BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???

Subject: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Bobert
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 08:59 PM

Well, I oughtta know something about thias but I don't so...

... has anyone ver had to change the color os a bathtub enclosure???

Yeah, I've got a perfectly good one that I don't want to cut out and muscle a new one in it's place... It, howver, is blue and we're redoing the entire hosue with southwest colors so blue is out...

I'm sure that I'll have to sand the crrent on to get anything to bond to it but, like, what will bond to it and not chip away from use???

Anyone done this? And if so, any suggestions on paint...

Bobert

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Peace
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 09:00 PM

Ask at the paint store.

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Bill D
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 09:03 PM

There are these special treatments to re-surface a bathtub...maybe something in that category comes in colors.

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Peace
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 09:05 PM

Are you refinishing the porcelin tub or the plastic enclosure?

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: GUEST
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 09:27 PM

Or, take a trip out west, look ye up at the vast sky, and tell me Southwest Colors cannot include blue.

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Bill D
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 09:30 PM

I would imagine that there are primers that will allow almost any color of a waterproof paint to be used.

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Alba
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 09:30 PM

Bobert...this is hard one.
I can only think that an epoxy type of paint/waterproof sealer would work!
Perhaps inquire with a Marina that refinishes Fiberglass Boats. Someone might be able to give you an idea about what they use!
If the tub encloser is enamel, well you've got me. That sounds a bit of a nightmare! Again I can only think of some kind of an epoxy Paint but getting the finish right would be...so much work..I think:)

These types of Paints, as you know, are generally pretty expensive and are labor intensive to use. Maybe just as cheap to have one of these Companies that fit a molded shell over your exsisting Tube encloser?

I'll be interested to see if anyone has tackled this themselves.
Best Wishes as always
Jude

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Bobert
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 09:30 PM

This is a plastic (fibreglass) enclosure.... One piece...

Okay, GUEST... ya' got me there but...

... in the interior decoratin in the Southweat, they leave the sky, ahhhh, outside...

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Alba
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 09:33 PM

We cross posted Bill:)

Bobert is it the walls of an enclosure you want to paint or is it a tub unit enclosure, tub included?

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Helen
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 09:33 PM

I'm not clear about what you mean by a bathtub enclosure, either.

I just recently re-surfaced a bathtub with 2-pack epoxy. It wasn't a difficult job, and not a lot of preparation apart from washing the tub thoroughly and sanding it down.

It's in a rental property we just bought and are fixing up so no-one has used the bath yet. I don't know how well it will stand up to use and cleaning, but we didn't want to replace the tub just yet and couldn't work a nice colour scheme between the yuk green bath and the recently painted bright purple wall - which I like. There were only 2 colour choices - white & vanilla (a cream colour) when I bought the 2-pack a few years ago - to use on my own bath and hubby butted in & said no. Still have the cruddy old bath & the bathroom to go with it. %##@# !

BTW, Bobert, I'm about to start painting that cheap panelling in one of the bedrooms in the next week or so. Hubby reckons we don't need to sand it because he has a really good undercoat. Hmmm! I'll do a practice patch first, I think, and see how resilient it is to scratches etc. I'm more inclined to believe you about the sanding down beforehand.

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Rapparee
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 09:57 PM

Bobert, I think that there are special paints for fiberglass -- check a boat store. I do NOT suggest you sand it! Lots of fiberglass particles would get free that way. If you paint it, either follow the directions on the can (or check with a fiberglass body shop) or just de-grease it really well.

I think you ought to paint it dead black....

Helen, I started a thread on painting paneling a while back -- you might want to check it out. There is some good info there.

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Bobert
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 10:01 PM

I was thinking black, too, Rap!!!

Must be a guy thing... I've never had a black bath tub... Wouldn't have any trouble finding the soap...

Unfortunately, I allready know way more than I want to know about painting paneling...

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: bobad
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 10:14 PM

Some info here Bobert.

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Alba
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 10:14 PM

Helen here is a link to Rapaire's thread about Panel painting:) Clicky

Black!! come on guys...soap scum and dust...yuk!!!
Now I know it's dark out there in the Southwest come nightime but!!!

Jude:)

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: GUEST
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 10:41 PM

SEX! Lots and lots and lots of sex will change change the blues to a southwestern tan.

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Peace
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 10:44 PM

"Black!! come on guys...soap scum and dust...yuk!!!"

She's right. Make sure ya wash the tub at least once a month. With black paint, you can get away with every other month.

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Bobert
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 10:46 PM

LOL, GUEST.... I see yer point now....

Bobad, you be the baddest of the bad... What an incredible resource.... Do you think I can get it n black???

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Alba
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 11:07 PM

You sure can Bobert...it's right there:)

fact is you could just refinish it white and not clean at all..then it would be genuine black:)

She

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Peace
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 11:25 PM

"fact is you could just refinish it white and not clean at all"

As Alba said, don't clean it at all and the soap from one tub to the next would just 'carry' on bubbling.

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Kaleea
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 12:00 AM

After working for a home improvement company for many years & seeing practically everything under the sun that customers have done before we had to go in & redo/do over/tear out, I would suggest that you replace the tub surround. Absolutely do not sand. There is a nasty smelling chemical sort of like paint thinner which is used to prepare such a surface before applying the stuff bobad gave the link to. The epoxy stuff can be remarkably horrid-bubbling up, scratches easily (It does not like real hot water) & then it is impossible to remove once it starts turning into a mess.
If the tub surround looks that bad, you might try closing your eyes in the shower.

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: greg stephens
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 03:34 AM

Not being up on USA domestic interiors: come on Bobert, tell us which oolours are south west colours.(or should that be "colors"?)
   I'm not sure if there are compass defined clours in Britain. Though I recall that all front doors were painted brown in the north when I was a kid. But maybe they were in the south as well?

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 03:44 AM

In the north of Britain, I fear that the doors were not originally PAINTED brown, it had something to do with the pollution.

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Helen
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 06:19 AM

Sorry, guys, I was cross-referencing to Bobert's excellent advice which I already read in the thread on painting panelling, so thanks for the link but "been there, got the t-shirt".

I still don't get what specifically Bobert is going to paint. Is it the bathtub or something else? Is it a U.S. of A. thing we are talking about or does it translate across the pond as well.

And, Kaleea, try not to scare me too much about the epoxy thing. Please! Because I've already done it and I don't like the thought of it bubbling up and making a mess. We might need to install a new bathtub whether we like it or not.

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Alba
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 07:02 AM

I re-read the panel thread last night after I had posted the link and noticed that you had posted to that thread Helen.

Best if Bobert or one of the guys explains the tub enclosure thingy.

Good Luck with the projects Folks.

Judi

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Bobert
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 07:32 AM

Okay,the tub enclosure is molded fibreglass unit... It i sone piece and includes the bath tub portion as well as the shower walls... Sice it is molded it has places for shampoo and soap and wash clothes and rubber duckies, you know all the important men bath/shower toys... It's not somehting that yo can repanel because it is molded... Okay, for my UK'ers, think of a Henri Morre sculpture (who's this Henri guy???).... Nevermind, think about the first tie you stayed in a modern motel.... Remeber the fancy bath tub??? Well, that's what it is... Onely probel is that it isn't southwest *colours* so...

... fir my drinking buddy, Greg, hmmmmmmmm??? How do I explain??? First of all, not blue... Lotta clay, brick, terracata, peach, oprange, reds.... Them is southwest colors... And yer allowed to mix and match so that you ight paint three walls of a room one color and the forth another and the trim yet another... The idea is to have the interior of yer house look like a Mexican taxicab...

As fir those who think I ought to replace it, forget it... Ain't gonna happen... The bathroom is too narrow and it would be a complete pain in the butt... Plue I've been living in this construction project of a house for 7 months now and have really turned the corner with the end being in sight and I'm slap worn out so I'm looking for the path of least resistence on this one...

Bobert

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 07:51 AM

(1) Insure the place

(2) Be creative in finding a solution to your problem!

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Rapparee
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 08:01 AM

The tub stays the same color then? And the shower walls (the "surround", the paneling, the enclosure) change.

If you want to change the color of the tub that's gonna be a whole other deal.

Consider wallpaper. Easy to put on and looks good -- lots of nifty designs and it's always been popular. You can get some of the flocked stuff, maybe red or purple on shiny mirror-finish vinyl, and the tub enclosure will look just like it belongs in a...well, maybe wallpaper isn't the best idea, especially if the preacher comes visiting.

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Bobert
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 08:06 AM

Wallpaper a danged shower, Rap???

You drink on Sunday mornin'??? If so you better hope that the preacher man don't knock on yer danged door this mornin'...

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 08:16 AM

(3) Waterproof Wallpaper.

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: kendall
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 08:48 AM

Cover the window and remove all light bulbs. Then, color doesn't matter.

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Bobert
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 09:35 AM

How will I know when I'm clean, Capt'n???....

