Cleaning enamel bath

[Mogweed]

A while ago, someone on here said that T-Cut could be used to get rid of
water stains and restore the shininess (sp?) of an enamelled bath - then
someone else said that T-Cut wasn't really up to the job and recommended a
cutting compound.

My question is, which cutting compound? Are there different
brands/names/grades? Or do I just ask for "A tub of cutting compound,
please"?

Finally - where do I get it? Somewhere like Machine Mart? B&Q?

Cheers,

Mogweed.

 

[Mogweed]

ermm, well i am pretty sure we have an enamel bath and we use 'power bath'
available at Tesco - it looks American and has 'really works' written all
over it...alas, it really does work!

it looks like this. http://www.ozkleen.co.uk/images2/UKCollage2.jpg

Thanks for that Mo but I'm afraid the bath in question is 49 years old and
is in need of much more than 'power bath'. It's either going to have to be
some form of cutting compound or a resurfacing kit such as this one
http://tinyurl.com/a86r3

Thanks anyway,

Mogweed.

 

[Mogweed]

Hey, don't underestimate the power of PB, they didn't put the POWER in
there for a laugh ya know

Have you got a picture of said bath?

Not here but I'll be down at the house tomorrow. At the moment it's lent up
against a wall - if there's anyone there to help me lower it down, I'll post
a photo for your edification )

Mogweed.

 

[--s-p-o-n-i-x--]

ermm, well i am pretty sure we have an enamel bath and we use 'power bath'
available at Tesco - it looks American

afaik, it's Australian!

 

[--s-p-o-n-i-x--]

Thanks for that Mo but I'm afraid the bath in question is 49 years old and
is in need of much more than 'power bath'. It's either going to have to be
some form of cutting compound or a resurfacing kit such as this one
http://tinyurl.com/a86r3

Try your local Auto factors or even your local car body repair centre.
It's possible Halfords stock it.

I looked into bath resurfacing a few years back and came to the
conclusion it's largely a waste of time.

sponix

 

[raden]

Try your local Auto factors or even your local car body repair centre.
It's possible Halfords stock it.

I looked into bath resurfacing a few years back and came to the
conclusion it's largely a waste of time.

I wouldn't say so

I resurfaced my bath with Tubby about 3 years ago and have no complaints
with it

Wouldn't a kettle of boiling water shift a lump of caramel ?

 

[Dave Plowman (News)]

A while ago, someone on here said that T-Cut could be used to get rid of
water stains and restore the shininess (sp?) of an enamelled bath - then
someone else said that T-Cut wasn't really up to the job and recommended a
cutting compound.

My question is, which cutting compound? Are there different
brands/names/grades? Or do I just ask for "A tub of cutting compound,
please"?

Finally - where do I get it? Somewhere like Machine Mart? B&Q?

Farecla is one of the better ones. It's designed for cutting back car
paint. You'd need to go to an automotive paint supplier. Although Halfords
do an own brand that looks suspiciously like it.

However, something like Brasso will work nearly as well.

 

[ipellew]

Hi;

I have used lemon (real or the jiff bottled juice) to rid a lot of
bath/sink problems.

If the damage is actually etched into the enamel all you can do is cut
back with something like Tcut but whatever you do will need elbow
grease.

My daughter has just had hers re-enameled as her partners likes cast
baths and I repaired a bran new pressed steel enamel bath chipped by
the plumber with a small repair tube of whatever from a plumber
merchant. So they are repairable, just alot of work.

Regards
Ian