A dull or chipped tub in Astoria does not need a demolition crew. It needs one technician, one day and a sprayed finish that shines.
One number reaches the technician who would hold the gun. The figure comes on the call, not after a visit.
(866) 951-0558The voice on the line belongs to the trade, not to a switchboard reading a script. Two minutes of plain description are enough to price a standard tub.
Maybe you look at your bathroom fixture every morning and feel a little bit of despair. Over the years, that once brilliant surface gets dull, stained, and pretty rough to the touch. Fortunately, you do not have to spend thousands of dollars on a messy demolition project to fix this annoying problem. Our local team specializes in giving those old cast iron or acrylic basins a gorgeous, brand-new lease on life right where they sit. This means you get to skip the dusty headache of traditional remodeling while saving a pile of hard-earned cash.
Indeed, many homeowners think their only option is to rip everything out. That heavy-handed approach often damages your vintage tiling and costs a small fortune in plumbing fees. Instead, our professional surface restoration process breathes fresh life into your existing wash basin in just a single afternoon. You will love how the smooth, shiny finish makes your entire bathroom feel clean and bright again. Let us help you fall in love with your home again by restoring that classic shine without all the drama.
Ready to see how easy it is to upgrade your space? We are proud to offer a completely free, no-obligation written estimate to help you plan your budget. Our friendly crew loves chatting about how we can transform your old fixtures. Click below or send us a quick message today to request your complimentary price quote!
First of all, you might wonder what this process actually involves. It is a highly specialized craft where we chemically clean, repair, and coat your existing basin with a high-tech protective layer. This is not just a quick coat of hardware store paint that will peel off in a month. Actually, we use industrial-grade bonding agents and topcoats that fuse to the original material at a molecular level. This ensures your newly glossy tub stands up to hot water, soap scum, and daily scrubbings for many years to come.
Because we use premium materials, the final result looks exactly like brand-new porcelain. This clever method works wonderfully on various materials including fiberglass, steel, and heavy cast iron. Naturally, we also patch up any ugly chips, deep scratches, or rusty spots before we apply the final glaze. You get a flawless, easy-to-clean surface that feels incredibly smooth against your skin. It is the ultimate shortcut to a pristine bathroom without the premium price tag.
| Phase of Work | What We Do | Direct Benefit to You |
|---|---|---|
| Deep Preparation | Acid etching and chemical stripping of old residue | Ensures the new finish sticks perfectly without peeling |
| Damage Repair | Filling in chips, cracks, and rust spots with waterproof resin | Creates a completely flat, structurally sound surface |
| Chemical Bonding | Applying a proprietary primer coat | Locks the new glaze to the old tub forever |
| Topcoat Application | Spraying multiple layers of high-gloss acrylic urethane | Delivers a sparkling, durable finish that is easy to wash |
After we pack up our tools, you only have to wait a mere twenty-four hours before taking a relaxing soak. This rapid curing time is a massive lifesaver for busy households with only one bathroom. Imagine avoiding weeks of contractor traffic, loud hammering, and endless drywall dust. Our efficient process keeps your home peaceful and tidy from start to finish. It is truly the smartest way to modernize your home on a sensible budget.
Living in this beautiful, historic port city at the mouth of the Columbia River brings unique challenges. The damp coastal air and salty breezes in Clatsop County can make home maintenance a bit of a challenge. With a local population of about 9,747 residents, people here appreciate honest work and historic preservation. Our neighbors in the 97103 ZIP code area know that vintage homes require a delicate, respectful touch. We treat every single historic property we enter with the utmost care and appreciation.
Furthermore, we understand the financial realities of our unique community, where the median household income sits around $46,300. Spending ten thousand dollars on a full bathroom remodel is simply not practical or necessary for most families. By choosing to restore your existing fixture, you keep valuable historical materials out of our local landfills. Plus, you get to support a local business that cares about keeping our community beautiful. We take immense pride in helping our neighbors get premium results for a fraction of the usual cost.
Many older residences in this scenic corner of the Pacific Northwest feature gorgeous clawfoot tubs and unique alcove basins. These vintage fixtures boast a thick layer of high-quality cast iron that is far superior to modern plastic replacements. However, decades of mineral deposits and harsh cleaners can wear down the original enamel. Our restoration service allows you to keep that historic character while enjoying a perfectly hygienic surface. You get the best of both worlds: antique charm and modern cleanliness.
On top of that, replacing an old cast iron tub often requires cutting it into pieces or breaking down your bathroom doorway. That extra labor adds massive costs to your renovation bill and can ruin your home's original woodwork. Our specialized on-site spraying technique avoids all of that unnecessary destruction. We mask off your entire bathroom with protective plastic to ensure not a single drop of paint goes where it shouldn't. Your beautiful historic home remains completely safe, clean, and intact throughout our visit.
