Restoration of an old bath: myths and reality

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Regarding any news, especially the one related to improving our comfort with you, various media outlets write many essays and reviews. A special amount of information appears around social technologies that are aimed at the maximum reduction of financial expenses of ordinary citizens. Yes, not every person has an income that allows you to not pay attention to prices, and therefore some manufacturers try to lower the cost of their own products as much as possible to enable the country's population to buy and order.

But it is worth noting that often in articles and reviews you can find not only enumerations of advantages and disadvantages, but also a huge number of myths. Restoring bathtubs with liquid acrylic is one of such technologies, and there really are a lot of vague conversations around her.

Acrylic bathtub recovery: who to believe?

Articles, essays, descriptions of works and technologies on manufacturers' websites, advertising texts, statements and opinions, positive and negative reviews - all this creates its own collective opinion on any product. Naturally, there is also anti-advertising tailored specifically to lower attention to the product. For example, manufacturers of goods that suffer some collapse in sales are very fond of writing similar articles. The same can be said about the methods of restoring old bathtubs ... they are often criticized, because the promotion of low-cost technologies is very disadvantageous to manufacturers of expensive sanitary ware!

Judge for yourself - in Moscow, restore the old cast iron bath 150 cm in size is possible at a price of 4000 rubles by a contractor (this is the cost of materials and work), and if you do everything yourself, it’s even cheaper - about 2500 rubles. At the same time, the cost of the new cheapest cast-iron bathtub of the same size in Moscow is about 8500 rubles, and this does not include the cost of delivery, installation and dismantling and removal of the old bathtub.

Answering the main question, which focuses on faith in certain textual materials, experts recommend that you build on your own requirements and capabilities. For example, if you can buy a new bath, you are unlikely to consider the option of restoring bathtubs with liquid acrylic or acrylic insert. But, if the financial situation makes it impossible to spend several tens of thousands of rubles on a new product, then restoring the bath with acrylic is especially for you.

Restoring the bath: a rebuttal of myths

In fact, the restoration of bathtubs, as a modern and inexpensive technology, is shrouded in a whole bunch of contrived myths. But it’s worth talking only about the main ones:

1. There is an opinion that the technology is expensive. The total work on the restoration of the bath costs from 3,500 to 7,000 rubles, when a new bath of the middle price category with the delivery, installation, dismantling and removal of the old bath will cost about 20,000 rubles. Moreover, if we are talking about the cost of restoration of 7,000 rubles, then this will include additional services besides restoration, such as installing a new siphon, chipping tiles on the bathtub edging and others. All these works also have to be done when replacing the bathtub with a new one. The benefit is obvious!
2. They say that liquid acryl after cracking and peeling off the surface. This is so, there is not even any sense in evading.But this is possible only in case of non-compliance with the requirements of the technology, the use of non-certified acrylic material and non-compliance with the operating rules. You do not interfere with a fork in a Teflon pan? Here is a similar situation - in fact, instead of a cast-iron one, you now have an acrylic bathtub and you must follow the new operating rules.
3. It is also known that there is a lot of counterfeit on the market. Naturally, this is not even a myth. Therefore, specialists here insist on acquiring material only from trusted suppliers, manufacturers with a name and companies that have established themselves well! In addition, such companies have all the necessary certificates, many of which are posted on the sites and can provide them to you personally. Also, reputable companies conclude an agreement and provide a guarantee - usually from 12 months.
4. Another myth is that acrylic liners crack. Of course, it will crack if the liner is made not in an enterprise that specializes in this, but in a handicraft way. In addition, for the liner to last for a long time, the most important thing is to install it correctly and pay attention (!) To use materials (glue, foam, sealant), which in their characteristics and service life are suitable for the parameters of the liners. And for the inserts, the manufacturer sets the service life subject to all the rules of 20-25 years! Therefore, when installing the liner, special attention must be paid not only to technology, but also to materials. For example, company materials are great for these jobs. Makroflex.
5. Someone believes that the material is not environmentally friendly. In fact, the properties of acrylic, as well as certified acrylic liners, are fully consistent with Russian law. All hygiene certificates (if this is not a fake, of course) will be provided by a bona fide seller or company that will restore your bath. You can even drink water from such material.
6. Well, the last myth is the comfort of using the bath after restoration. If you are told that it is not comfortable to wash in such a bath, do not believe it until you check it yourself. If you took into account all our recommendations, chose certified material and a company with a good reputation and solid experience for restoration, be sure that such a bath will delight you every day! Personally, I, the author of this article, every day I use a cast-iron bathtub, the restoration of which was carried out using liquid acrylic and I also had experience using a bathtub in which an acrylic liner is installed. I want to say that if they had not told me about this, I would not have known that the bathtubs were restored.

Materials for the restoration of bathtubs

Among the tested materials for the restoration of baths, the following can be noted:

Liquid acrylic, glass, enamel:

• Bulk acrylic "Yarli", Yaroslavl.
• "Liquid Acrylic Lux", Russia.
• Liquid Acrylic, enriched with silver nanoparticles.
• Bulk acrylic "Plastol" and "Plastol-Super."
• "Shungit Acrylic."
• Enamel "EcoEmalk" (new to the market).

Acrylic liners:

• A proven company that produces certified inserts for the restoration of bathtubs is ISKomp. Located in Moscow. They use sheet acrylic material manufactured in Austria.

Summarizing, I want to note that any process in which people are involved will, one way or another, have the so-called human factor. It is up to you to decide which company to contact, but it is very important that all work is carried out with the conclusion of a contract and with a guarantee, then you will be protected from any trifles associated with the restoration of your bathtub.

We hope our article helped you with your choice!

Prepared with the support of Liderwann.