Are you remodeling your bathroom but trying to keep cost down? Would you like to keep the old tub if only it did not have that chip or scratch in it? Do you have a tub that has a chip in it that really bothers you? Was you trying to change out the faucets and scratched the finish on your tub? There can be a lot of reasons as to how a tub is chipped or scratched, but the basic reason to fix it is how ugly it looks. Even if you have found a antique clawfoot bathtub and wolud like to use it, this can be done also.
Good new is now you can repair that tub. The 
repair kits will fix porcelain 
finished, fiberglass, cultured marble finishes and acrylic clawfoot bathtub and even the older clawfoot bathtubs. The great advantage of the bathtub repairing is the fact that the tub can be repaired right where it is. You do not have to completely remodel the bathroom to have a new like, great looking tub. This can really change the whole feel or the bathroom without spending all the money.
Professional bathtub repair will use a polyester resin that is waterproof of course to fill the chips and cracks. The blemish is properly sanded and filled and allowed to dry, acrylic enamel coatings are applied usually with an artist brush. The color is matched so once it is dried, it will blend into the surround areas so it will be practically invisible to the naked eye. The professional has a definite artistic ability to match the repair color to even the older tubs. There are do it yourself kits on the market. The kits will fix the acrylic clawfoot bathtubs also.
The economical cost of repairing a bathtub to the cost of replacing is a no brainer. The cost just to replace the tub, without the additional cost in the labor and construction costs to remodel can be over 3000.00 dollars per tub. A professional bathtub repair will often be less then 200.00. Some professionals guarantee with proper care and maintenance, there products will last 10 to 15 years. The coatings used are designed to stand up to the everyday uses without the need of extra care. Pretty much like the care on a new bathtub with no abrasives, bleaches or acids. Of course no steel wools or brushes. Even the cast iron clawfoot bathtub can look like new.