Now, you might be tempted by those cheap refinishing kits sold at the local big-box home improvement store. While a forty-dollar box of epoxy sounds like a bargain, the reality is often a total disaster. Those consumer-grade paints lack the strong bonding agents needed to survive constant exposure to hot water. Within a few months, the cheap coating begins to bubble, peel, and discolor, leaving you with a worse mess than before. Ultimately, you end up spending more money hiring a professional to strip off the failed DIY paint.
Conversely, our team uses commercial-grade ventilation systems and professional spray guns to achieve a factory-like finish. We wear specialized respirators and use powerful exhaust fans to safely vent any fumes out of your home. This professional setup ensures a smooth, dust-free application without any brush marks or unsightly drips. You get a durable finish that easily lasts up to fifteen years with proper care. Investing in professional application saves you time, frustration, and money in the long run.
Once we complete the job, maintaining that brilliant luster is incredibly simple and stress-free. You can say goodbye to those exhausting hours spent scrubbing with abrasive bleach powders and harsh steel wool. In fact, those scratchy cleaners are what ruined your old tub's original glaze in the first place. For your newly coated surface, you only need a mild dish soap and a soft microfiber cloth. This gentle cleaning routine keeps your tub looking brand new with almost zero physical effort.
Additionally, we always recommend wiping down the surface after use to prevent soap film buildup. Avoiding bath mats with suction cups is another great way to protect your beautiful new finish. These tiny habits ensure your investment remains sparkling and gorgeous for a very long time. If you ever have questions, our local team is always just a quick phone call away to offer advice. We stand behind our work and love helping our customers keep their bathrooms looking fabulous.
Perhaps you have put off this project for months because you dreaded the high cost and hassle of construction. Now, you know there is a faster, cleaner, and much more affordable way to get the bathroom of your dreams. Our skilled local technicians are ready to bring their expertise directly to your doorstep. We love transforming tired, stained tubs into dazzling centerpieces that you can be proud of. Let us do the hard work while you sit back and relax.
Why wait another day to upgrade your daily bathing experience? We make the entire process incredibly easy by offering free, accurate estimates tailored to your specific home. Our friendly team will look at your fixture, explain your options, and give you a clear price with absolutely no hidden fees. Take the first step toward a brighter, cleaner bathroom today. Contact us now to request your free quote and discover how affordable a beautiful bathroom can be!
Three quiet stages carry the whole result. They are also the ones nobody sees in the after photo.
Stage 1 of 3
A reglaze fails or lasts on what happens before the gun comes out. The old surface gets scrubbed of soap film and silicone, etched or primed so the new material has something to grip, then wet sanded until it feels like fine paper. Skip any of that and the prettiest coat in the world lets go within a year, which is exactly the story most peeling tubs tell us.
Stage 2 of 3
Chips, rust blooms and worn drain rings are ground back to sound material and rebuilt with polyester filler, then sanded flush until a fingertip cannot find the spot. Coating over damage only photographs well on day one; a repair you cannot feel is what keeps the finish honest for years.
Stage 3 of 3
The topcoat goes on in fine sprayed passes with an extractor pulling air out the window the whole time. Sprayed layers flow together into one even skin, which is why the result reads as gloss rather than as paint. Brushes and rollers leave the texture that gives cheap refinishing its reputation.
Three real ways out of a worn tub. We only do the first one, so the other two columns are simply what we would tell a friend.
| The question | Reglazing in place | Acrylic liner | Full replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| What a standard tub costs | $350 to $800 | $1,600 to $4,000 | $3,000 to $10,000 once walls and plumbing join in |
| Bathroom out of action | One day, then the cure | Weeks of lead time, then a fitting day | One to two weeks of trades |
| Demolition involved | None at all | None, but the old tub is sealed inside | Walls opened, floor patched, debris hauled |
| Honest life expectancy | Five years and up when cared for | Long, unless water creeps between the shells | Decades |
| Watch out for | Prep shortcuts by cut-rate crews | A spongy feel and hidden moisture | The budget doubling mid-project |
If your tub is cracked through, actively leaking underneath, or you simply want a different fixture, reglazing is the wrong tool, a verdict you will hear on the very first call.
Pass 1
Soap scum, silicone and old wax stripped, then the surface etched or bonded so the coating can bite.
Pass 2
Every ding ground out, filled and sanded flush. The repairs disappear under the coating instead of through it.
Pass 3
Tile, faucet, floor and glass papered off. Overspray lands on masking paper, never on grout or chrome.
