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I have a bathtub (either fiberglass or hard rough plastic) that need to be painted. I cannot replace it because it is incased between 3 walls and a floor of ceramic tiles.
any suggestions.
thank you
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I don't think that I have ever heard of a paint job on a tub holding up. You may want to contact one of the bathroom renovator companies that uses a layover panel for the tub. I have no idea as far as cost, but from what I have seen they do look good.
Greg
"If I can't fix it, I can screw it up so bad no one else can either."
The only way that I could see you changing the tub is you just remove the first row of tile very carefully and change the tub then replace the tile. I have done this type of job more then once. Just as long as you get someone that knows what they are doing it should be fine. Being that from the picture it looks like a standard black tile if anything did happen I think you could find a replacement that would work.
Why does it "need" to be replaced? Is it cracked or you just want to freshen it up?
I have not read about any bath tub "paint" that was magical. It's just a cover up and most of the time the quick fixes aren't that good, the old saying "if it's to good to be true then it probably is" kind of thing.
If the tile was put on right, ie 100% bond, then it will not come off without cracking it.
Personally I would either replace the tub or look into one of those liners. I've never used a liner but they would hold up a lot better then a paint. As long as the liner fits the tub exact so it's supported 100%. I assume they make the liner to fit your tub or form in place.
Has anyone actually tried to refinish a fiberglass tub? I would think that with good prep work and a few coats of epoxy it might work.
Does that blue tile go around the entire bathroom or just the tub? What if you removed it, cut out the sheetrock, put up new sheetrock, replaced the tub then re-tiled? If it goes all the way around the bathroom that might not be a good idea, though.
Do you want to paint it to change the color or is there something that looks bad in it?
They have come a long way with restorers for fiberglass boats and there are also some really good cleaners out there for tubs.
I am not a fan of tub-overs. Sometimes if the installation is not perfect you get water inbetween the two tub layers.