All over Box Butte County, worn bathtubs are resurfaced in place: repairs first, gloss second, fresh caulk on the way out.
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.
You stare at that ugly, stained tub every single day and wonder if you need to tear your whole bathroom apart. Completely replacing a heavy cast iron or steel tub costs a fortune and creates a massive mess in your home. Happily, a much faster and affordable option exists right now to make your old tub look brand new again without the demolition drama.
By hiring a local specialist to apply a fresh, durable liquid coating over your existing fixture, you save thousands of dollars. This smart process seals up all those nasty microscopic pores where dirt and soap scum love to hide. Consequently, you get a sparkling clean surface that shines like new porcelain and cleans up with a simple wipe.
Our dedicated team travels directly to your home to handle this entire transformation from start to finish. If you want to see how affordable this project is, we will gladly provide a detailed, free estimate. This upfront pricing lets you plan your budget carefully with absolutely no surprises down the road.
First, we carefully mask off your entire bathroom to protect your vanity, floors, and walls from any overspray. This thorough preparation ensures that only your worn-out fixture receives the new high-performance finish. Naturally, we also set up a powerful exhaust fan to pull any strong chemical odors safely out of your house while we work.
Next, we use specialized acid cleaners to strip away decades of soap scum, hard water deposits, and old DIY paint coats. Which means the raw original material becomes perfectly clean and slightly etched so the new glaze can grab onto it securely. Then, we fill in any deep chips, rust spots, or scratches with a tough polyester filler to make the surface completely flat.
After that, we spray a high-tech bonding agent that acts like a chemical bridge between the old tub and the new coating. On top of that, we apply multiple layers of a premium acrylic urethane topcoat using professional spray equipment. This careful method builds a thick, glossy barrier that looks incredibly beautiful and resists chips for many years to come.
Maybe you saw those cheap paint-on kits at the local hardware store and thought about tackling this job yourself over the weekend. However, those retail products usually consist of cheap epoxy paint that goes on with a brush and leaves ugly brush marks everywhere. Within a few months, water gets underneath that weak paint, causing it to peel off in giant, ugly sheets.
Our commercial-grade materials require professional spray guns and advanced respirators to apply safely and evenly. This heavy-duty compound cures into an incredibly hard synthetic shell rather than just a simple layer of dried paint. Therefore, investing in a professional service prevents the nightmare of having to strip off a failed DIY paint job later.
| Feature of Professional Coating | Concrete Benefit for You |
|---|---|
| Commercial Acrylic Urethane | Super high gloss finish that lasts for up to ten years or more |
| Chemical Bonding Primer | Prevents peeling and bubbling even under constant hot water use |
| Professional HVLP Spraying | A perfectly smooth surface with zero brush strokes or roller marks |
| Industrial Ventilation Setups | Keeps chemical fumes out of your living space during application |
Replacing a tub means hiring plumbers, tile setters, and carpenters to tear out your walls and floorboards. This chaotic process can easily leave you without a working bathroom for weeks on end. Conversely, our convenient process takes only a single day to complete, which means your life returns to normal almost immediately.
By choosing to restore what you already have, you keep a perfectly good, heavy tub out of our local landfills. This eco-friendly choice saves you heaps of cash while also doing a small part to protect our environment. Honestly, the money you save can go toward other fun home projects or a nice family vacation.
We take pride in helping homeowners throughout the scenic High Plains region achieve their dream bathrooms on a sensible budget. Whether you live in a historic home near the railroad tracks or a newer property out in the country, we come directly to your doorstep. Our friendly crew understands the unique needs of folks living in this beautiful corner of Box Butte County, Nebraska (NE), USA.
Once our technicians finish the job, you need to treat the new surface with a little bit of love and respect. To keep the shine alive, you must avoid harsh abrasive powders, bleach, or scratchy scrub pads that can dull the finish over time. Instead, we recommend using mild liquid dish soaps or gentle foaming bathroom cleaners to wash away dirt.
Another important tip is to fix any leaky faucets immediately so water does not drip constantly onto the new glaze. This simple maintenance habit prevents mineral stains from building up and preserves the glossy finish for a very long time. Additionally, we suggest avoiding those cheap vinyl bathmats with suction cups because they can pull at the coating when you lift them.
Why keep tolerating that dingy, stained fixture when a affordable and gorgeous solution is just a phone call away? This simple home upgrade instantly boosts your property value and makes your daily shower routine feel like a peaceful retreat. We stand behind our craftsmanship and use only the absolute best materials available on the market today.
Our team is ready to answer all your questions and help you schedule a convenient time for a home visit. We will look at your existing setup, explain your color options, and hand you a written estimate with zero obligations. This straightforward approach ensures you have all the facts before making any decisions about your home improvement project.
Take the first step toward a beautiful, easy-to-clean bathroom by contacting us today for your complimentary estimate. You will love how clean and bright your bathroom feels once we wash away the years of wear and tear. Let us do the hard work so you can finally relax in a tub that looks and feels brand new!
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, 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.
Somewhere under that worn surface is the tub you chose. One day brings it back.
Call (866) 951-0558