AquaFinish 32 oz Bathtub and Tile Refinishing Kit

I needed to repair a badly damaged bathtub and after careful research, and many positive reviews, I decided on AquaFinish. I have painted just about everything from cars to houses to machinery and the key is ALWAYS preparation, if you want a professional finish. Follow the instructions to a "T" and you should have great results yourself. I scrubbed the tub down with cleanser twice, scraped it with the provided razor then scrubbed it again. Then came the sanding and wash down. I left it to fully dry overnight then wiped the entire tub down with acetone. (porcelain tub, don't do this with a fiberglass tub) After masking off and one final wipe down with a lint free rag, I rolled on the first coat. You need plenty of ventilation and I always wear my spray paint filter mask regardless. In a closed bathroom the fumes can be noxious. With the second coat about 25 minutes later, tub came out beautifully! I spent close to 4.5 hours just getting the tub prepped for only about 30 minutes of painting time total but the results are worth it. DON'T get in a hurry and you will have great results

I bought this a few months ago and refinished my bathtub around the same time. I waited to do a review to see how the finish holds up. I followed the directions included as well as some others I found online. I will say it was very easy to apply the finish. I had two problems with this product the first is you only get one foam brush for corners, and if you do the two coats as suggested, which I did, the brush is unusable the next day. The second problem was that the foam rollers broke off at the tip before I had finished the project. This left little bits of foam all over my tub, this wasn't a problem for the first coast since I was able to sand it down to a smooth finish, but the second coat I missed some of the bits and they are now in the tub. I know for next time to get extra rollers incase it happens again.My tub looks amazing, minus the little bits here and there. I am not sure if I did not apply evenly enough, but there are some spots where the old color kind of shows through. I am not going to blame this on the product itself as the majority of the tub looks brand new. This could be to my inexperience or the fact that my tub was in really bad shape before I refinished it.The finish is holding up very well in the three months that it has been on. I have cleaned it several times and never had any wipe or chip off. I am satisfied with this product and will be purchasing it again in the future.

Prep' prep' prep. Worked very well but did a bleach cleaning, two acid washes, and sanded twice before applying. Also removed the drain beauty ring and the overflow did not tape. This way the coating did not leave places at the drain and the overflow for pealing to start and create premature failing of the system. It has been 3 months and looks like new. We clean it with non abrasive cleaners only. Sprays and Soft Scrub no Comet's or Ajax. Follow directions, over prep, and remove drain hardware would be my advice. Also wear a respirator when applying. The fumes are not as bad as some epoxies but a respirator is needed.

I did not have good results with this. I watched all of the videos and followed all of the directions to the best of my ability and ended up taking the tub out and will go ahead and replace it. I did try and use it on a grey tub. I should of paid attention that all of the demos are on white or light colored tubs so you cant really see how good it did or did not do. Coverage was really bad. There was barely enough paint to do 2 coats. Adding a 3rd coat might have worked, but it did not seem like it was worth the money to try. The roller brushes are a total waste. They are only good for a very short while and then the sponge separates from the tube and falls off on to your freshly painted surface. And then the sponge starts to self destruct leaving little bits of sponge fuzz all over your freshly painted surface. The paint is like glue so if you touch anything with a drop of paint it is stuck together. I had to wait two days between the first and second coat because of dry time. All in all I had a very bad time with this product and would not recommend it. With the $99 spent on this you are 1/4 of the way to a new tub.

Ordered a double kit for one of my rentals. The kit had everything needed to do the job. Previous posts about the rollers were helpful so we were prepared for that. As long as you clean the surfaces properly and keep moving with the roller it will turn out fine. Could I get a better finish by calling a resurfacing company? Probably....but this didn't cost me 450.00 for just the tub (what I was quoted by a local company). Will definitely be a repeat buyer for future rentals!

As another user has already stated the foam rollers fall apart after about 3 minutes of use. I went to Ace abd bought the store brand foam rollers. These lasted about 5 minutes, I believe that the company needs to thin the product or slightly lessen the catalyst quantity. This paint tacks up far to fast, and it does not finish gloss/smooth as advertised. Also it clearly states on the instruction pamphlet to apply in multiple coats yet only supplies 2 rollers and 1 pair of gloves....Overall the product is acceptable just required several hours of extra work to achieve the finish I was looking for. I will update the review if the finish cracks or peels.FYI I have 16 years of experience in painting cars and application of aerospace coatings so this wasn't my first rodeo.

This was done on a clawfoot bathtub. Application was easy, albeit I didn't find the instructions to mix the two cans together but I did figure it out beforehand. I read complaints about the foam roller so I bought extras and glad I did. I actually had enough to apply 3 coats rather than the 2 so it covered nicely