PORCELAIN BATHS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20178, 5 March 1931, Page 4

PORCELAIN BATHS.

' REPAIRING DAMAGE. \ 'i j Vqfortiraaiely, s■. British technical '■> writer; remarlis, dAmage the porcelain. lining of a bath cannot be reme- , died in any completely satisfactory way, am" topdera bath* ah» generally poree- j lflin«ertaineljed by a special process and ] iity&itaed?' which ensures the typical glosay, Jt'ard 'surface* Where portion of • 1 ttia ,surface haq been broken the best i thing i» toTOinfe the -defective, area up to the level of the undamaged surface writfa several coata of suitable paint* and enamel*, flFlie tdaihaged part should, first be scrubbed -wftn soap and a-little ptjimce , powder to remove greafce or dirt. Two coats of aluminium paint or a series of cotffeof flat White paiilt' ground in turipentine should' wen be given, each eo£t beitig lightly rubbed with fine gApdpajper. When a satisfactory surface lias been obtained'by painting the damaged area apply two coata of good White iiath* enamel, taking care to let the first coat get quite hard before ' #pfthridfl: the second. " - 3*hfe betb should then he allowed to stptuTfor At,least or four days before using it. When it is tiffed it is ~ adrisable io_ fill, partly "with itold water .before adding,the'hot water. If the' . latter. -is tujned on l to the freshlypainted surface it., will tend'to-destroy rf* P „ t