Painting Your Bathtub
I turn an old bath tub into something that looks brand new.
Painting your bathtub. Have you got an old bath tub that needs a bit of t l c. Don t rush through this step. Do a good job prepping your bathtub for paint. After filling in any gaps or cracks sanding down the interior and exterior and giving it a few coats of acrylic urethane enamel paint you ll have a bathtub that looks brand new.
When prepping for paint use painter s tape to protect the tile at tub level and any fixtures around the bathtub that you could not remove in step 1. If you purchased two part epoxy mix it now. Before painting your porcelain bathtub you need to clean the tub with alcohol to remove any caked on debris and soap film. Refinishing your bathtub is one of those projects that seems incredibly intimidating if you aren t super comfortable with diy.
As i do with everything diy i googled the heck out of it before i actually painted our bathtub. The actual painting of the bathtub is pretty quick. I want to take a moment to assure you that it s not that hard. Click show more for lots mo.
As long as you follow the directions and take your time you will end up with a gorgeous result that will fool everyone into thinking your tub has. If your cast iron tub is looking a little rundown save some money and give it a new coat of paint rather than replacing it. Use a good paint brush or small roller to paint the bath tub. If large chips are present on the tub s surface clean the chip with alcohol dry the area then apply an epoxy resin to the chip.
Https youtu be i1j3m5epmc4 it got worse. Follow up the alcohol cleaning by washing the tub with soap and water then dry the tub. Some paint brushes can leave brush strokes in the paint. My personal experience in painting a bathtub with epoxy paint when my wife and i bought our latest home it came with hideous avocado green fixtures throughout the house.
Step by step procedure for refinishing a bath tub with rustoleum tub and tile kit. Tape around your bathtub using painter s tape and plastic if needed to protect walls floors etc. Roy evans professional painter will show you how to make it look as good as new using white knight. The rustoleum tub tile refinishing kit says to mix the two cans of paint together.