AlDente67 563 Posted January 20, 2020 We redid a bathroom last year, completely removing everything down to the stud walls. The old toilet was a champ...3.5 gallon flush, perfect working mechanicals...the only toilet in the house that never had a single issue. The problem is...it is powder blue. So I have been storing it ever since. Figured someone might be interested in the flush size since you can't buy them these days (The one that sucks down golf balls actually works pretty well, but maybe someone wants to save $150 bucks). I put a ad on CL for $20. Only one reply..from a restaurant owner in Brooklyn who said he was tired of his customers clogging his 1.5 gallon toilets every few days. I said he'd come down and give me $100 for it. Ok, I was only asking 20, but whatever. Naturally I never heard anything further. So there it sits, lonely and forlorn without any butts to warm it in the cold garage. So my next idea is to try to change the color to white or something else. Could be a fun little project. But there is little info online about how to re-paint...different how-to guides suggest all sorts of paint types, some even suggesting not to do inside the bowl because the coating would come right off. I don't buy that advice else a million boat owners would be pretty ticked off having to dry dock every 2 weeks. Has anyone ever actually re-colored porcelain glaze? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Displaced Texan 11,652 Posted January 20, 2020 I can’t help you there, however... Last year, my next door neighbor decided to re-do his bathroom. This was an original bathroom in a 1950’s era house. The toilet was a baby blue...and I know this because he left it sitting in his backyard, in full view of the neighborhood, for several months. He eventually sold it to someone who was into vintage toilets. Never knew there was a market for such things! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel 7,148 Posted January 20, 2020 Listen... do you REALLY want to re-glaze it? Or are you just considering that since you couldn't get rid of it easily... and ever since, your pale blue temptress has stared at you mockingly with her moon-shaped, sneering face each and every time you enter the garage? Be honest with yourself! Try listing it on eBay with local pickup only. Yes, there's a market for vintage toilets, sinks, etc. - particularly if it's 50's/60's - mid-century modern (and the colors popular then) has really been the design craze for awhile now and still has a decent market. You might not get a lot for it, but you'll "move" it... it will "go". See what I did there? Apparently, I spend too much time on here and you people are influencing me in myriad terrible ways... I mean, I actually just engaged in some light bathroom humor... something I have always abhorred. What more evidence do we need? My life as I know it... or at least my self-respect... just crashed. I need to stop and reflect now... over a nice glass of booze. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Displaced Texan 11,652 Posted January 20, 2020 Rumchata, Peel? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniper 6,372 Posted January 20, 2020 I have a better use for it, get creative: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scorpio64 5,120 Posted January 20, 2020 35 minutes ago, Mrs. Peel said: and ever since, your pale blue temptress has stared at you mockingly with her moon-shaped, sneering face 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlDente67 563 Posted January 20, 2020 The thought crossed my mind that if I turned it white, I could use it in place of one of the other ones upstairs that drive me insane. If I had to guess, it came with the house when built in '71, so it isn't 'vintage' enough for that crowd. It would be more attractive to someone longing for the pre-water saving legislative craze, or the odd person who really likes powder blue in general. Or anyone who doesn't give a sheet....which is counter-intuitive, but I had to work something in there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scorpio64 5,120 Posted January 20, 2020 Get it Cerakoted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlDente67 563 Posted January 20, 2020 Is that some Tribal Indian process? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickySantoro 211 Posted January 20, 2020 On a serious note, Facebook has a bunch of local garage sale forums. Might be worth a try. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Regular Guy 264 Posted January 20, 2020 According to this you can paint the toilet with an epoxy paint. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlDente67 563 Posted January 20, 2020 I stand corrected: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Retro-1981-Kohler-K4211-Cerulean-Blue-Elongated-Toilet-System-2/143505693187?hash=item21699b1a03:g:06MAAOSweKNeI6ux Thats the one, but mine actually has a handle. They call that one "vintage". Hmmmm...might never sell, but still, that's a whopper of an ask price. "cerulean" sounds so inviting when nature calls. Maybe light some incense sticks too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handyman 5,682 Posted January 20, 2020 That's the crapper I enjoyed in my youth. I miss the good old days. Toilets are wimpy now. That old timer would choke down a Duraflame log and come back eager for more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlDente67 563 Posted January 20, 2020 On a tangent, are you actually a handyman in real life...i.e. make money doing it? Or is that just your alias? Reason I ask id because a number of times I have submitted requests for odd jobs on sites such as Homeadvisor, etc and got "matched" with 3 local pros who handle the particular job. None of them ever get in touch...ever. Then a few weeks later, a rep from the website calls me to ask how the job went. I tell them it didn't because I never heard from anyone. They go Uhhh and tell e to have a nice day. Seems as though unless you want to hire out a major renovation right away, nobody is really interested in bothering. So why they claim the specialize in smalljobs is a bit of a mystery. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniper 6,372 Posted January 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, AlDente67 said: On a tangent, are you actually a handyman in real life. Do you really want to know what he does with his hands? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlDente67 563 Posted January 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Sniper said: Do you really want to know what he does with his hands? If it involves powerwashing, then yes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel 7,148 Posted January 20, 2020 8 hours ago, AlDente67 said: The thought crossed my mind that if I turned it white Sooo… not only misogynistic, but xenophobic as well? First, you lock her up in your bathroom and shit on her for YEARS, then after taking all of your abuse with nary a single complaint, you turn around and toss her in a cold garage, and now you suddenly find her COLOR so offensive you want to turn her white? Oh, AlDente67... shame on you! I'm feeling triggered.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted January 20, 2020 44 minutes ago, Mrs. Peel said: Sooo… not only misogynistic, but xenophobic as well? First, you lock her up in your bathroom and shit on her for YEARS, then after taking all of your abuse with nary a single complaint, you turn around and toss her in a cold garage, and now you suddenly find her COLOR so offensive you want to turn her white? Oh, AlDente67... shame on you! I'm feeling triggered.... Jeebus she’s going poetry. And alliteration Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Ray 3,566 Posted January 21, 2020 Shoot it, jesus christ it's a fucking toilet bowl not a family heirloom. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted January 21, 2020 19 minutes ago, Ray Ray said: Shoot it, jesus christ it's a fucking toilet bowl not a family heirloom. throne dude Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Displaced Texan 11,652 Posted January 21, 2020 Shit or get off the pot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishnut 2,358 Posted January 21, 2020 If you stand on it does that mean your high on pot? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scorpio64 5,120 Posted January 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, fishnut said: If you stand on it does that mean your high on pot? You have been watching waaay too much Hickock45. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted January 21, 2020 Just now, Scorpio64 said: You have been watching waaay too much Hickock45. Smoking pots Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handyman 5,682 Posted January 21, 2020 7 hours ago, AlDente67 said: On a tangent, are you actually a handyman in real life...i.e. make money doing it? Long ago - just little church bulletin ad stuff. Now there is too much liability, and people can learn to fix pretty much anything by watching a YouTube video. Join the Nextdoor website and ask for a handyman - you'll get responses. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted January 21, 2020 15 minutes ago, Handyman said: Long ago - just little church bulletin ad stuff. Now there is too much liability, and people can learn to fix pretty much anything by watching a YouTube video. Join the Nextdoor website and ask for a handyman - you'll get responses. I rilly think that’s a trap. I’m just sayen based on his twisted humor @AlDente67 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites