Restoration of bathtubs with their hands: a step by step update

Bathroom - the most important attribute of any modern apartments, private homes. Here, wash, wash clothes, relax after a hard day, because this room requires maximum comfort, and the very capacity for bathing should have a nice, neat appearance. Full restoration of the bath with his hands come much cheaper than buying a new one.

Features

The old "Soviet" bath of iron and steel, have served for more than a decade, eventually covered with rust, rough, lose their luster. eventually cover erased crack. But it is not always possible to recover the upper layer - heavily damaged the product should be changed.

How to determine the state of the bath:

• if the surface was once all white, and now in several places or over the entire area it yellow-brown, red, has a rough texture, small cracks, chips, the acrylic coating, the enamel give product a new life;
• when the housing is severely cracked, deformed, about draining much larger chips, the diameters of the newly replaced pipe differ the size of the drain, update such capacity, restore useless, it is easier to remove and replace a new and more suitable.

Why you should try to restore the "bath house" on their own:

• new capacity is quite expensive;
• complete dismantling of the old tub - a very troublesome task;
• Master services, invited to restore the product also are not cheap;
• Paint Bank for standard size trays worth quite a bit, although more expensive than conventional dyes, applied to the walls, floor and others.

Application of the dye at different work independently used in manufacturing technologies - in Plant bath is heated, it is sprayed onto a powder which melts due to heat, forming solid enamel.

restoration methods - their advantages, disadvantages

Bath restoration methods, there are several:

• coating the enamel with a brush;
• acrylic coating - inlet embodiment;
• installation of a special liner.

Beginner, the first time faced with this kind of work, the easiest way to use self-leveling method - it is easy to implement, intuitive. Paint brush, with some dexterity, and succeed well, and the acquisition of a suitable acrylic insert can be a serious problem, especially for non-standard designs.

Walkthrough bath enamel restoration

Before you start to restore the capacity of the bathing their hands, should be familiar with painting technology, to minimize the number of errors - not always the result is good with first time.

What do we have to do:

• buy tools, materials protection;
• prepare the tank itself;
• cause the enamel;
• wait until dry.

During repairs, used toxic, strong-smelling substances, because of the protection of the hands, the eyes, the respiratory organs of their impact should take care in advance.

Materials, tools

To work need:

• Liquid coating - two component epoxy enamel, foundation of which is mixed with a hardener before the application to the surface;
• soda - with its aid capacity degreased;
• grinding a drill with a special nozzle - for removing the old cover;
• stiff, flat brush, preferably of natural bristles, width 7-9 cm .;
• two cans made of glass, with a capacity of 0.5 liters - they will divorce dye;
• measuring cup to accurately determine the right amount of hardener;
• solvent - is better suited 646, it is added to enamel to increase its fluidity;
• PPE - overalls, gloves, mask, goggles.

What enamel choose

High-quality enamel will last as long as possible, by exposure to water, high temperatures, do not lose color, luster, not crack too quickly.

Take into account when choosing:

• application method - an aerosol spray, brush, roller, bulk method. When a roll is created on the surface texture, an aerosol is used to mask the local defects, brush and filling method most widely used;
• type of kit - best suited set of restoration, which has all the tools necessary to prepare the surface of the work, the application of the composition;
• enamel color - it is desirably different from the previous maximum of one or two tones, or "old" layer will show through;
• color hardener - it is recommended to use a white or transparent, as the color can leave unsightly stains.

Preparation for the application of enamel

What should be done to cover the bath enamel:

• Apply powdered cleanser (cleaning) facility over which make handling with emery grinder circle drill with the grinding attachment, emery bar, etc .;
• with liquid detergent to degrease treatment surface - especially cracks, various irregularities, chips;
• long and carefully wash the container with hot water;
• bath wipe dry with a clean cloth;
• remove the overflow, siphon, clean the surface underneath, remove the excess with a vacuum cleaner;
• Additional description can be applied to the first enamel layer.

When removing the old cover a large amount of dust, because it is desirable to take care of the protection of eyes, hands and respiratory system.

