Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - Advice Needed on Refinishing/Glazing Old Sinks and Tub
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richardandkathy
09-28-07, 09:05 AM
We're looking for good advice and opinions on refinishing somes sinks and a tub in a property we're getting ready to sell.
The house is circa late 1950's-early 1960's with original kitchen and bath sinks and tub that are worn, scratched and chipped. The rest of the kitchen and bath is in excellent condition, but the sinks and tub really look nasty, no matter how clean they are. In the style of that era, they're surrounded by ceramic tile, so tearing them out and reinstalling new ones isn't an option without having to entirely re-do the surrounding counters and walls.
We're getting ready to sell the property and the comps for house sales in the area don't justify that level of remodeling. Likewise, we don't feel we'd make our money back by having the refinishing done by a pro. So we're looking at the DYI kits that are on the market.
We've been working on our own properites for 20-plus years, so we're pretty handy people. But we've never had to do something like this before. Our question is: Will the kits give us a reasonable result, or will the sinks and tub come out lookiing as bad, if not worse?
Thanks for you help.
The house is circa late 1950's-early 1960's with original kitchen and bath sinks and tub that are worn, scratched and chipped. The rest of the kitchen and bath is in excellent condition, but the sinks and tub really look nasty, no matter how clean they are. In the style of that era, they're surrounded by ceramic tile, so tearing them out and reinstalling new ones isn't an option without having to entirely re-do the surrounding counters and walls.
We're getting ready to sell the property and the comps for house sales in the area don't justify that level of remodeling. Likewise, we don't feel we'd make our money back by having the refinishing done by a pro. So we're looking at the DYI kits that are on the market.
We've been working on our own properites for 20-plus years, so we're pretty handy people. But we've never had to do something like this before. Our question is: Will the kits give us a reasonable result, or will the sinks and tub come out lookiing as bad, if not worse?
Thanks for you help.
chandler
10-02-07, 05:47 AM
Welcome to the forums! Although this is a diy site, there are some things, we pros won't even tackle, and this is one of them. I would contact a very reputable tub glazier and have them do the job. The last one I had done on a remodel site, they came in, hung plastic everywhere, taped everything up, created a negative atmosphere and sprayed the tub in place. Not sure of the cost, but less than the remodel, for sure.
kathtov
10-22-07, 12:36 AM
I refinished a tile floor with tough as tile. I followed the directions, let it dry for 3 days, and it was wonderful. I actually did bathroom floors. They held up wonderfully. I am now trying it on an old tub in a house I just bought, only problem is.... Tough as tile no longer comes in white. I used the "other" brand and it was terrible. I'm trying yet another, and will see how it does. If you don't mind having almond, you can still get the tough as tile that color.