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cast iron bath
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our bath is years old and must be made good or buy a new one!
would you have your re-enamelled? cheaper to buy a new one?
many thanks for any of your opinions
would you have your re-enamelled? cheaper to buy a new one?
many thanks for any of your opinions
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Extract from "Diary of a Nobody" by Grossmith brothers.
April 27. - Painted the bath red, and was delighted with the result. Sorry to say Carrie was not, in fact we had a few words about it. She said I ought to have consulted her, and she had never heard of such a thing as a bath being painted red. I replied: “It’s merely a matter of taste.”
April 29, Sunday. - ..... I had got a chill, and decided to have a bath as hot as I could bear it. Bath ready - could scarcely bear it so hot. I persevered, and got in; very hot, but very acceptable. I lay still for some time.
On moving my hand above the surface of the water, I experienced the greatest fright I ever received in the whole course of my life; for imagine my horror on discovering my hand, as I thought, full of blood. My first thought was that I had ruptured an artery, and was bleeding to death, and should be discovered, later on, looking like a second Marat, as I remember seeing him in Madame Tussaud’s. My second thought was to ring the bell, but remembered there was no bell to ring. My third was, that there was nothing but the enamel paint, which had dissolved with boiling water. I stepped out of the bath, perfectly red all over, resembling the Red Indians I have seen depicted at an East-End theatre. I determined not to say a word to Carrie, but to tell Farmerson to come on Monday and paint the bath white.
April 27. - Painted the bath red, and was delighted with the result. Sorry to say Carrie was not, in fact we had a few words about it. She said I ought to have consulted her, and she had never heard of such a thing as a bath being painted red. I replied: “It’s merely a matter of taste.”
April 29, Sunday. - ..... I had got a chill, and decided to have a bath as hot as I could bear it. Bath ready - could scarcely bear it so hot. I persevered, and got in; very hot, but very acceptable. I lay still for some time.
On moving my hand above the surface of the water, I experienced the greatest fright I ever received in the whole course of my life; for imagine my horror on discovering my hand, as I thought, full of blood. My first thought was that I had ruptured an artery, and was bleeding to death, and should be discovered, later on, looking like a second Marat, as I remember seeing him in Madame Tussaud’s. My second thought was to ring the bell, but remembered there was no bell to ring. My third was, that there was nothing but the enamel paint, which had dissolved with boiling water. I stepped out of the bath, perfectly red all over, resembling the Red Indians I have seen depicted at an East-End theatre. I determined not to say a word to Carrie, but to tell Farmerson to come on Monday and paint the bath white.
Unless you have bottomless pockets its really not a good idea to re-enamel. I bought a "real" bath from B+Q last year, for less than £200. A really good heavy metal one, not those horrid plastic ones that creak when you sit in them. I weigh 20 stone so its no good unless the bath is solid. A good quality enamel bath, correctly cared for ( no Ajax ! ) should last for years.
Hope this has been of some help !
Hope this has been of some help !
hi micky -- sorry for delay in replying!
as we guessed --its not worth the effort of re-enamelling then.
I thought the baths were much dearer than £200, so will pop to B+Q to have another look around, as we skated round last time we went there. A new one is obviously a lot better.
Its the bottom of the bath thats a problem, not so much as the other bits.
thanks for your reply x pusskins
as we guessed --its not worth the effort of re-enamelling then.
I thought the baths were much dearer than £200, so will pop to B+Q to have another look around, as we skated round last time we went there. A new one is obviously a lot better.
Its the bottom of the bath thats a problem, not so much as the other bits.
thanks for your reply x pusskins
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