Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - Refinish a fibreglass bath and surround unit
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05-12-00, 07:41 AM
I want to paint a fibreglass bathtub and surround unit. The tub portion is scratched and discolored so constantly looks dirty. Can this be painted? What kind of paint? If not paint, can I do anything else?
05-12-00, 07:55 PM
The fiberglass unit can be refinished to any color you would like. It needs to be totally cleaned and sanded with 320 wet sand paper until every bit of gloss left on the surface is gone. You need to take your time and do this methodically so that every inch is sanded smooth and dull.Also rinse wet sand paper every few strokes and keep sand paper free of build up. Be sure to fill all cracks and holes with a polyester filler and sand to contour. Remove plumbing fixtures if possible if not then mask off. When you think the surface is clean then Clean some more. The Surface must be "totally" free of all surface contaminates. Towel Surface off and let dry. Must be totally dry.
Mask surrounding area off with 12 inch paper and tape. Rent an HVLP for Spraying and coat the surface with some type of Two component urethane. No Primer is Necessary.
Just before sprayig wipe surface down with cheese cloth and Laquer thinner or whatever you are using to thin the coating for spraying. Then wipe surface with tack cloth.
Spray 2 to 3 even coats.
Gary Goel
Newkote Kitchen & Bath Refinishing
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Secrecy:
I want to paint a fibreglass bathtub and surround unit. The tub portion is scratched and discolored so constantly looks dirty. Can this be painted? What kind of paint? If not paint, can I do anything else?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Gary Goel/Owner Newkote Kitchen & Bath Refinishing
We are just a shade better...
gary@newkote.com
Mask surrounding area off with 12 inch paper and tape. Rent an HVLP for Spraying and coat the surface with some type of Two component urethane. No Primer is Necessary.
Just before sprayig wipe surface down with cheese cloth and Laquer thinner or whatever you are using to thin the coating for spraying. Then wipe surface with tack cloth.
Spray 2 to 3 even coats.
Gary Goel
Newkote Kitchen & Bath Refinishing
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Secrecy:
I want to paint a fibreglass bathtub and surround unit. The tub portion is scratched and discolored so constantly looks dirty. Can this be painted? What kind of paint? If not paint, can I do anything else?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Gary Goel/Owner Newkote Kitchen & Bath Refinishing
We are just a shade better...
gary@newkote.com
05-12-00, 08:09 PM
I forgot to mention that using an
ALIPHATIC ACRYLIC URETHANE would be a good choice. They Dry faster and can be touched up. The reason I say not to use an epoxy is because of a 4 day dry time plus if you needed to respray it epoxy coatings sometimes react on themselves. Meaning if you spray epoxy over epoxy it could just bubble. Good Luck let me know how it turns out.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Secrecy:
I want to paint a fibreglass bathtub and surround unit. The tub portion is scratched and discolored so constantly looks dirty. Can this be painted? What kind of paint? If not paint, can I do anything else?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Gary Goel/Newkote Kitchen & Bath Refinishing. [URL=http://www.newkote.com
We]http://www.newkote.com
URL] Just a shade better...
gary@newkote.com
ALIPHATIC ACRYLIC URETHANE would be a good choice. They Dry faster and can be touched up. The reason I say not to use an epoxy is because of a 4 day dry time plus if you needed to respray it epoxy coatings sometimes react on themselves. Meaning if you spray epoxy over epoxy it could just bubble. Good Luck let me know how it turns out.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Secrecy:
I want to paint a fibreglass bathtub and surround unit. The tub portion is scratched and discolored so constantly looks dirty. Can this be painted? What kind of paint? If not paint, can I do anything else?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Gary Goel/Newkote Kitchen & Bath Refinishing. [URL=http://www.newkote.com
We]http://www.newkote.com
URL] Just a shade better...
gary@newkote.com