A dull or chipped tub in Calvin 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.
Your old tub looks pretty rough these days. Rust stains and ugly chips probably make you want to keep the bathroom door shut when guests visit. Thankfully, you can restore that glossy shine without paying for a messy, expensive demolition.
Most folks think they need a sledgehammer to fix an ugly, outdated bathroom setup. Actually, a local technician can coat your existing cast iron or steel fixture with high-performance acrylic polymers. This process creates a thick, protective layer that looks identical to brand new porcelain.
This smart alternative saves you thousands of dollars compared to traditional remodeling projects. Because we do not tear out your walls, you avoid costly plumbing reruns and drywall repairs. You get to keep your original heavy-duty fixture while enjoying a sparkling clean surface that feels incredibly smooth.
Our specialized chemical bonding agents fuse directly to your old enamel to prevent peeling. Which means your fresh glaze will withstand daily hot showers and soapy water for many years. You just need to treat it right by avoiding abrasive bleach powders when you clean up.
| Project Factor | Complete Replacement | Professional Resurfacing |
|---|---|---|
| Average Cost | Very High ($3,000 - $8,000) | Highly Affordable |
| Time to Complete | 3 to 7 days of chaos | Under 5 hours |
| Mess & Dust | Extreme drywall and tile dust | Virtually none |
To get this done right, we carefully mask off your entire bathroom to protect your vanity and floors. Then, we exhaust all chemical fumes safely out of the nearest window using industrial ventilation fans. The result is a factory-like finish that cures incredibly fast so you can bathe again soon.
Living in a quiet, tight-knit farming community in Cavalier County means you value hard work and smart spending. With a local median household income of $141,250, residents here appreciate high-quality home investments that do not waste hard-earned money. Our mobile crew loves driving out to help neighbors preserve their beautiful historic properties.
Whether you live in the heart of town or near the outer edges of ZIP code 58323, we bring our fully equipped service truck straight to your driveway. Since our local population sits at just 8 people, every single home in our neighborhood deserves personalized, friendly care. We treat your property with the utmost respect, just like we would our own grandmother's house.
Because winter weather in the Peace Garden State gets incredibly cold, indoor renovation projects are perfect for the off-season. You can easily upgrade your guest bathroom during the chilly months without letting freezing wind rush through your open doors. Our self-contained ventilation system keeps your home warm while we spray the advanced coatings.
First, we scrub the old surface with specialized alkaline cleaners to dissolve stubborn soap scum, body oils, and hard water deposits. After that, we apply a mild etching compound to create microscopic pores in the slick porcelain. This crucial step gives the new topcoat a rough profile to grip onto so it never lifts up.
Next, we fill any deep gouges, chips, or rust spots with a waterproof polyester putty. Once we sand these repairs completely flat, you will not be able to feel where the damage used to be. This meticulous prep work ensures your final finish looks completely flat and beautiful.
Now, we spray a proprietary silane 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 premium aliphatic acrylic polyurethane using a professional HVLP spray gun. This high-tech paint mixture dries to an incredibly durable, high-gloss finish that resists impact damage.
Finally, we let the material cure for twenty-four hours before we carefully remove our protective masking tape and paper. This attention to detail guarantees clean, sharp caulk lines along your existing wall tile. You are left with a dazzling, bright basin that breathes fresh life into your entire washroom.
To protect your investment, you should avoid using suction-cup bathmats because they can pull the glaze off over time. Instead, we recommend using a simple, soft vinyl mat that you remove after every single shower. This prevents water from getting trapped underneath the plastic and weakening the chemical bond.
When it comes to weekly cleaning, you must ditch the harsh scrubbing pads and abrasive powders. Simply wipe down the shiny surface with a mild liquid dish soap and a soft microfiber cloth. This gentle care routine keeps the finish looking bright and reflective for up to fifteen years.
If you ever drop a heavy metal wrench or a glass bottle and chip the coating, do not panic. We can easily come back out to perform a quick, seamless touch-up repair on the spot. Addressing small chips early prevents water from reaching the underlying steel and causing rust spots to form again.
Are you ready to transform your dingy bathroom into a clean oasis without the nightmare of a dusty demolition? We provide completely free, no-obligation quotes to our neighbors in this lovely corner of North Dakota. Our friendly crew will walk you through the color options and explain exactly what to expect on service day.
By choosing our local service, you save time, avoid massive renovation bills, and keep durable fixtures out of our local landfills. We take immense pride in our craftsmanship and stand behind our work with a solid warranty. Contact us today to schedule your free home assessment and watch your old tub shine like new again!
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 Calvin, 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