In how to refinish a clawfoot tub, the proper plan would be to have it taken out and sent to a clawfoot tub refinishing company, who sandblast the clawfoot bathtub and paint it in a special manner and with a special paint. The trouble and expense, however, of taking a bathtub out and sending it away in this manner is very great and many, therefore, prefer to paint their own clawfoot bathtub. An easier way to give your vintage bath a new look is to paint the outside of the tub which will not endure as much wear-and-tear as the inside of the clawfoot bathtub.
The first thing to be done in refinishing a clawfoot tub is to thoroughly clean the surface of the clawfoot bathtub, and this, as in all operations of repainting, is very important. At the risk of being tedious the necessity of getting every portion of the surface absolutely clean before the paint is applied must be emphasized, and in this case it must be added absolutely dry also. Sometimes the faucets of the bathtub leak a little; if so, this must be repaired before the repainting is commenced, otherwise the job is hopeless. |
Have an old clawfoot bathtub in your bathroom? Brighten up the bath and create a sunny vintage bath look by painting your clawfoot tub a pastel color. 
