathroom. So like other things, why not refinish your bathtub? Yes, you can consider tub reglazing if it is not in a good condition.
What is Tub Reglazing?
This means you are giving your tub a new finish so as to make it glossy as before. There are various ways of reglazing the bathtub where a new glaze finish is applied over the surface of the tub. The bathtub refinishing process won't take much time and it does not damage the existing fixtures and bathroom decor. Instead of bathtub replacement this is definitely a good best option.
Reglaze a Bathtub
Firstly, get all your plumbings repaired if they have a leakage problem. Have the space in and around the bathtub emptied. Take off all the items like toiletries, towels, etc. placed outside the cabinets. Open the windows (if any) and ensure that the bathroom is well ventilated. Take a ventilating system on rent if required. Whichever trim plumbing that is very close to the bathtub must be removed. Also clear the caulking and grout used for bathtub borders.
Now buy an industrial bathtub cleaner and 120 grit sand which is easily available in the market. Rinse the bathtub with the cleaner and sand. This will help you do the best bathtub cleaning procedure. Dry the tub and proceed. Now wash the bathtub with hydrofluoric acid and leave it as it is for about 15 to 20 minutes. Clean the bathtub with cold water and again wash it with the same sand. Once again rinse with cold water and dry thoroughly to ensure that no moisture is left.
Dry the borders using a vacuum. Using a body filler just fill up the bottom of the tub and ledges. Do this carefully so that it looks neat and tidy as the body filler is difficult to sand off after drying. Now sand the body filler to make it smooth. Using masking tape and plastic sheets or painters drop sheets just cover the entire area surrounding the tub. Buy epoxy product and prime the entire tub surface and leave it for drying. Buy the tub glaze available in the market and start applying it with a cloth. Make sure you read the manufacturers instructions before applying the glaze. Let the glaze dry for at least 24 hours.
Your bathtub refinishing is done. Apply the caulk and grout to the tub's borders again and re-fix the fixtures like drain and overflow. Do the bathtub drain installation and clean the surrounding area. You can start using your new looking bathtub after 2 days. You can also consider calling a professional for this task and get your tub reglazed in the best way. The cost is about USD 350 to USD 550. The price varies according to the products used and quality of output.
