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Having recently been in this situation, I think I can offer some advice. Admittedly, I didn't pick at the paint in our old claw foot tub, but it was peeling away in generous sheets.

Our landlord, an amazingly talented tradesman, consulted with his coworkers who all told him about the problems with reglazing a tub with a kit from the hardware store. In fact, a fellow at the end of our street who is renovating his century home did it only to have it all peel away within a year. Don't do it. If it could be done with decent results, our landlord would have done it - trust me, he does everything around here and it's always done beautifully.

I our case, our landlord paid to have somebody come and reglaze the tub properly. It was a two day process and this guy had all of the ventilation equipment (including a serious looking gas mask). He had to mechanically etch the tub and then glaze a few coats on. It cost $600.00. Anyone that does the tub should guarantee it, in writing. Ours is guaranteed not to peel for 10 years.

It's not your responsibility, it's your landlords. If the tub was already peeling, it should have been done before you moved in. By the way, I'm not an expert, but judging from the first picture, your tub has been painted, not glazed. Our tub glaze was lifting in hard, metal-like sheets, not scraping like yours.

p.s. Stop touching that stuff!!! It could be full of lead and a whack of other nasty stuff! :O

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