I have an old bath tub that is in excellent condition but I want to change
the color from tan to white. Any opinions on the effectiveness of
refinishing.

Thanks

"Sanbar" wrote in message
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I have an old bath tub that is in excellent condition but I want to change
the color from tan to white. Any opinions on the effectiveness of
refinishing.

Thanks

Based on refinished tubs I have seen, and repeated threads on here, I would
never refinish a tub that was in good condition, only one with a damaged
finish that I was trying to get a few more years out of. They may look
pretty when first done, but if the tub is used regularly or cleaned with the
wrong chemicals, the finish quickly fails in many cases. I'm sure somebody
will jump in here saying it worked fine for them, but I never was too
impressed with how they hold up. I'd rethink the color scheme I was trying
for. Tan can look fine with the right tiles and floor color, or maybe do one
wall with a paper or paint color that picks up the tub. Of course, if you
have or are replacing the toilet and sink, it may be awful hard to match the
color. Maybe a tan counter, or some tan accent rows in the floor or tub
surround, with the field tiles matching the other fixtures, would make it
work? (Obviously I'm no interior decorator- I like ultra-plain bathrooms-
makes it easier to see what needs scrubbing.)

aem sends....

Had one done by a pro, looked great. One caution, you have to treat it like
a 'plastic' tub, no abrasive cleaners. Looked good for 15 years until we
sold the house.
RJ
"Sanbar" wrote in message
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I have an old bath tub that is in excellent condition but I want to change
the color from tan to white. Any opinions on the effectiveness of
refinishing.

Thanks

its all in the prep , it took a pro a day to prep my tub, not for diy.
but dont forget its paint it can be damaged and you have to be
carefull on cleaning. With a large family forget it, it will be
ruined but for one or 2 carefull people it could be ok. Its a job where
you easily could get a contractor to not do it right and have it fail.
Its all in who you hire. Get refrences at least 6 yrs old. You realy
only want old refrences and alot of them.

I purchased my home about a year ago. The downstairs bathroom had been
"redone". Looked pretty nice actually. A couple of months after moving in,
the bathtub started peeling. In the process of redoing the bathroom the
bathtub was "painted" (or had some sort of thin film applied to it) so that
it matched with the new "motif".

Well I guess water got under this paint and started bubbling. Now the
bathtub is half green (you know that great appliance green) and half light
cream. I can't even peel the rest of it so that it can be used. If anyone
has any ideas how I can get the rest of that film to peel off (heat gun?)
I'd appreciate it.

Someone suggested you don't paint it, change the color motif. I would agree.

MP

"Sanbar" wrote in message
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I have an old bath tub that is in excellent condition but I want to change
the color from tan to white. Any opinions on the effectiveness of
refinishing.

Thanks

I had a tub that was an ugly green refinished with an epoxy type coating it
took the guy 2 days between the prep work and the refinishing.
It looked good but as others have said it is a coating and too aggressive
cleaning or a dropped shaving cream can can cause a nick!
My nephew had a liner put in his and I think this is a better way to go.

it cost less and has some thickness to it. Installs in less than a day with
no fumes or odor!

Wayne


"Sanbar" wrote in message
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I have an old bath tub that is in excellent condition but I want to change
the color from tan to white. Any opinions on the effectiveness of
refinishing.

Thanks

"wayne" wrote in message
news:JN6nc.5106$xw3.360337@attbi_s04...
(snip)
My nephew had a liner put in his and I think this is a better way to go.

it cost less and has some thickness to it. Installs in less than a day
with
no fumes or odor!

Personally, I hate liners. They make the tub noticably smaller for people
my size. (6-3, 240) Probably not a problem if only normal size people live
there, or they only take showers, but it could be a turnoff to a large
prospective buyer.

aem sends....

I can't imagine how the liner could make the tub that much smaller maybe an
inch?

The tub liner itself is 1/4 thick?


