Monday, July 31, 2017

Things To Think About For Bathtub Reglazing

By Amy Morgan


People like taking long hot baths after a long day to relax themselves after taking a shower and washing off the dirt off your body. Bathtubs are used for this purpose which are small or large containers for a person to bathe. These are made from fiberglass reinforced polyester, porcelain enameled steel, and thermoformed acrylic.

But their surfaces would be worn down or damaged after a while and you will either need to have it fixed or replace it. You can hire companies offering bathtub reglazing NYC services and let them help you with this project and have better results due to them being professionals. Here are several things you should consider when you are deciding.

Replacing tubs takes lots of work due to the difficulties of removing the old one which usually needs demolishing it beforehand. Doing this though is a great opportunity in having everything, from fixtures, plumbing and tiles, updated. Selecting this depends on what the quality is of your previous tub and if it is worth it to have it replaced.

Reglazing involves deep cleaning and sanding that bathtub, making repairs on crack or chips as well as applying coating lastly. Various coating kinds are used with various ways to stick them on tubs and the common method is etching. This method uses acid in removing the previous coat for better adhesion but methods that does not use acid are available as well.

The coating may match the color it previously had or a different one which depends on your preference and if you will update the bathroom. They will then finally be buffing, wet sanding and polishing the tub to ensure a gloss finish but not all companies do this if not asked. You cannot use it for several days depending on the coatings used.

If you plan on doing them yourself, that is still possible with the available kits in the market that you can use for this project. Although the quality will be significantly lower than professionally done ones and they tend to not last long. They also have a painted look usually because these are applied using rollers or brushes.

Plan properly on when this project will be done because this would take a long time to finish and you could not use them for days after. This is due to the coatings needing days to completely cure which when used when not cured still, they will probably get chipped. And the smell of chemicals used are still around the area and must get out first.

Consider what the quality is of your previous tab because older ones have better quality and have usually their own characteristics. If you are planning to keep every old decorations inside your bathroom then reglazing it similar to previous appearance is better. But if you are planning to change them then choose a different color.

Finally, inquire on their service fee and compare it against other companies. You could some money in doing them yourself though the risk of failure is higher. And when you compare the cost of reglazing and replacing then the former is cheaper.




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