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Has anyone had their bath re-enamelled?

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Katherine · 04/08/2006 08:38

Currently in the chaos of having our house replimbed. Just reaching the end of the first week without water, toilet etc. Complete madness.

Anyway we have decided to get our old cast iron bath re-surfaced as part of the process as it would drag the whole thing.

I have found several companies who will come out and do it in-situ. Wondered if anyone had had theirs done. If so who do you use and what did you think with the end result. I know it won't be like the original but it must be better than the stains and scratches we have now.

Thanks
Katheirne

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EvesMama · 04/08/2006 08:40

oooh was 'just' about to post this!

how much did they charge you?
one we have is still white, but yellowing around the inside(no bleach/cleaner will remove) and feels very grainy/porus inside?..is enamelling the way to go?

Californifrau · 04/08/2006 22:24

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JackieNo · 04/08/2006 22:28

We had ours done about 3 years ago (I think), and I think it cost around £250 - £300. The initial results were great, but we do now have some bits flaking off (I think DD stuck a sticker on the bath fairly soon after it was done, and a bit came off then, and some bits where it meets the sealant are also starting to flake). Would probably have it done again, as it's a lovely deep bath.

EvesMama · 05/08/2006 19:32

..new cheapy tub from b&q for me then!..but thanks for letting me know

expatinscotland · 05/08/2006 20:07

my mum had this done. it was about £300 for the whole suite.

looks GREAT!

but, i don't know about doing it w/kids around, b/c it was pretty strong for about a day after they did it.

mygirllolipop · 06/08/2006 21:31

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BettySpaghetti · 06/08/2006 21:40

We had our roll top bath done about 3-4 years ago -it cost around £200 and was done by RenUBath but I would not recommend them.

It might have just been the guy that did ours that was crap but it was a really poor job and already we have bits that have "blistered" as they didn't prep it properly, despite taking virtually all day and it looking good to begin with.

MrsSpoon · 06/08/2006 21:47

We had this done in our old place and it was fantastic! Although judging by BettySpaghetti's experience it probably makes a difference who does it.

It was done under insurance but I think it was around £200, around 6 years ago. IIRC a company called All About Baths in Edinburgh, don't know if they are a chain or just in Edinburgh.

I do remember that the bath had to be treated with much more care than a bath with it's original enamel. The advice was to clean it with Jif and to avoid any sprays that said they were suitable for use on enamel as these were only for new enamel baths. Also advised to ensure that things with suckers, bath mats, bath toys, were unstuck from the bath when not in use.

Evesmama, I would think carefully before getting rid of your cast iron bath, a plastic one is never quite the same, IME they sag and because they move it is almost impossible to keep round the sides watertight.

MrsSpoon · 06/08/2006 21:50

\link{http://www.allaboutbaths.co.uk/Here} they are here, looks like an Edinburgh only company.

EvesMama · 07/08/2006 08:29

thing is its not a nice ornate bath and it narrows so much toards the bottom MY bottm doesnt have much breathing space IYSWIM..it looks like its got a dirty yellow atain all around bottom half and feels really porus and grainy

janinlondon · 07/08/2006 08:42

DH has just done a pretty fab job on ours using tcut? But I have no idea how long it will last, and in the meantime I have been looking at acrylic baths and found that they are very different now from the old wobbly saggy ones that dipped when you stood in them. Think we will go acrylic once the tcut job has "worn off".

MrsSpoon · 08/08/2006 12:43

The stain and the porus and grainy would go away when re-enamelled, not quite sure what could be done about your bottom not fitting though.

774433me · 27/09/2018 09:33

Any advice on bath re-enamelling, ie price, and does it last etc

EagerBeaverORGuk · 02/11/2018 00:34

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ps: if the enamel bathtub is porous and grainy as mentioned higher, the best solution would be to resurface it, as opposed to acrylic the material is too hard.
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