Paint splatters bath

[Give up]

Hi
Can someone help please.
I had a ‘cowboy’ painter paint my bathroom. He splattered paint all over, sink, bathroom, toilet. I have managed to remove the paint from the enamel sink with the aid of the good old white spirit; however iIt won’t budge from the plastic bath and will only scrape . That will take forever. Three types of paints were used ie water based primer, special bathroom paint for walls and Quick dry gloss for the door and skirting.

What else can I do?

 

[opps]

Meths will soften waterbased paints but I cannot guarantee that it will not damage the bath.

That said, I have previously used both meths and isopropyl alcohol to clean bath edges before re-siliconing them.

Cellulose thinners melts water based paints much faster, but cannot be used with certain plastics (eg ABS because it melts the surface).

 

[Give up]

Thank you. I will use a little meth on the edge of the bath and see what I think.

 

[Old Salt]

You could try bio washing powder. Filling the bath with hot water and bio washing powder then leaving overnight. It should soften any paint enough to rub it off with any luck.

I know WD40 removes gloss paint from carpet!

 

[Give up]

I have wd40 and I might try a little area with that to see if it will soften it. As Quick dry paint is water based I thought it would be a breeze to remove but it’s a nightmare .

 

[Mr Chibs]

Not sure on your bath, but you can use a 'clay bar' to remove things like birds sh*te and tar spots from cars/caravans etc.

The bilt hamber one (ebay) can be used with water.

Good luck in whatever you use.

 

[Give up]

I like the sound of that and thank you

 

[Old Salt]

Clay bar may be worth a try but as its a plastic bath it may mark the surface so that it will need a machine polish. You can get lots of chemicals to remove paint from cars but they also remove any clear coat so I wouldn't use it on a bath.

Have you asked the bath manufacturers?

 

[Give up]

Oh that’s a thought . It might dull the surface of the bath. It’s an old bath suite (pink) . I know, but it’s good size and quality and I don’t want to replace it.

 

[Old Salt]

If its pink it probably needs to be changed anyway

 

[Give up]

I do believe pink bathroom suites are coming back in fashion

 

[Give up]

Btw I inherited it when the house was purchased 25 years ago. Pretty ghastly colour for a bath suite I admit, but it’s served me well. The new bathroom suites with their tiny toilets so low to the ground are like toys and I can’t afford a decent suite so I am stuck with it.

 

[Koolpc]

Didnt you complain to the painter in the stetson?

Personally, i think he did you a favour by splattering the pink bath with paint!

 

[Give up]

I did complain to him. He said it’s water based and will come off with a plastic scourer.

 

[oldbutnotdead]

I did complain to him. He said it’s water based and will come off with a plastic scourer.

Well he's an idiot. A scourer will make a right mess of a plastic bath. Has he never heard of dropsheets?