Chip in bath - way to repair…

Flah7687 · Post by **Flah7687** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 2:07 am

Hi,

Please see photo of chip in bath. No leakage issues but is there a way to repair somehow by me buying some kind of filler or is there a professional repair person that can help? Am novice on diy matters.

Thanks in advance…

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:15 pm

A quick google finds stuff like this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276699248152 ... 1851745b3e
I can't say I've ever used it but have seen the "after effects" of a bath that was done with something similar and it looked decent enough. I'm assuming your bath is white and the colour balance is off making it look coloured. Matching a colour is going to be a lot harder.

Flah7687 · Post by **Flah7687** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 7:58 pm

From my investigations today there are firms who will come and do the repair for you and they argue that their colour match (between the bath and their range of products) will be done on the day they attend the property. Their view seems to be that this will result in a better colour march than a generic white bought off the internet. I think they also argue that their effort will be much less visible due to their experience than products bought off the internet implemented by a householder.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Sat Feb 01, 2025 9:01 am

With regards to colour matching then I'd agree , it's not an easy task if you are having to mix colours. They probably also have a point with regards to the finish too especially as you call yourself a diy novice. It might come down to price at the end of the day. 20 odd years ago we were having a new bath and along the way it got chipped. We investigated the repair option both doing it ourselves and getting someone in but in the end we just got another bath. We even got a bit back on the first one as we sold it on ebay obviously describing the chip. That's probably not a helpful answer though.

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Sat Feb 01, 2025 9:43 am

These firms that do bath refurbs can work out quite pricey. Personally, I would do the touch up enamal repair and live with it for time being and put some money away each month to pay for a new bath if you get to a point where it bugs you too much ( it won't). At least you will have saved the price of the bath restorers towards it and an average pressed steel bath is £300, acrylic baths are half that price. Forget cast iron they are heavy and pointless. Plumbing costs should not be too silly if you ask around.

DWD

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Sun Feb 02, 2025 9:53 am

Funnily enough I have seen a few cast iron baths that have been completely restored , as in all the enamel redone. To be fair they were the fancy claw footed Victorian types that seem to fetch silly money so justified the cost of restoration. Unlike the cast iron bath that was in my parents 1950's former council house. The enamel was scratched and tired and I don't know why the plumber struggled it down the stairs in one piece just for me to put a sledge hammer through it.

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Sun Feb 02, 2025 9:55 am

The cheapest option is to put a bath mat over the mark.

DWD