Applying enamel coating

The process of applying the enamel consists of several steps:

• introduction of the curing agent;
• Partial staining rim flat brush;
• further carry out the "fatty" vertical line to the bottom, whereupon the ink smear horizontally;
• the previous two steps repeated until, until the entire surface to be painted.

Drying time of one layer - about 70 minutes to fully use the bath is allowed after 6-8 days. Do not artificially decrease the drying time of each layer - this often leads to deformation, degrading the overall appearance.

All work is performed in a heated room, and before starting work, it is desirable to warm the container with hot water.

Master class updates using acrylic

Cover "the pool" with liquid acrylics are now trying many, although the coating is more expensive than enamel. The product becomes an aesthetic appearance, it is safe even for sensitive baby skin. The acrylic layer is qualitatively caused to settle not pathogenic microbes, as in this polymer almost no pores. The acrylic layer with gentle care serve more than five years (maximum - 12-15), no loss of appearance.

Other advantages of the acrylic cover:

• It allows you to save on the purchase of a new container;
• acrylic bathtub is perfectly smooth, pleasant to the touch, but not slippery;
• material greatly simplifies the garment care - it will be sufficient to periodically wash soft sponge with a liquid, gel-like detergent;
• Acrylic does not smell - protects the skin, respiratory system, clothes when painting is not needed, ventilation of the room in most cases not required;
• when done correctly, then pour the mixture has a smooth surface tone without any spots, unnecessary inclusions.

Materials, tools

Of the tools and materials you may need:

• large sandpaper or sander;
• soda or scouring powder of this type;
• wire brush;
• filler metal;
• industrial dryer (operation considerably accelerates the process);
• rags;
• acetone;
• plastic cup (drain under its con);
• rubber spatula;
• Special filling acrylic coating composition baths.

Old unnecessary layer scraped sandpaper bar, grinding machine, whereupon the formed dust is removed.

How to Choose acrylic bath restoration

The modern market offers a wide range of acrylic compositions suitable for cast iron, metal baths. If desired, the polymer mixture is added the pigments of various colors - color is selected to the taste, in accordance with the existing, planned clearance surrounding interior.

Which compounds are used most frequently:

• stakril - universal material requiring accuracy of the substrate;
• plastol - for not too worn baths, preserves the fluidity of up to 90 minutes and polymerized for 36 hours, cover quality goes, but less durable than made from stakril;
• ekovanna lux - no odor, has excellent hiding power, applied to the metal, plastic surface, completely dries per day;
• shungite-acrylic - available in black color.

Some manufacturers produce coatings with antimicrobial effects. When you buy should pay attention to the expiration dates - when the composition of the acrylic too old, the results of its use are not good, due to lower adhesion. Damage layer is capable of simply "fall off" the base.

What is stakril, its advantages

Stakril - acrylic liquid composition used for applying self-leveling manner. It requires precoating putty, careful preparation application site, is extremely sensitive to moisture. This is the most qualitative composition, which can be colored by different pigments, but diluted with solvents is not recommended - hiding power lost goes excessively thin layer. The material continues to flow up to 60-70 minutes, completely solidifies for 48-96 hours. Stakril has a strong smell, because after the completion of the room ventilated.

The main advantages of such a coating - perfectly smooth, durable surface, excellent appearance of the finished product, durability, strength. Newcomer will be difficult to work with stakrilom, but it allows to get the best results.

This product must be thoroughly mixed in order to avoid the formation of clots.

Applying acrylic on prepared surface

Before applying the acrylic, old enamel with a touch of rust, dirt is removed - bath should be as flat. To do this, use a coarse sandpaper or a sander. After the need to completely wash away the resulting dust, dry all the places for which it is best to use a hair dryer building. Since dust is a lot at work to use a respirator, goggles. Once purified capacitance degreased with acetone.

The very process works as follows: the polymer mixture thickly poured on the bath rim, slowly flows down, secured on all surfaces, forming a beautiful, uniform cover. For the filling use the can of hardener or any plastic bottle, gently wiping the liquid spatula. Acrylic fills all the pores, cracks, scratches, that creates the appearance of a completely new bath. Modern acrylic coating hardens in about one, a maximum of three or four days, in contrast to the mixtures commonly used a few years ago.

