All over Dallas 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 wake up every single morning looking at that hideous, chipped wash tub in your bathroom. Honestly, it makes your whole house feel kind of gross even when you just scrubbed it clean with bleach. Surface restoration fixes those nasty stains and cracks without forcing you to rip out all your plumbing. You get a shiny, smooth finish that looks like you bought a brand new fixture yesterday afternoon.
Maybe you think replacing the whole unit is the only real choice you have left. Actually, tear-outs cost a absolute fortune and create crazy dust everywhere for weeks. Professional recoating saves you thousands of bucks while keeping your solid old-school cast iron tub right where it belongs. Plus, the whole project takes less than one full day from start to finish.
Look, nobody wants to spend their entire weekend budget on crazy contractor fees. Luckily, our local crew comes right to your door to give you a totally free estimate today. You can finally figure out your exact costs with zero pressure or hidden charges.
First off, the whole thing starts with getting rid of all the old dirty scum built up over decades. Real talk, if you do not clean off the grease and soap grime properly, nothing will stick right. We use strong professional cleaner formulas to strip away every bit of dirt hiding in the microscopic pores of the tub material.
Next up, we fix all the actual physical damage like deep chips and rust spots hiding around the drain. Small cracks will totally ruin a fresh top coat if you just spray over them like a lazy guy. Therefore, we fill those rough spots with heavy-duty bonding compound that cures super hard and smooth.
After that comes the actual magic step where we apply specialized primer layers to the treated bottom. Subsequently, we spray a high-tech synthetic resin finish that bonds at a molecular level to the old clay or metal. The result gives you extreme durable shine that withstands daily scrubbings and heavy hot water use.
To help you see how much cash you keep in your wallet, check out this simple breakdown below.
| Option Type | Average Total Cost | Time Required | Mess Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Replacement | $3,000 to $8,000 | 3 to 7 Days | Massive Dust and Noise |
| Surface Refinishing | $300 to $600 | 4 to 6 Hours | Zero Structural Mess |
Obviously, you might wonder if your current set-up is just too far gone for this kind of work. Surprisingly, even super ugly vintage basins with weird yellow discoloration or old floral patterns can be totally saved. If the structure itself is still holding strong, the top skin can easily be made fresh again.
On the flip side, serious soft spots in fiberglass or huge structural holes might mean you need extra structural repair first. Don't worry though, because our friendly guys check for all those hidden problems during your free quote visit. We give you honest answers so you do not waste a single dime on a fast temporary fix.
Furthermore, chipped porcelain on ancient cast iron is actually our absolute favorite thing to renew. Old iron holds heat way better than cheap modern acrylic units sold at hardware big box stores. Fixing that original surface lets you keep that awesome heavy quality while losing the trashy look.
Living down in North Texas means dealing with tough hard water minerals that stain sink bottoms super fast. Over time, those harsh mineral deposits turn your glossy white basin into a dull grey mess that refuses to shine. Porcelain topcoating seals off those open pores so mineral crust wipes right off with a regular soft sponge.
Additionally, local home values around here are booming fast, making quick bath upgrades a smart financial move. Spending a few hundred bucks on a fresh glaze job instantly lifts your home appraisal value before selling. Tenants and buyers love seeing bright, pristine enamel fixtures instead of rusty old yellow basins.
By the way, our service team covers every neighborhood across the region, including areas like ZIP 75201. We know the local home styles intimately, from historic Craftsman houses to modern suburban properties across Dallas County, Texas (TX), USA. Our crew arrives right on time with all the proper ventilation tools ready to work.
Now, you might be thinking about buying a cheap $50 kit from the local hardware store this weekend. Honestly... that sounds like a great deal until the paint starts peeling off in giant ugly sheets three weeks later. Store kits use cheap epoxy paint that simply cannot withstand constant hot water shock and heavy scrubbing.
Besides that, retail spray paint smells like awful chemical fumes that linger inside your house for days on end. Professionals use industrial exhaust fans that push all heavy chemical vapors straight out through your windows safely. You do not have to breathe in nasty stuff or worry about your kids getting headaches.
Moreover, getting a smooth factory finish with a basic aerosol can is basically impossible for regular folks. Professional technicians use high-volume low-pressure spray guns that lay down uniform layers without any ugly drips or bubbles. Investing in proper expert work saves you from paying twice to fix a botched DIY disaster later.
Once your newly finished wash basin is done, you want that shiny luster to last for a really long time.
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