Kiwibird
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- Jul 12, 2012
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- 1 BFA- Kiwi. Hatch circa 98', forever home with us Dec. 08'
Kiwi is fine, but our tub is not. We looked into costs to replace our tub and cannot afford to do so nor do we feel we have the skills to do it ourselves. It had a coating of soap scum probably the thickness of a few coats of paint. Disgusting, I know but the prior residents must've been filthy people who never cleaned (it wasn't just the tub). I decided to just scour the sucker, which worked fine until I got to the last 3' section and low and behold- it began peeling. The tub must've been refinished in the past. We cannot leave it like it is, we cannot afford to replace it and I'm going to have to repair the peeled sections before it becomes a more serious issue. It is our only bathroom too. This is going to require sanding of epoxy based paint as well as using epoxy-based enamel for the repairs. I used an epoxy enamel to paint a desk once (outdoors) and the stuff stunk to high heaven, regular paint smells like roses and fresh air compared to this stuff. The use of the paint will be confined to the bathroom, but the bathroom has a recirculating "vent" and no ventilation to the outside. I need help determining the best solution to repair this screw up and keep Kiwi safe. I am looking at the following options and wondering which would be best:
Buying an ungodly expensive air purifier capable of filtering out VOCs (any recommendations on which of the lesser expensive brands might work?)
OR
Buying a less expensive Ozone generator and figuring out how long we need to be out of the house for it to get the VOCs out and the ozone to dissipate
We have absolutely no one up here we would feel safe leaving Kiwi in the care of, so we are going to have to fix this issue with him in-home. I am just so pissed right now
Buying an ungodly expensive air purifier capable of filtering out VOCs (any recommendations on which of the lesser expensive brands might work?)
OR
Buying a less expensive Ozone generator and figuring out how long we need to be out of the house for it to get the VOCs out and the ozone to dissipate
We have absolutely no one up here we would feel safe leaving Kiwi in the care of, so we are going to have to fix this issue with him in-home. I am just so pissed right now