Comments on: How can I repair or restore an old bath? http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20100128/how-can-i-repair-or-restore-an-old-bath Creative ideas for reusing and recycling random stuff Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Richard Bath Man http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20100128/how-can-i-repair-or-restore-an-old-bath/comment-page-1#comment-1020700 Richard Bath Man Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:06:24 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/?p=2137#comment-1020700 Hi and thanks to louisa for posting my bath. in reply to alice, i agree old scratched baths can look horrid thats why ive chosen to re enamel the bath using special sprays from the states they are supposed to be non yellowing over time and best on the market ive been told. yes metal baths are cold but if you heat the water up a few degrees hotter than you normally would and leave a min or two then you will find that cast iron baths keep the heat in the bath longer than plastic ones. :) Hi and thanks to louisa for posting my bath.

in reply to alice, i agree old scratched baths can look horrid thats why ive chosen to re enamel the bath using special sprays from the states they are supposed to be non yellowing over time and best on the market ive been told.

yes metal baths are cold but if you heat the water up a few degrees hotter than you normally would and leave a min or two then you will find that cast iron baths keep the heat in the bath longer than plastic ones.

:)

]]> By: Alice http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20100128/how-can-i-repair-or-restore-an-old-bath/comment-page-1#comment-1020692 Alice Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:51:36 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/?p=2137#comment-1020692 I've got two huge chunks taken out of the enamel on my bath, plus lots of scratches. Metal bath, white enamel, looks awful. Tried to repair one of the huge dents by spray painting with enamel intended for painting radiators, but did such a bad job of spraying that it still looks really messy. The paint has stayed on for several years though, but it's well above the water line so can't testify that this would work on a bit that's regularly submerged in hot water. Second dent is below water line so will try repairing that and report back. My fear is that it's probably ok for bathing but may discolour in all the sterilising fluid, clothes dye, home-brew wine, laundry liquid etc that gets used for various projects in my bath... Anyone have any links to instructions for spray painting better? I guess I should have sanded the dent first to make the surface smoother, and shouldn't have masked off the surrounding area with tape because it needs to blend in with the existing finish...? I’ve got two huge chunks taken out of the enamel on my bath, plus lots of scratches. Metal bath, white enamel, looks awful.

Tried to repair one of the huge dents by spray painting with enamel intended for painting radiators, but did such a bad job of spraying that it still looks really messy.

The paint has stayed on for several years though, but it’s well above the water line so can’t testify that this would work on a bit that’s regularly submerged in hot water.

Second dent is below water line so will try repairing that and report back. My fear is that it’s probably ok for bathing but may discolour in all the sterilising fluid, clothes dye, home-brew wine, laundry liquid etc that gets used for various projects in my bath…

Anyone have any links to instructions for spray painting better? I guess I should have sanded the dent first to make the surface smoother, and shouldn’t have masked off the surrounding area with tape because it needs to blend in with the existing finish…?

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