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I had a Frigidaire wash/spin tub sandblasted and painted it with POR-15, in silver of course, and it turned out beautiful. It was a dreadful rusty mess from the South Dakota Farm (all the Frigidaire tubs were destroyed from the elements out there) so I drilled out the balance ring and removed the metal shavings and then had it sandblasted. I filled the balance ring with cement mix for ballast after it was done.

For your drain-tub, Brian, it looks like you have a good start. You can fill the holes with a little JB-Weld or silicone as long as you cover all areas of the hole so no moisture can get to the rusty areas and continue it's destructive evil. POR-15 is made to paint over rust (P.O.R.) so it will not adhere to anything with gloss such as porcelain, etc. It should be bare (or primed) metal or rusty metal for it to work properly. I've touched up a few rusty spots on a porcelain outer tub before and had tiny bits of paint in the drain-water for months afterward. The only place it stuck was onto the tiny rusty spots, the rest just washes away.

Here is the '59 Frigidaire spin-tub - ain't she pretty? ;-)


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Post# 364622 7/16/2009 at 16:57 (5,395 days old) by oldappliancenut ()
Checkrate/Likes what kind of paint to use on the inner tub of a washer???John sez marine paint any other ideas???

Post# 364628 , Reply# 1 7/16/2009 at 17:42 (5,395 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)
Checkrate/Likes *Painting a wash tub???????!!!!!!!!* Why,unless it's a Norge,Admiral,Signature,Bradford,JennAire,or Wizard all of which had painted tubs,would anyone want to paint a porcelain or stainless steel tub??? I run a gallon of muratic acid in a full tub of hot water and it eats up all of the rust and any build up of calcium,lime or zink.

Post# 364630 , Reply# 2 7/16/2009 at 18:00 (5,395 days old) by joelippard (Hickory)
Checkrate/Likes POR 15 that inner tub and you'll never have to worry about it again, long as you patch the holes.

Post# 364647 , Reply# 3 7/16/2009 at 19:59 (5,394 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)
Checkrate/Likes I had a Frigidaire wash/spin tub sandblasted and painted it with POR-15, in silver of course, and it turned out beautiful. It was a dreadful rusty mess from the South Dakota Farm (all the Frigidaire tubs were destroyed from the elements out there) so I drilled out the balance ring and removed the metal shavings and then had it sandblasted. I filled the balance ring with cement mix for ballast after it was done. For your drain-tub, Brian, it looks like you have a good start. You can fill the holes with a little JB-Weld or silicone as long as you cover all areas of the hole so no moisture can get to the rusty areas and continue it's destructive evil. POR-15 is made to paint over rust (P.O.R.) so it will not adhere to anything with gloss such as porcelain, etc. It should be bare (or primed) metal or rusty metal for it to work properly. I've touched up a few rusty spots on a porcelain outer tub before and had tiny bits of paint in the drain-water for months afterward. The only place it stuck was onto the tiny rusty spots, the rest just washes away. Here is the '59 Frigidaire spin-tub - ain't she pretty? ;-)

Post# 364667 , Reply# 4 7/16/2009 at 21:39 (5,394 days old) by oldappliancenut ()
Checkrate/Likes *nic* thanks

Post# 364756 , Reply# 5 7/17/2009 at 05:38 (5,394 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)
Checkrate/Likes *POR15 is great------* but you could also use some rustoleum spray paint. Has worked just fine for me in the repair of minor issues such as those in the outer tub.

Post# 364858 , Reply# 6 7/17/2009 at 13:28 (5,394 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)
Checkrate/Likes *gansky1* Your refinished tub looks great. Thanks for the tips on the POR-15. Is there a such thing as having a tub re-porcelained? I tried to do a Google search on it but haven't come up with anything other than bathtub refinishing.

Post# 364900 , Reply# 7 7/17/2009 at 15:51 (5,394 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)
Checkrate/Likes There is/was a company in IL or IN that did re-porcelain coating for stoves, etc. and it can be done but it is very expensive. Check with the stove restoration websites as I know they use that company for burner jets, grates, panels, etc.

Post# 364926 , Reply# 8 7/17/2009 at 16:57 (5,394 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)
Checkrate/Likes *Thanks Greg* I figured if you can have small pieces of metal rechromed that there must be a process to restore porcelain. I appreciate the info.