Instructions for installing the liner - the fastest, easiest way to restoration

Mounting a thin liner of special acrylic requires very little experience, but the product can be bought not everywhere. Inserts bath with standard parameters stroyrynka looking at large (in stores household goods such things are not for sale), bought from firms specializing in the restoration of the bathing containers.

Acrylic insert repeats the internal contours of the bath, putting on her tightly adhering, pasting special adhesive, water-resistant silicone, two-component mixture. Such products are most often used to update the bath in a rented apartment or when you can not buy a new one right now, and the old awfully tired. The result is obtained as quickly as possible - in just a few hours, and high-quality, properly glued product will last more than 9-12 years.

What you need to know when working on the installation of the liner:

• the product is made of medical or technical acrylic, simple or a double layer of plastic;
• quality liner can not be cheap, as well as highly translucent, easy to bend;
• product size should closely match the size of the fixed structures - voids formed due to the difference bath size and insert inadmissible to fill with foam, a different composition. If it is impossible accurately liner rebounds, it bought in accordance with the sizes or use a different method of restoration;
• if the product will be installed in the room where the walls are very expensive, beautiful, new tiles, it is better to choose another option, as part of the tiles will have to be dismantled.

Starting with the selection of a job to be insert purchase of consumables - adhesives, foams, sealants. When the container framed corners, they are removed, tiles adjacent to the tub flush - trimmed by one to two cm. up around the perimeter. Further deleted cement ledges, corners, and removed lattice overflow drain, siphon - operate using grinders. Old bath carefully grind sandpaper, acrylic edge tabs also sometimes require trimming.
Now places are planned to drain, overflow, neatly executed slot of appropriate size.

The most important stage - the gluing of the insert. The entire surface of the old bath lubricated with special glue, near the drain and overflow sealant is applied. Further insertion neatly embedded in the container is pressed, fixed grates holes special clamps on the flanges. For wall mounting is made around the end of the product - for example, glued narrow bordyurchik ceramic tile. The bath is filled with water almost to the overflow level, allowed to dry for 12-18 hours. The protective film should not be removed at the same time.

Correction of small chips, scratches

In the smallest cracks, scratches, chips vannogo cover is able to hide most of the known microbes - get, wash them out is very problematic, but the removal, smoothing irregularities easily doable at home conditions. If time does not remove chips, its sharp edges can cause injury during washing, cracks have properties gradually expand, branch out under the influence of water, capturing all the new "territory".
Scratches easily polished special designed means for restoration enamel or painted over. Scola - a more complicated case, they need to putty the first to obtain a smooth plane. Before you start decorating the bath is cleaned of dirt, sand the damaged area, puttied two-component epoxy compound, applied in several layers. After complete drying of the surface is ground again, is sprayed from the top one to two enamel layers of the cartridge.

How to care for a bath without harming the coating

Products with different covers of brush in various ways:

• Enameled Cast Iron - use only "gentle" chemistry containing a minimum quantity of chlorine. Iron sponges banned because of their thinner enamel, is destroyed
• enamelled steel - not tolerate excessively hot water in combination with detergents, and abrupt temperature changes. Abrasive sponges, scouring pads as undesirable;
• Acrylic - is permissible to use only soft sponge, special paste, gel washing facilities. Any means of an alcohol, chlorine, acetone, abrasive powders should not be used. Occasionally use vinegar and baking soda, it is desirable to replace the lemon juice.

To acrylic "bath" served for a long time, it is impossible to pour the boiling water, throwing sharp, heavy objects (pieces of brick during repairs, knives, and other iron tools).

If for his own renovated bathroom to take care, it will last a very long time, while maintaining excellent appearance.

conclusion

Restoration of the old bath home is available to almost everyone - with all the necessary tools, materials, their own hands to make it easy. Modern industry paint mixtures offers a huge variety of materials in different colors to update "bath." When the independent repair problematic the whole process of product recovery entrust to professionals who will do it quickly, efficiently.