Hi,
Our main bathroom tub suffered a damage by falling object creating
chipped away glazing. Bathroom overall(vanity, toilet, floor, tile
walls) being in very good shape, I am wondering if I can have the tub
relined with acrylic molded form or have it reglazed. Any opinions
between this two options or do I need a new tub.
TIA,

"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
...
Hi,
Our main bathroom tub suffered a damage by falling object creating
chipped away glazing. Bathroom overall(vanity, toilet, floor, tile walls)
being in very good shape, I am wondering if I can have the tub relined
with acrylic molded form or have it reglazed. Any opinions
between this two options or do I need a new tub.
TIA,

Tony,

I had my tub reglazed over 5 years ago and it was $350. 5 years have gone
by and it still looks brand new. I too had a chip in a prominant location
on the edge of my tub - the repair guy used a bondo-like substance and
sanded it smooth to match the contours of the surrounding surface. the
chipped spot dissapeared - about the size of a quarter - and the glazing
still looks great. The whole process took about 4 hours. Not sure about
the acrylic option as I have not seen that done before.

Good luck!

Djay

"Djay" wrote in :


"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
...
Hi,
Our main bathroom tub suffered a damage by falling object creating
chipped away glazing. Bathroom overall(vanity, toilet, floor, tile
walls) being in very good shape, I am wondering if I can have the tub
relined with acrylic molded form or have it reglazed. Any opinions
between this two options or do I need a new tub.
TIA,

Tony,

I had my tub reglazed over 5 years ago and it was $350. 5 years have
gone by and it still looks brand new. I too had a chip in a prominant
location on the edge of my tub - the repair guy used a bondo-like
substance and sanded it smooth to match the contours of the
surrounding surface. the chipped spot dissapeared - about the size of
a quarter - and the glazing still looks great. The whole process took
about 4 hours. Not sure about the acrylic option as I have not seen
that done before.

Good luck!

Djay



to add more;you need to exercise care when cleaning a refinished tub.
No abrasive cleaners,no bleaches.(causes yellowing in epoxy finishes)
"Tough as Tile" recommends Simple Green as a cleaner.

I've read that the urethane finishes don't have the yellowing problem.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

I've had two tubs reglazed. At my old house they did a fantastic job and it
held up great. This one, a sloppy job and it's already showing through. So
if you go with reglazing, ask for references.


"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
...
Hi,
Our main bathroom tub suffered a damage by falling object creating
chipped away glazing. Bathroom overall(vanity, toilet, floor, tile walls)
being in very good shape, I am wondering if I can have the tub relined
with acrylic molded form or have it reglazed. Any opinions
between this two options or do I need a new tub.
TIA,

Tony Hwang | 2009-06-19 | 11:25:35 PM wrote:

Our main bathroom tub suffered a damage by falling object creating
chipped away glazing. Bathroom overall(vanity, toilet, floor, tile
walls) being in very good shape, I am wondering if I can have the tub
relined with acrylic molded form or have it reglazed. Any opinions
between this two options or do I need a new tub. TIA,

The liners can leak around the drain, letting water between the liner
and the tub. One I used at a motel was so bad I thought I was standing
on a waterbed.

--
Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX USA

"SteveBell" wrote:

The liners can leak around the drain, letting water between the liner
and the tub. One I used at a motel was so bad I thought I was standing
on a waterbed.

I've had similar experiences when staying at remodeled hotels. I would avoid the
liner idea if at all possible.

On Jun 20, 6:28*pm, Robert Neville wrote:
"SteveBell" wrote:
The liners can leak around the drain, letting water between the liner
and the tub. One I used at a motel was so bad I thought I was standing
on a waterbed.

I've had similar experiences when staying at remodeled hotels. I would avoid the
liner idea if at all possible.


We had the tub refinished in our hall bath. It lasted about five
years and was not very expensive to do at that time. I finally re-did
the bathroom last year and got a new tub and tile. I got estimates
on those shower liners/tub liners and they cost more than having a new
tub installed with new ceramic tile. Don't know how long they last,
but the estimated cost were a lot higher.

On Jun 20, 7:05�pm, Dorothy wrote:
On Jun 20, 6:28�pm, Robert Neville wrote:

"SteveBell" wrote:
The liners can leak around the drain, letting water between the liner
and the tub. One I used at a motel was so bad I thought I was standing
on a waterbed.

I've had similar experiences when staying at remodeled hotels. I would avoid the
liner idea if at all possible.

We had the tub refinished in our hall bath. �It lasted about five
years and was not very expensive to do at that time. �I finally re-did
the bathroom last year and got a new tub and tile. � I got estimates
on those shower liners/tub liners and they cost more than having a new
tub installed with new ceramic tile. �Don't know how long they last,
but the estimated cost were a lot higher.

the liners were originally designed for hotels, to get a few more
years out of older tubs, delaying gutting the bathroom

nothing you choose is perfect