Bath repairs

A service which The Bath Business delivers is the repair of chips, dings etc to a bath’s surface.

There are many instances where a bath in otherwise good condition has had its surface chipped or damaged. In such cases a Bath Repair is a definite option. Rather than resurface the whole bath, which is our mainline service, we would do a localised repair to the damaged area only.

If the bath has numerous chips however or the repair is over an extensive area we may well recommend resurfacing rather thsn attempting to patch in a large area of damage. Also if the bath is in a dull or worn condition and also has a chipm or two we may recommend resurfacing as opposed to doing a chip repair. Try and tell us as much as you can about the bath when you inquire so we can recommend the correct course of action.

The type of repairs that can be done are chips to the enamel of cast-iron and pressed steel baths, dents or dings to plastic or acrylic baths and also small holes punched through the surface of plastic or acrylic baths.

A Bath Repair of a hole in a plastic bath is conditional on being able to reach the hole from underneath the bath, so the bath panel has to be able to be removed and the hole in a location which someone can reach with their arm.

The procedure for doing a Bath Repair is to fill the chipped or dinged area and sand smooth.

Next, the material which is to be sprayed over the filled area is colour matched to the existing surface of the bath. This is the most important part of a Bath Repair.

Even if the existing surface is white, there are many, many shades of white. If the colour isn’t matched then the repaired area will stand out and catch the eye. If you have tried to repair a chip or ding yourself you’ll already have observed this.

Once the colour is matched then the filled area is airbrushed over. The area may then be polished if any dust has landed on the wet material.