There is an article on eHow about painting tub surround. http://www.ehow.com/how_4453501_paint-tub-surround.html
Yes, you must clean bath tub mats as water trapped under can produce mold in less than 24 hours.
Yes. It must be perfectly clean and de-glossed with steel wool and the paint must be a type that will adhere to plastics.
The easiest way to clean a nonporous surface of black mold is to scrub it off with a solution of 1 cup of borax to 1 gallon of water.
If it's a plastic tub surround, I would repair it temporarily with 100% silicon . I would then plan on replacing the surround completely within a month or two.
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Tub surround may come in cheap or expensive prices. But why purchase expensive ones when you can purchase a cheap one in a good quality. All you have to do is visit Nextag and look for the cheapest tub surround they offer with a good quality.
The material that is used before tiling a tub surround and ensure no water damage is known as concrete backer board, sometimes referred to as green board.
i stored a vinyl hot tub in storage and now it has yellow and black mold stains on it. how do i remove the stains and smell?
I would use alcohol then re-due whatever the mold covered.
Empty the water out and scrub the tub clean.
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