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 10:17 AM

I agree with Kaleea, change out the surround. For all that it sounds like a lot of work, it would be easier and safer in the long run and look much better than all of the work you'll do to try to make the current one look different. Go visit the bathroom section at Lowe's and Home Depot and you'll see why. Personally I'd never want one of the prefab things at all, but if you have to have something it's easy and looks pretty good for a number of years.

If it's a narrow room you'll probably have to pull the toilet before you do it, so get the right materials for re-attaching it. And maybe now is a good time to consider changing out the flooring and really get that Southwest look with a nice terracotta tile.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Bobert
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 11:08 AM

Shoot, SRS, I'm allready putting in a new vanity (made from a new 50 X 18 unfinshed cabinet with two drawersd and two doors, base painted and top stained and urathened), with new sink, new mixers... Also, the toilet has to come out to put down new vynal floor... Plus, I just built an entire new master bathrrom with enclosure, rebuilt (by me) old toilet from an old hotel and old pedestial sink I scavenged out of an old house...

So, I'm about all bathroomed out and I know whet it will take to replace this old enclosure and I ain't up to it but...

... I have been thinking more seriously about wallpapaering... Well, not wallpapering exactly... The way I figure it this thing is allready fibreglass and I've had more than a little experience using fibreglass in doing auto body repairs so I was thinkin'...

...what if, instead of painting the blasted thing, I da-cappaged the balsted thing and create something arty... Like a big collage... That way I could use whatever I wanted to put in there, like ads out of old magazines, newspaper clippings, P-Vine's old grocery lists, etc., etc...

Heck, maybe do a real Robert Roshenberg with a stuff protruding ihnto the shower like in his paintings... No dead cats or anything creepy, mind you....

?????

Bobert

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Rapparee
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 12:50 PM

Hey, I like the decoupage idea! Yeah! Old Playmates-of-the-Month, various old Zig-Zag packages, and as for stuff sticking out from the walls, would could be better than...never mind. Forget I mentioned things sticking out from the walls. Go with the Playmates.

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 02:07 PM

Hell, Bobert, you've got the room all ready for the new surround if you're set to take out all of that stuff. I think it will go faster and you'll be happier with the new one.

The kind of shower I'd love to have some day is one I saw at a friend's house. She has a large bathroom with storage cupboards and a high ceiling and skylights and such. The whole house has a beautiful stained finish on the concrete floors, and the shower is sloped a bit down and toward the drain, but there is no lip or extra floor tile or anything like that. The surround is of tile and is build to keep water from bouncing everywhere and to hold the usual stuff, and of course the showerhead and faucets are on the one end. It's a largish space, like it would be if there were a tub in it, except there's no tub. No rod, no shower curtain. Just this beautiful room with this great looking shower.

She built this straw-bale house west of Tucson on an acre in a rural area. The guest room has a traditional bathroom with a tub and shower, and the way she designed it that room has it's own door and a sitting room and is off the kitchen and she uses it as a small bed and breakfast.

Anyway, why do all of the rest of that work in the bathroom but not finish the tub? You'll end up with some funky-ass decoupage thing that is going to be the first thing the next owner tears out (and will decrease the value of the house when you eventually try to sell it, or your heirs sell it, whatever).

Just my two cents worth.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: open mike
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 02:17 PM

don't forget the dingle-ball trim along the cieling..
and perhaps a rear view mirror above the sink?

or go for tile..a brick look...or how about south west adobe!
http://homechannel.aol.com/aolhome/decorating/da/result/0,22268,733268,00.html?c=4&f=19&t=115&o=homeOnt:Rooms_homeOnt:BathroomClass&r=1&id=780586:783305:782933:782934:733268:783219:733259:783303:784370:784373:782928:782926:733230:733244:733229:782922:783205:733210
http://homechannel.aol.com/aolhome/decorating/da/result/0,22268,733268,00.html?c=4&f=19&t=115&o=homeOnt:Rooms_homeOnt:BathroomClass&r=1&id=780586:783305:782933:782934:733268:783219:733259:783303:784370:784373:782928:782926:733230:733244:733229:782922:783205:733210
i am not sure if those links will come thru..they are loooooooooooong
http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/adobe.htm
http://www.adobebuilder.com/adobe-home-building-costs-3.html

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Bill D
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 02:37 PM

"How will I know when I'm clean, Capt'n???..."

How do blind folks know when they're clean?

Let the P-Vine sniff you, I guess..."Back in...left armpit, 20 more swipes."