Most tubs are small for tall people period I am 6'1"

Wayne


"ameijers" wrote in message
news

"wayne" wrote in message
news:JN6nc.5106$xw3.360337@attbi_s04...
(snip)
My nephew had a liner put in his and I think this is a better way to go.

it cost less and has some thickness to it. Installs in less than a day
with
no fumes or odor!

Personally, I hate liners. They make the tub noticably smaller for
people
my size. (6-3, 240) Probably not a problem if only normal size people live
there, or they only take showers, but it could be a turnoff to a large
prospective buyer.

aem sends....

"wayne" wrote in
news:FBdnc.7327$536.1460323@attbi_s03:

I can't imagine how the liner could make the tub that much smaller
maybe an inch?

The tub liner itself is 1/4 thick?


Most tubs are small for tall people period I am 6'1"

Wayne


"ameijers" wrote in message
news

"wayne" wrote in message
news:JN6nc.5106$xw3.360337@attbi_s04...
(snip)
My nephew had a liner put in his and I think this is a better way
to go.

it cost less and has some thickness to it. Installs in less than a
day
with
no fumes or odor!

Personally, I hate liners. They make the tub noticably smaller for
people
my size. (6-3, 240) Probably not a problem if only normal size people
live there, or they only take showers, but it could be a turnoff to a
large prospective buyer.

aem sends....

If the tub fits you to begin with, it will fit you with a liner in it.
Most tubs are, agreeably, much to small. In our remodel we planned for a
six foot tub. The interior width is 28 inches. It's a very comfortable
tub for almost anyone.

Wayne 2

"Wayne 2" wrote in message
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"wayne" wrote in
news:FBdnc.7327$536.1460323@attbi_s03:

I can't imagine how the liner could make the tub that much smaller
maybe an inch?

The tub liner itself is 1/4 thick?


Most tubs are small for tall people period I am 6'1"

Wayne


"ameijers" wrote in message
news

"wayne" wrote in message
news:JN6nc.5106$xw3.360337@attbi_s04...
(snip)
My nephew had a liner put in his and I think this is a better way
to go.

it cost less and has some thickness to it. Installs in less than a
day
with
no fumes or odor!

Personally, I hate liners. They make the tub noticably smaller for
people
my size. (6-3, 240) Probably not a problem if only normal size people
live there, or they only take showers, but it could be a turnoff to a
large prospective buyer.

aem sends....

If the tub fits you to begin with, it will fit you with a liner in it.
Most tubs are, agreeably, much to small. In our remodel we planned for a
six foot tub. The interior width is 28 inches. It's a very comfortable
tub for almost anyone.

Perhaps if it was a liner designed for exactly that tub model, it wouldn't
make it much smaller. The ones I have seen were 'universal', designed to fit
a variety of tubs, and had a lot of air space, especially on the room side,
to fit over the decorative bumps and such the original manufacturer put in
the casting, and variation in the shape of the well itself. Think pickup
truck bed liner, a very similar product. They have to make it fit around the
wells and such. Off the top of my head, I'd estimate an half inch minimum
loss of depth, at least 1.5 inches side to side, and who knows how much
end-to end, since the back slope on tubs varies a lot brand to brand. Maybe
I've only butt-tested the cheap brands, and the fancy ones are better, but
the ones I have used in person screamed 'cheap fix' to me. Felt like I was
sitting in a dixie cup. (I don't have a much higher opinion of modern
acrylic or fiberglas tubs. )

If the Lotto Fairy ever smiles on me, the house I build is gonna have a By
Gawd Cast Iron six-foot tub, fancy hotel style. Still ****ed at my sister
abandoned the six-foot extra-deep clawfoot in pristine condition that I gave
her for a gag gift, when she traded in her husband for a fancier model.
Bought it for 25 bucks out of a farmers field, where he had been using it
for a watering trough. A local history buff told me it came out of a 1920's
fat farm/hotel that had been remodeled when he was a kid, and he got ****ed
whhen I turned down his $200 offer for it.

aem sends...

