HELP Please! Nitromors on plastic bath

is there nothing cheaper you can do?

ie keep a nice little stack of clean towels at the end of the bath? or keep one hanging over it?

i personally wouldnt be trying to respray it, for the cost of it you'd be better getting a new tub, or living with it... could always get some white paint and just over the orange bits so its less noticeable

Could you not claim on your house insurance... accidental damage? then have a new bath fitted. I think you`ve tried most of the cleaning products available lol. I`m sure it`s driving you mad after all your hard work re-decorating, is such a shame.

[Messie]

Well, if you ignore the nasty orange stains, the bathroom looks lovely. Victorian Moroccan distressed chic is what my dear daughter called it. Needs more plants in my opinion and my black and white picture of Venice

Claire - I had thought of the household insurnace, but having read the label (too late!) it seems I should've taken care to protect the plastic! I was warned - or would've been if I'd stopped for a mo to read the destructions.

Thanks for the help tho guys xx

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Messie

It it really possible to paint a bath though? A plastic one? I know you can paint new enamel onto an enamel one, but plastic? If so I might give it a go.

Unlikely, it'll be cheaper to buy a new plastic bath

Originally Posted by Messie

Well, if you ignore the nasty orange stains, the bathroom looks lovely. Victorian Moroccan distressed chic is what my dear daughter called it. Needs more plants in my opinion and my black and white picture of Venice

Claire - I had thought of the household insurnace, but having read the label (too late!) it seems I should've taken care to protect the plastic! I was warned - or would've been if I'd stopped for a mo to read the destructions.

Thanks for the help tho guys xx

I`d think along the lines of saying you spilt the bottle of nitromorse down the bath by accident... I doubt they`d come out to investigate it as it`d only be a low claim. Or maybe say the window was open and blew the bits into the bath? I wouldn`t advocate fraudulent claims but in your case it was a genuine accident and it`s such a shame

[dirtydog]

TBH I would just live with it or fit a new bath, baths aren't that expensive.

My normal merchants does acrylic baths for just over £80 or steel for £85 obviously fitting will cost a bit more unless you can do it yourself

if the baths plastic i take it its not painted on top? if not can you flat the areas affected with a bit of emery cloth until its gone then repolish, depends on how deep the paints bonded with the plastic though

Originally Posted by Whitehouse

if the baths plastic i take it its not painted on top? if not can you flat the areas affected with a bit of emery cloth until its gone then repolish, depends on how deep the paints bonded with the plastic though

great idea!

I take it no-one else on here is a chemist?

Nitromors main constituent is Dichloromethane (chlorinated solvent,) so, this will react with the bath plastic and cause the colouring of the paint (which I am assuming is Solvent Based [Toluene/Xylene]) hence the use of Nitromors, to "seep" into the plastic.

So, you options are thus;

Live with a discoloured bath
Paint the bath
Buy a new bath...

Whoever said white-spirit "neutralises" Nitromors needs shooting! lol

White Spirit is a non-chlorinated solvent, so, dilutes nitromors (as they are both solvents), but, does not neutralise it.

Chemistry lesson over

And, slithering in from left field ...................... T Cut.