I'm remodeling a condo with a longtime client. He can do some of the work with my direction and especially can watch the laborers while I do elec. and plumbing. The bathtub has about 1/3 of the finish peeled away. Hard to say what it was originally. The surface under the finish is not a pleasant color, hard to imagine it was the original tub. The boundary tween the finish and peeled away zones is obvious, would show under a new finish. Not sure if sanding will work, as a feathered edge might peel up easily.

I used the 2 part Rust-oleum Tub and Tile Refinishing kit once on some tile I'd replaced on an old back splash a while back. The existing surface was old tile that had been painted over by one of the pro franchise outlets. My job was OK but there's was better.

On the current job, the owner got a quote from a franchise outfit for $1500. He didn't like it. He thinks we can do it for $500. I'm thinking more like $800. A day at least for a laborer to prep it, and that's if sanding will work. If it has to be removed with paint remover, if that would even work, more labor.

This crap could be dicey real easy. I've got an airless sprayer but I'm no magician with it.

Anybody done it?

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