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Rapparee
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 03:09 PM

Paint the all black. Put in black EVERYTHING, even black light bulbs. And I mean FLAT black, not that funkly shiny stuff. Lots of black towels, too. Even dye the water in the toilet black. Close off any windows and make sure no light sneaks in around the door. In fact, just brick the whole thing up and you'll never have to worry about cleaning it again. If ya gotta go, ask the neighbors real nice if you use theirs.

Simple, wasn't it?

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Helen
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 03:26 PM

Well, now I get it.

I've been thinking, with the southwest colour scheme, doesn't that include blue sky. Can you work that in somehow, like having a picture on the wall of a desert with that clear blue sky you only seem to get out there (well, here in our outback is what I am thinking about).

something like this

You could even do a muriel on the enclosure wall of a desert scene. Then the blue wouldn't seem so out of place. Or maybe with the decoupage you could just put clouds and that would tie in.

But the 2-part epoxy really wasn't a big problem to do. Preparation was pretty simple & quick - hubby used his sanding machine on the straight surfaces and we did the rest by hand. Then mask off the plug hole, cover the taps with plastic bags - to protect them & prevent water dropping onto the surface (it was a sinking hot day when I did the first coat, though, so the couple of little round spots I ended up with were from sweat I think, so a plastic bag on your forehead might be in order too! ::-)   ) The goop went on really smoothly. It was the consistency of pancake batter, so easy-as. There was only a small amount and I thought it wouldn't cover for 2 coats, but it did. You'd need to buy 2 cans if it is the same size as the one I used. The brand here is White Knight Tub 'n' Tile.

I just mixed the 2 parts and kept half in the frig. For the second coat I had to bring it to room temperature for an hour (I don't think they meant 40 deg C, though like it was that day) and then apply it.

Go for it, Bobert! And I totally understand about being bathroomed out. There comes a time when enough is enough and the quick solution is the best solution at that time.

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Bobert
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 06:53 PM

Thank you, Helen, and fir the record... I love you!!!

No Zig-Zac packs, no dead cats, no playmates... Just get 'er done quick and easy...

Plus, it's just the guest bath anyway...

Did I mention that I love you, Helen???

Bobert

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Helen
Date: 06 Mar 06 - 01:01 AM

So does this mean you like the clouds/blue sky idea or the epoxy idea? (I don't know what Zig-zac packs are.)

And I'll tell my hubby what you said and he'll be over there in a flash. (Probably to negotiate the dowry or organise delivery - of me. :-)   ) Anyway, I wouldn't want the P-Vine to think you don't love her.

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: open mike
Date: 06 Mar 06 - 03:40 AM

www.zigzag.com---it is secret code....

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Bobert
Date: 06 Mar 06 - 08:21 AM

Thread drift but funny story,

When Greg Stevens came to the US and I picked he and Kate up at Dulles airport, the first thing he wanted to find were rolling papers... The only place I knew on the way home just happened to be one of them "head shops" which carries all kinds of pipes and bongs for smoking pot... It's usually frequented by biker types but there was greg buying ZigZags to roll up his cigaretttes...

Nevermind... Guess you had to be there...

Bobert

p.s. Unpack the bag... It's one of them Plutonic kinda loves...

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: GUEST,Rapaire
Date: 06 Mar 06 - 09:21 AM

Plutonic? Made in Hell?

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Helen
Date: 06 Mar 06 - 02:32 PM

No, related to Pluto: a dog and his human friend.

So, I still don't know which idea you like: epoxy, decoupage clouds or just add blue to the colour scheme of southwest colours by putting a desert scene on the wall.

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Rapparee
Date: 06 Mar 06 - 05:22 PM

Bobert! I just figgered it out!

Decoupage some sand on the tub floor and the walls! You'll get a non-slip tub AND that desert look!

Now that's solved!

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Bobert
Date: 06 Mar 06 - 06:47 PM

Hmmmmmmmmm? Now I'm torn...

Ahhhhhh, the epoxy, Helen... Maybe with some sand in it???

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Helen
Date: 07 Mar 06 - 04:12 AM

Ok, these are the destructions for the Oz brand I used:

I don't know what the equivalent product would be in your neck of the woods. It's referred to as epoxy enamel.
        White Knight Tub n Tile

Suitable Surfaces

Tub 'n' Tile refinishes bath tubs, wash basins, laundry tubs, toilets, porcelain and metal surfaces with a gleaming new colour.
        
Drying Times

Touch dry: 6 hours.
Re-Coat: After 12 hours and before 36 hours.
Full Cure: 4 - 5 days.

