Can I paint builder's grade (plastic) shower/tub?
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Sally
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Boy is it ugly! The white coordinates with nothing. Can I paint this plastic and with what?
6 answers
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I would not paint it. I would hide it with a beautiful shower curtain. I have seen the after affects of painted tubs and showers and I would not want to deal with the prep and the harsh chemicals and paint. I paint just about anything but not bathroom sinks, tubs, or showers. Unless you pay a professional to redo it with a guarantee, I would not attempt it. good luck on whatever you do!
The Garden Frog with C Renee
on Sep 02, 2014
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Thank you for your warning. It sounds like the potential to make ugly even uglier would be high. My shower curtain hides a multitude of sins now -- it might as well continue. Now onto painting the best curtain ever.
Sally
on Sep 02, 2014
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You could probably hide the side wall with a panel of some sort. I don't think paint would hold on plastic in such a damp environment. We had our worn steel tub refinished, and it held up for years, but they had to etch it first with acid, and I don't think that would work for plastic.
Darla
on Sep 07, 2014
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I don't know how handy you are, but we pulled out our old tub and then paid for a plumber to hook up the new one we bought (we could have done it, but our local codes specify a plumber). We then did the new tile ourselves. Regular size tubs are relatively inexpensive.
Donna Lenhardt
on Sep 07, 2014
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Thanks Donna. I appreciate the words "relatively inexpensive". That leads me to the thought of Habitat for Humanity. Huh !?!
Sally
on Sep 07, 2014
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You can paint tile - this is not my site, but is one I pinned on Pinterest to think about for my inlaw's house. It has some good info: http://www.domesticimperfection.com/2013/11/how-to-refinish-outdated-tile/ oh, just saw that I didn't read closely enough and you are wanting to redo the actual tub - but this says you can do the tub, as well. It'll give you ideas, anyway.
Cindy D.
on Sep 07, 2014
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