Every homeowner wants to add something in various parts of his house to beautify it. For this purpose, most of the homeowners prefer to add cast iron baths to give a wonderful look to their bathroom and then to their home. These types of iron bathtubs are available as brand new and the older ones may need restoration to keep them in top condition. The older cast iron bathtubs can be restored and can be useful for a longer time. These types of tubs are made from cast iron with a porcelain layer on top, so, this layer needs proper maintenance and reparation on time and if not repaired on time, it will become cracked and stained.
You should take prudent steps while restoring cast iron bath:
To start this process of restoration of the cast iron bathtub, you should protect the floors and walls of the bathroom with coverings. Try to cover the legs of the tub if those are not made of the same material as of the tub. As if claw-foot tubs are made of metal, it will need to be protected. During this process, do not forget to cover up yourself as well with goggles, masks and protective clothing. The bathroom in which you are going to operate this process should have proper ventilation so that you can be saved from inhaling too many commercial cleaners. After this, when everything is protected, you can begin the restoration of your cast iron bath.
You can use a razor to cut the old seal from the edges of the bathtub and the adjoining tiles. After this, you can clean the bathtub with a commercial tub cleaner, it can be cleaned by rubbing it after leaving it for five minutes. This fills cracks, scratches and chips in the tub. After this process, wash it with warm water and clean it again and then the tub will be ready for a coat of primer that will need to be applied thoroughly to the entire surface, leave it to dry for a few minutes.
Final recommendations about restoring the cast iron bath:
At the final stage, you will need to add a top coat of white paint to your cast iron bath. The paint applied on the tub should be completely dried before you apply extra coats of some glaze or glass enhancer. By completing this process, make sure that you will not feel to add any further protection to your cast iron baths. For this purpose, you should hire the professional services of bathroom renovators if you do not have sufficient knowledge and experience in this field.