A Fresh Start

Before we put our house for sale, we spent some time fixing some things up and freshening things. One of the things we had meant to do from the beginning, but hadn't gotten around to was the bathtub. As soon as we moved, we immediately put down a bath mat. The paint was chipping and dirty on the floor. Therefore, we knew we had to fix it before we left. Here are pictures of the tub before:

A new bathtub can cost tons of money and we didn't have a ton to spend. So we looked into other methods. We ended up buying two bottles of bath spray paint/resealer from the hardware store. They were about $20 each. We also had to get some CLR, goggles and a mask. This stuff reseals the tub and is water proof. That means it has some serious fumes.

Here are the directions:
1. Scrub the tub with CLR and rinse.
2. Take off all of the handles and such on the bathtub. Make sure you keep all of the parts when you do this.
3. Take some old sheets and cover anything in the bathroom that you don't want sprayed. We cut holes in a sheet and put it on the shower curtain so we didn't have to cover the other half of the bath. We also used aluminum foil:

4. Put the mask on and start spraying the bath and shower evenly. Make sure everything is completely coated. We used two bottles of the spray. Here is me in the lovely mask:

5. Let the paint dry for a couple of days. This is when you beg your friends or neighbors to take a shower at their house. Thanks Mina! Here are pictures of the bath after:

It looks so much better and it only cost us about $60. That is so much cheaper than replacing it! And our house sold quickly, so I call it a success. Let me know if you have any questions and stay tuned for a booth update!