| Old claw foot tubs are very desirable and besides | | | | surface. |
| being difficult to find can be rather expensive when | | | | After removing all loose debris I cleaned the surface |
| you do locate one. Typically, when you do find a tub | | | | with mineral spirits. I primed the surface with |
| it will need some work. Here is how I refinished mine. | | | | Sherwin-Williams, Kem-Kromik metal primer. This |
| Our house was built in 1932 and we are remodeling | | | | stops the rust and prepares the surface for paint. |
| the entire interior, one room at a time. The time | | | | My wife picked out the color she wanted and we |
| came for the bath room. The decision was to keep | | | | painted it Sherwin-Williams, Pro-Classic Oil. It Looks |
| and restore the claw foot tub which was | | | | just beautiful. She also did a little high-lighting over the |
| manufactured in 1920. The tubs interior was in | | | | paint on the claw feet to bring out the details. |
| excellent shape needing no work. The paint on the | | | | Our next job is to find a faucet from that time |
| exterior had long ago flaked off and the surface was | | | | period. We are fortunate to have a shop in our area |
| rusted. | | | | that sells items that have been salvaged from |
| Frankly, I thought it was going to be a bit of a job. | | | | demolished houses. We always find this fun to do as |
| Happily, I was wrong. Now, it was work but not all | | | | it's sort of like a treasure hunt. If, however, we are |
| that difficult. I first took a wire brush and gave the | | | | not able to locate a original old faucet, manufacturers |
| exterior a thorough going over. Next I used a circular | | | | have new ones made to look like period pieces. It's |
| wire brush in a half inch electric drill to clean the entire | | | | just nicer to have the genuine article. |