Over time, any bath is covered with noticeable cracks and chips, also enamel yellowes and covered with rusty spots. When repairing a bathroom with such a plumbing, many homeowners have to solve a lot of questions. For example, what will be made: the complete replacement of the equipment or it is enough to use the enamel enamel enamel service. The solution to this issue directly depends on the state of the bath, as well as the material of its manufacture.

In what cases restoration or enamel repair is better than a complete replacement?

Full is shown only in cases where the samples are visible in it. Otherwise, you can use the coating of the enamel bath and arguments in favor of it are as follows:

• If the financial position of the family does not allow replacement (remember that in addition to buying the bowl itself, you will need to spend money on dismantling, exporting an old bath and its connection). If you compare how much the enamel and the replacement of the bowl, then the first option is most profitable.
• Bathroom enamel coating is shown to those who live in removable accommodation. It happens that it is impossible to take a bath in the existing conditions, but to spend money on a new plumbing in housing not owned not everyone will decide.
• Restoration of baths enamel can be made as many times as necessary.
• If you wish, you can make any color, for example, to choose it to the environment.
• The restoration time and enameling the bath occurs faster than the complete replacement. It is commonly directly to the board adjoins the tile, which can be damaged during the dismantling process and as a result, completely update it.

Most often, the replacement of enamel in the bathroom is carried out in the process of cosmetic repair. If a larger adjustment of the room is planned and a good budget is laid, then you can completely change the equipment.

There are several drawbacks of this type of repair:

• Traces from the brush and the hairs may remain (if the brush for applying is used new);
• The service life of the new coating on average is 6 years.

Choosing enamel

Before covering the bath enamel, you must select the material correctly. Traditionally enamelings of baths are produced using two types of resins:

• Epoxy. It is widely used in construction and for coating baths for more than 20 years. If it is properly applied, you can enjoy the bathroom for quite a long time with good care. Difficulties may occur when preparing the mixture;
• Acrylic. This material appeared in the early 2000s and is gaining increasing popularity. Reviews of masters and users about him are the most enthusiastic, and judging by them, the new enamel for the bathroom based acrylic will last long enough. It is easy to apply, but at the same time prepare the mixture more complicated.

Tip: If you need a bathroom to cover enamel, the choice of the enamel type depends on who will make enamel on the bath and whether this person has paint skills. The newcomers are best working with acrylic, and more experienced builders or malyaras with epoxy enamel.

High-quality painting with enamel enamel also depends on the manufacturer and brand. Do not save on the purchase of material. In store shelves, it is often possible not to meet individual jars with enamel for the bath, and the kits that include a large number of components. Among them are all that you need for work. In order for quantities, you need to buy two such sets. Also do not forget about personal protective equipment. After everything you need will be bought, you can repair enameled baths.

What should be taken into account before the start of work?

The enamellation of the bathroom is not so simple, as it seems at first glance, so you need to carefully read the instructions and do not mix the components first. After 40 minutes, the mixture will be viscous and tight and apply it will be almost impossible. After the mixture is easy to use it becomes completely unsuitable for use.

From your professional skills depends on how to paint the bath enamel. To do this, you can use a roller, brush and a magnetization method. The beginners are offered to use the brush, since traces can remain from the roller, with which the enameled bath will look inactively.

Tip: If you want and add a kel to the paint, you should carefully approach the choice of shade. If the final version is very saturated and poisonous, it can very quickly get bored. You can update the enamel of the bath in this case, but for complete getting rid of you often need to put several layers.

Preparation of the room to the beginning of work

First of all, from the bath before the start of work it is necessary to remove everything except plumbing (sink, toilet - if they are). The coating of old baths enamel is usually accompanied by a large amount of dust during preparatory work.

Currently, the washing machines are often installed in the bathrooms. Before changing the enamel in the bathroom, it is necessary to wind up the equipment with a film, and you need to make special attention to the sequence of linen and powder containers. In these places you can additionally strengthen the film by painting or ordinary scotch.

Remove the shower nozzle with the hose and wrap well with the film and scotch hose. Immediately before start enameling the bathroom, you must disconnect it from communications, pre-disconnecting the water. If the overflow system is made of plastic, it is also necessary to remove it. Metal system can not be touched.

Preparation of bath surface

Before directly enamel the bath, it is necessary to spend a lot of preparatory work. At the very beginning it is necessary to remove from the surface of fat and pollution. For this I use oxalic acid and other active detergents. Dress gloves and respirator.

At the bottom of the bath, pour the path of the detergent and smear it a little. Sponge with a tight side, well, scroll the resulting cleaner throughout the bath. Cleaning must be carried out in a well-ventilated room: open the door of the bath and all windows in the apartment.