No the ones that I have seen are all custom for the tub!

http://www.tomboytools.com/articles.asp?articleid=1

http://www.surfacespecialists.com/in.../tubliner.html

http://www.universalplastics.com/bath-sys.html


Wayne


"ameijers" wrote in message
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"Wayne 2" wrote in message
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"wayne" wrote in
news:FBdnc.7327$536.1460323@attbi_s03:

I can't imagine how the liner could make the tub that much smaller
maybe an inch?

The tub liner itself is 1/4 thick?


Most tubs are small for tall people period I am 6'1"

Wayne


"ameijers" wrote in message
news
"wayne" wrote in message
news:JN6nc.5106$xw3.360337@attbi_s04...
(snip)
My nephew had a liner put in his and I think this is a better way
to go.

it cost less and has some thickness to it. Installs in less than a
day
with
no fumes or odor!

Personally, I hate liners. They make the tub noticably smaller for
people
my size. (6-3, 240) Probably not a problem if only normal size people
live there, or they only take showers, but it could be a turnoff to a
large prospective buyer.

aem sends....

If the tub fits you to begin with, it will fit you with a liner in it.
Most tubs are, agreeably, much to small. In our remodel we planned for
a
six foot tub. The interior width is 28 inches. It's a very comfortable
tub for almost anyone.

Perhaps if it was a liner designed for exactly that tub model, it wouldn't
make it much smaller. The ones I have seen were 'universal', designed to
fit
a variety of tubs, and had a lot of air space, especially on the room
side,
to fit over the decorative bumps and such the original manufacturer put in
the casting, and variation in the shape of the well itself. Think pickup
truck bed liner, a very similar product. They have to make it fit around
the
wells and such. Off the top of my head, I'd estimate an half inch minimum
loss of depth, at least 1.5 inches side to side, and who knows how much
end-to end, since the back slope on tubs varies a lot brand to brand.
Maybe
I've only butt-tested the cheap brands, and the fancy ones are better, but
the ones I have used in person screamed 'cheap fix' to me. Felt like I was
sitting in a dixie cup. (I don't have a much higher opinion of modern
acrylic or fiberglas tubs. )

If the Lotto Fairy ever smiles on me, the house I build is gonna have a By
Gawd Cast Iron six-foot tub, fancy hotel style. Still ****ed at my sister
abandoned the six-foot extra-deep clawfoot in pristine condition that I
gave
her for a gag gift, when she traded in her husband for a fancier model.
Bought it for 25 bucks out of a farmers field, where he had been using it
for a watering trough. A local history buff told me it came out of a
1920's
fat farm/hotel that had been remodeled when he was a kid, and he got
****ed
whhen I turned down his $200 offer for it.

aem sends...

On Sun, 09 May 2004 03:52:38 GMT, "ameijers"
wrote:

If the Lotto Fairy ever smiles on me, the house I build is gonna have a By
Gawd Cast Iron six-foot tub, fancy hotel style. Still ****ed at my sister
abandoned the six-foot extra-deep clawfoot in pristine condition that I gave
her for a gag gift, when she traded in her husband for a fancier model.
Bought it for 25 bucks out of a farmers field, where he had been using it
for a watering trough. A local history buff told me it came out of a 1920's
fat farm/hotel that had been remodeled when he was a kid, and he got ****ed
whhen I turned down his $200 offer for it.

Your sister is most unappreciative and should properly have called you
immediately to remove that gem once she abandoned the original
husband. You have all my condolences. I have a shorter version up in
my attic (5 ft), which I think must have been the one in what's now
the master bath in this 1930s house.

replying to Sanbar, Raptor wrote:
sanbar wrote:

I have an old bath tub that is in excellent condition but I want to change
the color from tan to white. Any opinions on the effectiveness of
refinishing.
Thanks


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