In Campus Martius Park, the Detroit technician we send repairs, sprays and caulks your tub where it stands.
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 and feel like sighing because that old tub looks so dingy and dated. Actually, you do not have to spend a fortune on a massive remodel when a simple, smart surface restoration can make it look brand new in just a few hours. This budget-friendly solution saves you from the mess of ripping out old plumbing and walls while giving you a shiny, clean finish that feels incredibly fresh.
If you want to skip the headache of dusty construction, we are ready to help. By requesting a free estimate from our local team, you can quickly find out how easy it is to transform your space. We bring all the specialized tools right to your door to handle the job with zero stress on your part.
Many folks do not realize that the dull, stained surface on their cast iron or steel tub is usually just a worn-out topcoat. Over time, harsh cleaners scratch the original finish, which lets dirt and soap scum settle deep into the pores. Consequently, your daily scrubbing routine becomes a total workout that never actually makes the basin look clean.
This is where our expert refinishing process comes in to save your weekend. First, we carefully prep the area by removing old caulk and applying a special bonding agent to the original porcelain. After that, we spray a high-tech liquid acrylic coating that fuses with the old material to create a thick, glossy protective layer. This brand-new finish gives you incredible durability and a smooth surface that wipes clean with almost no effort.
To help you compare your options, we put together a quick look at how our process stacks up against a full replacement:
| Project Factor | Our Refinishing Service | Full Tub Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Average Time | 4 to 6 hours | 3 to 5 days of messy demolition |
| Total Cost | Very affordable and budget-friendly | Expensive, plus high plumbing fees |
| Mess & Dust | Virtually none, fully contained | Extremely high dust and debris |
Choosing to coat your existing fixture instead of throwing it in a landfill is also a wonderful way to be green. Because we keep your sturdy old tub right where it is, you prevent heavy cast iron from piling up in our local Michigan dumps. This means you get to enjoy a gorgeous, updated bathroom while doing a little favor for our beautiful Great Lakes State.
On top of that, older tubs are often made of much better materials than the flimsy plastic ones you find at big-box stores today. For instance, those vintage heavy-duty basins hold heat incredibly well, which keeps your bathwater warm for much longer. Keeping your original fixture preserves that classic craftsmanship while giving it a modern face-lift that matches any style.
Our service is perfect for people living near the heart of the city, right around the bustling green spaces of Campus Martius Park. This vibrant area, located in downtown Detroit with the ZIP code 48226, has a residential population of zero within the park itself but serves as the lively hub of the entire community. Whether you own a historic loft or a cozy apartment nearby, our mobile technicians can park close by and get your job done fast.
When our friendly crew arrives at your place, we start by setting up a powerful ventilation system to pull any fumes out of your home. Next, we meticulously mask off your walls, floor, and fixtures so that not a single drop of product lands where it should not. This careful preparation guarantees a flawless result and keeps your bathroom totally clean.
Once everything is protected, we repair any deep chips, rust spots, or scratches with a specialized filler. After smoothing those spots out, we apply our premium bonding agents and spray multiple coats of our commercial-grade finish. Finally, we clean up our workspace, leaving you with a dazzling, glassy tub that is ready for a relaxing soak in just twenty-four hours.
To keep your new surface looking spectacular for years, you just need to follow a few simple guidelines:
With proper care and gentle cleaning, your restored surface can easily last ten to fifteen years. This long lifespan gives you incredible value for your money and keeps your bathroom looking bright and clean.
While the bonding agents do have a distinct smell, we use heavy-duty exhaust fans to redirect the air outside. As a result, any lingering scent disappears completely within a few hours after we finish the job.
Yes, we routinely patch up deep gouges, spiderweb cracks, and rusty spots around the drain before we apply the topcoat. This ensures your final finish looks completely flat and beautiful.
Do not spend another day staring at a stained, embarrassing bathroom when a affordable fix is just a click away. Our local team is ready to answer all your questions and help you plan your hassle-free home upgrade. By requesting your free quote right now, you take the first step toward a space you can actually be proud of.
We believe in honest pricing, friendly service, and top-tier craftsmanship that speaks for itself. Let us handle the hard work while you sit back and think about how great your shiny, restored tub will look. Contact us today to schedule your visit and get the beautiful bathroom you deserve...
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 Campus Martius Park, 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.
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Somewhere under that worn surface is the tub you chose. One day brings it back.
Call (866) 951-0558