A good refinishing job on a bathtub should be very glossy, smooth to the touch, and have a uniform appearance just like a new bathtub. You will never be able to duplicate the glossy finish and feel professional refinishing gives your bathtub, sink or countertops with a do-it-yourself kit!
A good question to ask is... "Would you repaint your own car?" Refinishing involves many of the same skills and materials used by professional auto body craftsmen. Quality work requires extensive preparation, use of special cleaners, bonding primers, fillers for cracks and chips, and the skill and experience to spray on fast drying acrylic coatings.
You will not get good results from a spray can or epoxy kit, nor will you get the warranted durability a Miracle Method refinisher offers.
If you are thinking about buying a do-it-yourself (DIY) porcelain repair kit from your local hardware store, consider the following:
- DIY kits offer a limited choice of colors. Miracle Method can offer an unlimited number of colors. Even white is very difficult to color match.
- Most kits typically contain epoxy coatings, which are old technology. Epoxy is very durable, but does not have the same gloss or uniform appearance as do acrylic coatings. Epoxy dries very slowly. Multiple coats will be required meaning that several days may be necessary to complete a DIY project. Over time, epoxy can yellow or become chalky in appearance.
- Kits provide only the chemicals. You must provide the equipment, tools, and personal safety equipment including chemical resistant gloves, respirators, exhaust fans, eye protection and Tyvek paint suits.
- A finish applied with a brush or roller will be uneven and look "painted". A glossy, smooth finish can only be achieved though the use of a fine finish high volume, low pressure spray equipment.
- Some DIY kits are only intended for repairs and not complete refinishing jobs.
- Some kits contain cans of spray paint which simply camouflage the problem and will rarely last any length of time without the use of a bonding agent.
- Many DIY kits plainly state that it will take three days or more before you can use your tub.
Before you buy a DIY kit, call the Miracle Method National Toll-Free Customer service number at 1-888-271-7690 and find out how reasonable professional refinishing can be. |
