If one is “blessed” with a 1950s bathroom with pastel-colored tiles (peach? teal? fading yellow? ), they have two choices. Accept it or get ready to remodel. A third choice that might be equally attractive as a complete repair but costs less time and money is reglazing tile, tubs, and sinks.
I may be known to you by a different name: Resurfacing, refinishing, and even painting are other terms for reglazing; the latter is not employed in formal contexts. The process is the same, though: Your home’s tiles, sink, and bathtub are cleaned by a professional; when they are enameled, the space is instantly transformed.
If you require a temporary or permanent solution, reglazing might enable you to save money. The method is also very easy to apply: Experts will acid-etch the tiles to remove the sheen and then chemically clean the surface to get rid of any leftover grease and oil to guarantee that the enamel sticks to the tiles being reglazed. Before they can be painted once more, tiles need to be thoroughly cleaned and sanded. The surfaces will then receive three to four coats of high-gloss enamel by spray. Due to its rapid stain expose, porous tiles cannot satisfy the desire for a matte appearance.
Not to worry; this is the best technique for obtaining a faultless shine. The fact that the new liquid enamel coating is sprayed on may have caused you some anxiety. The grout and the tile will look uniform because they have both been enameled over (the enamel is only a few millimeters thick, so the grooves won’t be filled in). After the restroom has been reglazed, you must wait at least 12 hours before using it once more. Reglazing a window might just take one day to complete. After that, nothing will be left behind—not even your grandmother’s old bathtub.