Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - refinished bathtub and sink

When I first moved into this house, I was unhappy with the color of the fixtures in my bathroom......light purple.........so I hired a contractor to refinish the tub and sink to white and I was happy with it ....that was eleven years ago. Since that time, the bottom of the tub and drain area of the sink have been chipped and are sporadically peeling. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to safely remove the paint without ruining the original finish or breathing in the harsh chemicals used for paint stripping. The tub is in basically good condition (except for the peeling) and hiring progessionals is out of the question as I am still paying for new windows and a small bath remodel.

That is usually and epoxy finish that is applied. I doubt that any paint stripper will do much to it. It was professionally applied, I suspect that it needs to be professionally removed or redone. For the benefit of other readers, this is why I don't like tub refinishers, they don't last long. But eleven years is longer that I would expect from those finishes.

Thank you Just Bill. Sometimes when water is left in tub (not often, but when long bath is taken), I've noticed that it will "lift" up the edges where the paint is gone. Have you or anyone else got any ideas in that direction?

Purely a guess, but that area where the paint first lifted was not prepared properly, and the finish did not stick. Once loose, the water continues to lift it where it is not fully adhered.