Drying times may be extended in low temperature and high humidity.
        
Coverage

Up to 12 square metres per litre depending on surface porosity and film thickness.

Thinning: Not required.
        
Preparation

To achieve a superior finish, thorough surface preparation is essential. If the surface is not prepared properly, poor adhesion will result.

The prepared surface needs to be cleaned thoroughly with an abrasive cleaning powder or Rustguard Solvent. Sanding of the entire surface is also required before application. It is advisable to cover taps with plastic bags in case of water leaking and to apply masking tape at edges (such as plug holes) of surface to be coated.

Mixing: Stir contents of both A and B cans separately with a flat paddle. Pour the contents of cans A and B into an all-metal container and stir well until completely mixed (approximately 5 minutes).

Divide mixture in half and store one half in a tightly closed metal container in lower part of refrigerator. Allow the other half to stand for one hour before use. Stir for 5 minutes before application.
        
Application Details

Start applying Tub 'n' Tile around the edges with a clean, pure bristle brush. Continue down to base of the surface to be painted.

Tub 'n' Tile is a self-levelling finish which, for best results, should be applied in thin coats. A second coat should be applied for a good finish. Apply no sooner than 12 hours and no later than 36 hours after first base coat. Use remaining contents from refrigerator and allow to warm to room temperature (approximately 1 hour) before using. Stir for 5 minutes before application. For best results, allow a minimum of 5 days warm weather drying before use.
        
Pack Sizes

500ml cans
Available in White and Vanilla only
        
Health & Safety

Refer to Material Safety Data Sheet available on request.



I used one packet for the bath, which is a reasonably large bath, so two packs of a similar size would be needed for the bath and enclosure. In which case, that's less mucking around because you would mix the first packet up and use it for round one, and then mix the second from scratch for round two. Having to store half in the frig meant having to wait an hour for it to come to room temperature, but starting with a new packet for round two would make it a quicker process. The brand I used has 2 separate tins each holding 500mls.

Helen

P.S. when you said the simple solution, I assumed you meant hanging a picture on the wall.

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 07 Mar 06 - 06:54 AM

"Now I'm torn..."

Let 'er Rip!

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: GUEST,donuel
Date: 07 Mar 06 - 07:21 AM

I am painting our pool with epoxy EHB extra high build up.
It comes in every imaginable color and cost $139 dollars for two gallons and free shipping $10 handling fee.

Under chlorinated water it will only last 8 years but for an interror application it should last 20.

http://www.ipaint.us/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,4682-146820-164036-nav-list,00.html

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Gurney
Date: 07 Mar 06 - 03:07 PM

I put a one-piece shower in for a customer. He'd bought it, it 'was just a bit bigger than the doorway".
Took off the door. Then the doorframe. Then part of the wall..... When we got it in the room, it turned out to be a bit bigger than the shower enclosure, so we had to move a wall there. But the floor was slated, and slates break easily....
DO NOT change it.

I like the decoupage idea. That is what Formica is, after all, and that is waterproof. Just paper, resin encapsulated.
As it's blue, perhaps fishes? Sandy floor, weeds up the wall? How can you get more twee than that?

Recolouring the gel-coat should be easy enough for someone like Bobert.

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 07 Mar 06 - 06:34 PM

I'll get me coat...

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 07 Mar 06 - 06:50 PM

How to get "desert blues" in your bathroom, Bobert.


I'll gel me coat....

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Bobert
Date: 07 Mar 06 - 08:15 PM

Yeah, Foolestroupe, we been talkin' about that over at tweedsblues... Bummer... Sho nuff...

As fir the tub, I keep going back to the decapage idea (sans the dead cat stuck to the shower wall)... But no playmates... Heck, there was a time when that would have been purdy cool but the idea of showering with a 20-somethin' babe could put a hurt on this ol' hillbilly... Plus, the P-Vine just wouldn't like it too much an' though I ain't no expert on womenz, I purdy sure on this one...

Maybe pages outta my old Volkswagen repair manual seein' as I done broke and fixed everything on it allready and no longer need the manual...

Bobert

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Rapparee
Date: 07 Mar 06 - 10:53 PM

Playmates are better than, oh, pianos or bagpipes.

Subject: RE: BS: Painting a bathtub enclosure???
From: Bobert
Date: 07 Mar 06 - 11:15 PM

Yeah, Rap, them pianos will put a worser hurt on yer back than any playmate out there... Ain't got no esperience with them bagpipes but I sho nuff don't want to shower wid 'um...