How to restore the bath with his hands

Enamel coated cast iron or steel bath eventually wear and become worthless as it appears on the surface roughness, cracks and chips. There is a problem replacing the bath, but it is expensive and time consuming.
Easier and less costly solution would be the restoration of the bath with his hands. One of the ways is to restore enamel bath with special two-component paints. You can do the work yourself, or contact a specialized organization that produces such work.

Restoration of the bath with his hands is performed in several stages. At the beginning of the preparatory work done, with special pastes or solutions removes rust. Typically, this means acidic. They are applied to the enamel bath and cleaned with a brush, then thoroughly rinsed with water and dried. Areas, exposed to the metal, ground, dried for 48 hours in E, then using putty align with the rest of the surface and re-primed. After that irregularities sand cleanly and with waterproof sandpaper by hand or by using a drill with an abrasive wheel. Then pour in the hot water bath for 15 minutes, then drained it and wipe off with a cloth, which prevents the pile. Then required to make degreasing with acetone or other solvents. Prepared enamel surface should be smooth, dry and a bit dull.
After that, prepare the enamel paint, mixing it with a hardener derived product is applied with a brush with natural bristles. Make sure that the brush was qualitative, or drop down the brush pile will spoil your work. When twenty minutes the first layer is cured, second layer of paint, and preferably three. After the last layer of enamel is dry, swab moistened with a solvent to form the floor of its glossy surface. The enamel is completely cured after one day and will be using a polishing paste and finally polished flannel new surface. Enamel is also applied and using aerosol cans, for easy operation, but a significant disadvantage is the lack of hardener and the possible formation of stains. Professional workers use powerful compressors, when applied enamel is obtained even with a glossy surface.

The second way to restoration of the old cast iron bath is to use a special acrylic liner. It is made of sanitary acrylic and is a replica of a cast iron bath. It becomes a way of vacuum injection molding using acrylic. Sanitary acrylic holds heat well, it does not stick to dirt and rust, it is not susceptible to common household dyes. The liner is thick four - six millimeters, it will not crack, easy to clean, does not darken during operation. The use of acrylic liner for restoration iron bath lets you perform all repairs without removing the old baths, which in turn will save money not only on the cost of a new bathtub, but also in the repair of the walls when removing the old and installing the new tub. Besides bath in the restoration, which was used acrylic liner, practically no different from the new cast-iron baths.
The liner is installed on the two-component foam is applied to the surface of the old baths certain pattern, then cut out the liner hole and overflow. For sealing the openings apply silicone sealant. Be removed by the old siphon and installation of new, as well as its connection to the sewerage system. After all preparations are made and acrylic liner is installed, the bath water is dialed. In this state, a bath should be located at least a day, during which time there is a full curing adhesive foam and silicone.
Restoration of the bath with his hands. Good luck with your repair!