Painted Tub and Shower
by
Kammille
(IC: blogger)
$100
75 Hours
Medium
Welcome to the second installment of my bathroom redo! If you have been following, you already know that I used the month of April to redo my bathroom and competing in a challenge called If you would like to see how I did the counter and sink, check it out here. Now I'm going to share with you how I did my bathtub and shower.
My tub and shower was so outdated and grimy, I still felt a little dirty after I got out of it! Something needed to be done!
My tub and shower was so outdated and grimy, I still felt a little dirty after I got out of it! Something needed to be done!
So, I cleaned and sanded the entire area and re-caulked. There was a fairly large gap between the tub and surround so I took some extra quarter round moulding and and primed it with a water resistant primer. Caulked and nailed it into place.
After that dried I spray painted, applied poly and installed new fixtures as I had done with the sink.
So, great! I was done and it looked awesome! I was on cloud nine because of all of my creative awesomeness! And then IT happened! Oh snap!
I applied the epoxy that came in the kit and let it dry for 72 hours. It looked so awful compared to the rest of tub and shower. I then applied fresh caulk and some foam based quarter round. I then repeated the processes of sanding, priming, painting and applied 6 coats of poly. I let it dry for 72 hours, re-installed the fixtures and it was ready to go!
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Published May 7th, 2015 6:53 PM
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Tamara McMillan on Jun 14, 2015I am sure it looks great now but I wonder, could you have a nice long tub soak in steamy bath water now? Guess I am wondering how durable it will be. I have an old tub I would love to do this to. Thanks for posting yours!
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Tamara McMillan on Jun 14, 2015BTW, when I went to your Link to see more it CAN NOT BE FOUND ?? Update: Today the link comes up but you have to be a Wordpress member to see it. Thanks any way!
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