Pass 4
Primer, then gloss coats laid on in thin passes until the surface reads as one poured skin.
Pass 5
The finish hardens on its own clock, 24 to 48 hours. We tape the door and leave the tub in peace.
Pass 6
Old caulk goes out with the old finish. A new mildew-resistant bead seals tub to tile on the way out.
A reglazed tub is your old tub wearing a professional coating. That is a fine thing to be, as long as everyone knows it going in.
A sprayed acrylic urethane skin, bonded to prepared porcelain, steel or fiberglass. It is smooth, glossy, warm to the touch and fully waterproof. Done properly it gives five years and more of daily service, and plenty of our tubs sail well past that with nothing but gentle cleaning.
It is not factory enamel fired onto iron at kiln temperatures, and no honest refinisher will tell you otherwise. It can be scratched by grit, dulled by harsh powders and lifted by standing water in a spot where caulk has failed. It is a durable coating, not a new tub, and it is priced like one.
Two minutes
ZIP, what the tub is made of, what bothers you about it. Said out loud it goes faster than typing, and a photo can follow later if the case is odd.
The same call
The technician who would do the work asks his questions and names a firm figure for a standard job, then confirms it in writing before any van is booked.
You set the date
One van, one technician, drop cloths from the front door to the bathroom. Water off for nothing; only the tub is out of service.
Most of that day
Damage filled and sanded, the room masked, extractor running, then the primer and gloss coats go on in thin, even passes.
24 to 48 hours
The finish hardens untouched, the new caulk bead goes in, and you run the first bath knowing exactly what was done and what to expect of it.
| What we quote | Typical range | Reading the number |
|---|---|---|
| Standard bathtub, reglazed complete | $350 - $800 | Clean, etch, repairs, sprayed gloss and fresh caulk. |
| Chip or rust repair alone | $150 - $300 | When the finish is sound and only one wound needs closing. |
| Clawfoot tub, inside and out | $700 - $1,300 | Two surfaces, more masking, and paint-grade feet if you wish. |
| Shower pan or base | $300 - $550 | Same process on the floor you stand on every morning. |
| Caulk renewal with the job | $90 - $180 | Old bead cut out, mildew-resistant line laid in. |
| Small job minimum | around $250 | The van, the materials and the cure time exist even for tiny work. |
Heavy previous coatings that must be stripped, unusual colors and badly pitted iron push a job toward the top of its bracket. The written price reaches you before the van is even loaded, and it holds.
Ventilation is not a courtesy, it is part of the job. The extractor runs from the first solvent wipe to the last sprayed pass, pulling air out the window instead of through your hallway, and the technician wears supplied air even when the household has gone out for the day. By the evening the bathroom smells like a bathroom again.
The materials are the professional two-part systems made for this trade, mixed fresh on site, never the single-can kits sold next to the paint rollers. It is the difference between a finish that cures into a hard skin and one that stays soft enough to peel at the drain within a season, and it is most of the reason our work carries a written workmanship promise against peeling and loss of adhesion.
And the schedule respects the cure. We tell you in writing when the tub goes back into service, 24 hours for most jobs and 48 for the cautious ones, because handing a family a beautiful surface and letting them ruin it that same night helps nobody. If anything in our workmanship lets go early, the technician comes back and makes it right without a discussion about whose fault the water was.
Strong while spraying, gone surprisingly fast. The extractor vents the room to the outside for the whole job around Astoria, so the rest of the home stays livable, and by the next morning the odor has left with the fumes. Pregnant households and bird owners get the frank version of this talk before booking.
Between 24 and 48 hours after the final coat, and the exact time is written on the paperwork you keep. The first bath is not a gamble; it is a date.
Any color. The most common request is retiring an avocado, pink or almond tub to white, and the coating is tinted before it is sprayed, so the new color is in the material rather than painted over it.
Yes. The prep changes, the primer changes, the result reads the same. Fiberglass with soft, flexing spots gets extra reinforcement talk first, because coating a moving floor is how warranties die.
Now the old coating comes fully off, which is honest work we price plainly, and then the job proceeds as if the tub had never been touched. Peeling almost always means the first crew skipped the etch or sprayed over silicone, not that your tub rejects coatings.
Five years is the floor we are comfortable promising out loud, not the ceiling. With soft cleaners, no standing mats and caulk kept sound, these finishes routinely serve a decade. What we refuse to do is whisper twenty and hope you lose our number.
Zoom for the lay of the land; the link lists further down name every community the van reaches from here.
The technician who picks up when you call works these streets, so the ledger below is home turf rather than trivia.
Somewhere under that worn surface is the tub you chose. One day brings it back.
Call (866) 951-0558