Tip: After you are well fined the surface, you must leave the detergent for 15 minutes. After that fill the bath and leave for another 15 minutes, lower the water. Before removing enamel from the bath, it is necessary to wipe it well so that it was dry.

Abrasive treatment

Before painting an enameled bath, a mandatory step in the work is the processing of abrasive material. It is necessary to remove rust and create a rough embossed surface on which a new enamel will keep well. The best way to remove enamel from the bath is a drill to which you want to wear a cord or dunex and treat the surface well. It is best to act in a closed bath, as otherwise the whole apartment will be in fine dispersed dust.

How to repair an enameled bath when rust or dirt have eaten hard? It is necessary to remove the enamel to the metal and in this case the complete replacement of enamel will be required. If the bath is tin, not iron, then you need to act extremely gently so as not to wipe the metal through. The resulting surface must be matte and without visible contaminants. You can check it on the nail and additionally shine a pocket LED flashlight, there should be no reflections.

Final removal of dust and fat

The best dust, which remained after processing to collect the vacuum cleaner. Around the drain is best to go bey, until it becomes clean. The feature of the work is that it is impossible to climb into the bath at this stage. To the flow plug tie a line

Tip: The surface in order to further painting the enamel bath without problems, is processed by the acidic composition. For complete treatment, it is necessary to distribute about the "Sanoksa" or "Adrilane" on the surface of the "Sanoksa" or "Adrilana" liter and leave for an hour. After that, you need to score a full bath and leave again for an hour.

A faithful sign of the work of the composition is the heating of the bowl if it is lightly warm outside, then the means is not enough and you must add more pollockylkins. When the fluid starts to cool, it is necessary to drain the bath. This procedure must be repeated up to 5 times. Only after the first does not add acid.

Before painting the bath with the chosen enamel, it is necessary to dry it with an ordinary household hairdryer, remove the plums of plots.

Applying a new coating

Mix the composition to be made by an old bath enamel, you need to make the instructions attached to the coating. It is not necessary to mix the composition at once, it is best to get a smooth layer to divide it into several parts. Many are interested in the question how to paint the enamel bath. It is simple enough, but requires certain skills.

In order to paint your bath enamel and do not leave the bristles of bristles in it, it is necessary to arm a tweezers or a stationery knife. Choose the tool so that you can work comfortably.

It is necessary to apply enamel on the bath in the following way: the first movement of the brush goes from the bottom to the edge, this strip is rubbed horizontally. The next strip must be applied so that it closes half the rubbing.

But this is not all the advice how to cover the enamel old bath. After applying the first layer, it is necessary to repeat the procedure. It is necessary to start painting from the same place and completely repeat movement as the first time.

The coating of the old bath enamel does not end. 10 minutes after applying the layer of the material, it is necessary to check whether the sublifts and influx appeared. They need to smear with a sharp movement brush up. The drain holes are cut with a mounting knife.

If you have any questions about technology, browse the video on how to paint the enamel bath. In such rollers, you can find all kinds of enamellation and choose more acceptable. You can also find on the photo network.

Alternative ways to change the appearance of the bathroom

If the surface is not strongly contaminated and there are no stains of rust and darkening, then polishing the enameled bath can help to update the appearance. If it helps the restoration of the bath enamel does not need. Thus it is possible to eliminate small, shallow scratches.

So you can restore the enameled bath from acrylic. To this end, it is necessary to wash the bath in the same way that is described in the recommendations how to replace enamel in the bathroom. Then handle the surface using sandpaper. In this case, the use of a drill is not recommended. Then it is necessary to apply abrasive polyrolol and finish the work of the wax polishing.

Another way that will prevent the use of global substitution is the repair of the enamel bathing. It will help for some time using the bathroom and do not resort to large-scale work. Partial repairs applied if there is a chip on the surface. The place of damage is degreased, cleaned and treated with an autopact. If the surface is uneven, then hide it can be ordinary emery paper. Automal is applied last layer.

Polishing enamel baths and repairs described above, the least expensive way to update appearance.

Use of unconventional coating

Most often beginners I want the restoration of the enamel enamel most easily and the question arises: is it possible to paint the bath with the email. It is most often sold in aerosols and do not arise problems.

Important! Experts believe that the coating with such colors is harmful and useless. At best, over time, the coating is simply erased, and at worst it will be necessary to completely change the bath. Cover the bath with automotive enamel can only be partially as part of the repair of chips.

For each case, you need to choose your way of restoring the appearance of the bath. When choosing full enamel, focus on the recommendation data above.