Just cleaned my tub 2 months after the install. Full of insulation and dirt. Let me add that I knew better,…I KNEW BETTER!!! but I did not cover it and protects it. So, after I cleaned it I almost threw-up. ….a 4 inch crack in the porcelain. I have no idea who did it and it would be a waste of time trying to pin it on anyone…bottom line is that it was my fault for not protecting it. It could have been anyone of 4 trades.
What is my solution…it is tiled already. Does the porcelain patch really work?
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Just put some bondo on it.
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Yeah it works, BUT...not a DIY project. Prep includes use of an acid and for new construction pay the pro.
SamT
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I was making templates for some vanity tops while a tilesetter was doing tub surrounds. Two of the tubs had dime sized chips out of the porcelain/enamel/whatever it is. I was dumbfounded they were continuing to tile around the damaged tubs in a million dollar home. I kept my mouth shut to avoid invoking the wrath of whoever had created the chips.
When I showed up the next day to make the kitchen countertop templates I poked my head in the bath and saw a beautifully grouted tile job and a sparkling clean chip free tub???
I asked the tile setter about it and he gave me a card for the chip repair guy who did the repairs. The color match was absolutely perfect and it was filled and then final coated with epoxy paint. Personally I don't think epoxy coatings will hold up as well as the original but the tile setter will be long gone by the time it becomes an issue.
Call a local plumbing supplier and see if they can't hook you up with your local specialist in tub chip repair.
Good luck, karl
Just subbed out a porceline re-glaze and while I was hanging doors got to see the process.
It is about a 6 hour deal-1-2 hours taking off plumbing and taping and screening the area for spraying; 1-2 hours for sanding, cleaning, stripping and prepping; and 1-2 hours for spraying a bonding coat, fill coats, and a top coat. At least a 72 hour curing period, and a week is better. Tub looks new. Price was $500.
Regards,
Boris
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