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Posted by dpb on June 10, 2007, 10:18 am
aemeijers wrote:
>> Richard J Kinch wrote:
>>> jwaterfield writes:
>>>
>>>> My question is this: would it be possible to refinish the bathtub in
>>>> some capacity?
>>> You cannot produce a porcelain finish without thousands of degrees of
>>> temperature.
>>>
>>> Nothing you can paint or otherwise coat on will be hard and durable
>>> compared to porcelain glaze.
>> Not as hard as porcelain, no, but some of the epoxy restoration products
>> aren't too bad....if you're willing to spend a little money (or could talk
>> the landlord into it), might check your yellow pages for one of the
>> tile/counter/appliance repair guys. They may be able to do it for what
>> you can buy the supplies for retail...
>>
> Using one of those DIY tub refinish kits, or even having a company do a
> 'pro' refinish, without blessing by landlord, is probably a lease-breaker,
> and will land OP in the street.
...
Valid point, but that's another question than the one posed...
Since OP has obviously had conversations on the subject w/ landlord and
gotten confirmation the complaint is valid and been rejected not on the
basis of the cosmetics being bad/objectionable but on functionality and
is still pursuing it, perhaps the next plan of attack was to suggest a
cosmetic fix rather than replacement??? Don't know, seems reasonable
(having never, fortunately, had to deal w/ landlords since "school daze"
when what the tub looked like wasn't a high priority on my radar...) :)
OP is probably long gone, but as you and others have also notee there
are other cleaning products and/methods out there. If OP had some idea
of what the cause(s) of the stain were and what the tub is actually made
of, it could possibly lead to some better or more specific remedies...
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