Re-enamelling a cast iron bath
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How do I contact Supersurfacer? If re-enamelling is longer lasting than resurfacing and the bath is already out does anyone know what this costs?
To contact Supersurfacer, find one of his e-mails (there are several on the forum) and reply to it and he will no doubt forward his detailed contact nos to you.
If you wanted to go down this route there are only a handful of companies in the UK who provide the service. You would have to search for Vitreous Enamellers. I am not sure on the cost but have heard it can be around £500.
Polishing an enamelled bath is only successful on a white cast iron bath, and this cannot be done with T Cut or any other polishing compound which you could use at home. The surface is just too hard. Professional polishing can be carried out on the surface providing that there is sufficient depth of material left to work on. If the descaler has been left on the surface for any length of time and has eaten in to the surface causing deep pitting you will not be able to polish successfully. You will then have to decide whether to resurface or replace. Resurfacing can be done professionally in situ or you can do it yourself with a kit, it depends on the budget I guess. Cheers
I have spent my entire evening being entertained and educated by this forum. I have a cast iron bath that has sat in my bathroom for quite some time waiting to be resurfaced. My Mr Tubby kit sitting next to it for almost as long!! After reading this though, I have decided to contact the experts! My other half is a fab DIYer but I'm just not happy taking the risk. Until I read this I actually thought the bath would have to be taken away to be done. After finding this is not the case, there is no question. Thanks again guys................................anyone want a Tubby Kit?
I notice that you are based in Devon, as am I. I have just purchased a Geogian House in Devon, which has a roll-top bath and I am looking to get it re-enamelled. Please could you drop me an email if you are still involved in doing this. Regards, Thierry post at stortenbeker.net
I tried to get in touch with a firm based in Carlisle, but the boss must be on a very long holiday because i haven't ever heard back from him. I would be pleased to hear from Supersurfacer or anyone who covers Galloway. If not I'm going to have to resort to Tubby kits. Thanks Alex
By the end of this year, yes, next month, our Company will have reached a figure of 600,000 bath resurfacing kits sold around the world, professional as well as Tubby. If the three muskateers joined together and lived another ten years they couldn't start scratching the surface. With a little common sense mixed with a bit of sweat I will talk you through the procedure and you will get what you want with a lot of satisfaction. Being a Landlord makes it doubly important that you get value for your pound. When your tennants damage the bath at some future date; Does the professional guarantee cover this and will the company who did the work come out and fix it at no charge?? Do it yourself and get a win/win situation. Cheers Adverts Currently On Preloved - Place an ad here for free
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I wish I had the patience, but I hate the idea of having to resurface the bath more than once in five years. I'm hoping that, done professionally, the surface will last more like ten. I've never seen an example of a bath resurfaced with your kits so I can only take the advice from you and the three musketeers. Are you suggesting that the Tubby kit will stand up to abuse from my guests? I certainly relish a win-win situation and I hate to be critical of a product I have no experience of. But can you imagine come changeover day I find my bath is peeling and my next guests are due in 5 hours. Do they peel gradually or if scratched will the surface start flaking/chipping off? Alex
Thanks for your honesty. Tubby material is a derivative of our professional material which we manufacture at our Head Office factory. The Tubby kit was developed at the request of many people especially from here in the UK. It's properties in the area of appearance / durability and adhesion are the same as our professional material which we guarantee for 5 years. The only difference is the solvent content and flow characteristics to allow for roller application. The idea being promoted ( what brought me into this forum ) is that Tubby material is somehow inferior to the material used by "Professional resurfacers" this is nonsense. I have been involved in resurfacing baths for 28 years. Tubby went onto the market in 1986 and has been a fantastic success. Having said all this, if you dont put some decent preparation in and follow the procedure it can lead to problems. This holds the same for many "professional" services. The like of which get Andy going and quite rightly. If you decide to do it yourself, please contact me and I will talk you through it. If not, just check out the credentials of the professional you do get. Cheers
Alex , It sounds like "The Mr tubby bath resurfacing kit " would be excellent value for money if the guarantee covers damage caused by your tennants AND the company will come out and fix it at no charge . Win./ Win
Theres an old saying that 'the quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten..' .....is your bath really in such a bad state that it can't be polished or reglazed, thus avoiding any potential peeling problems??
Cheers. Jen
If you would like to look up the website http://www.tubbyuk.com you will see all the info you need and a freephone number to talk to me about it. It is really not that difficult, look up the comments made in the reviews. Most of these kind folks started off with some doubt, but achieved what they wanted in the end.
Thanks for your feedback. Looking forward to the updates. Alex
Jen
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