After a few years of living in your home, there are some things in your home that might need replacement or repair. For example, in your bathroom your bath tub may need to be replaced as it may look dirty and unhygienic. There are stains that can accumulate in your bath tub that are almost impossible or very hard to remove. However, before you even think about purchasing and installing a new and expensive bath tub, you have to consider that there is another way to make your old bath tub look brand new. This method is through bath tub refinishing.

Bathing is meant to be a satisfying experience. It gives you pleasure to relax and rest well while you cleanse yourself. When you are bathing in a tub that has an appearance of being unsanitary or dirty it may even make you think twice about getting into the tub in the first place.

If you are thinking about replacing your old bath tub with a new one, you have to consider that it will be very expensive to do so. If you can't afford a brand new bath tub, you should consider refinishing your old bath tub. This is a cost effective solution that can let you save a lot of money in purchasing a bath tub. What bath tub refinishing means is that you will not really replace your old bath tub with a new one, but you will refinish your old bath tub in order to make it look as good as new. Besides, it may seem illogical to throw away a perfectly working bath tub because it's dirty.

You will find here refinishing bath tub basics that will help to give you an idea of what can be done to help the appearance of your bath tub and how refinishing works.

First of all, it is very important that you should protect yourself when you are refinishing your bath tub. In refinishing your bath tub, you will deal with several chemicals that may be very harmful to you. It is important that you should work in a well-ventilated area as the fumes of these chemicals are harmful when inhaled.

The first thing you have to do is by cleaning and removing any loose caulking or gaskets. There are chemicals that you can use to remove soap stains, and hard water mineral deposits. After cleaning your bath tub thoroughly, the next step is by applying the primer to prepare it for refinishing. Cover the areas where you don't want to refinish with a masking tape and paper.

Once the primer has dried, you will apply the base coat. The first layer of base coat must be coated evenly and thoroughly all the way over the entire surface of the bathtub. Let this base coat dry thoroughly. Once the base coat is dry, you will be able to safely apply the topcoat. This topcoat is the finish for your bathtub and it will display what your tub will look like when you are finished. The choice of color for the bathtub is yours, just make sure to evenly apply the topcoat to make certain that the tub is given a great finish.

As you can see, the basic about refinishing a bath tub is very simple. You can get bath tub refinishing kits in your local hardware store and you will also be given detailed instruction on how you can refinish your bath tub.

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