All over Dane 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 can easily save thousands of dollars on your next bathroom remodeling project today. Our local team specializes in breathing new life into old, worn-out tubs right in your home. By choosing our specialized restoration service, you get a beautiful, glossy finish without the headache of a massive renovation.
Think about the sheer nightmare of ripping out a heavy cast iron tub from your wall. That noisy process usually damages your beautiful tiles and requires expensive plumbing work. Fortunately, our modern refinishing process coats your existing fixture with a durable, high-gloss protective barrier that looks brand new.
This smart alternative saves you tons of time because the entire process takes just a few hours. Since you do not have to wait weeks for contractors, you can use your shower again almost immediately. We are proud to offer a completely free estimate to help you plan your budget with confidence.
Many homeowners confuse this specialized service with cheap DIY paint kits from the local hardware store. However, those retail products often peel after a few months because they lack professional-grade bonding agents. Our crew uses industrial-strength chemicals to chemically fuse the new coating to your original surface.
First, we meticulously clean the area to remove all soap scum, body oils, and mineral deposits. After that, we repair any deep scratches, chips, or rust spots using specialized waterproof fillers. This prep work ensures the new finish adheres flawlessly to the old porcelain or fiberglass.
Next, we apply a state-of-the-art bonding agent that acts like a microscopic glue. This step is crucial because it prevents the new layer from lifting when exposed to hot water. Finally, we spray multiple layers of a high-tech acrylic polymer coat to create a gorgeous, durable shine.
To help you compare your options, here is a quick look at how our professional restoration compares to a full replacement:
| Factor | Our Restoration Service | Full Tub Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Average Cost | Highly affordable, saving up to 75% | Very expensive due to labor and plumbing |
| Time to Complete | Usually finished in 4 to 6 hours | Can take several days or even weeks |
| Mess and Dust | Minimal, with careful masking of your room | Extremely high due to drywall and tile demolition |
| Lifespan | 10 to 15 years with proper basic care | Long-term, but with high upfront investment |
Living in this beautiful region of America means appreciating quality craftsmanship and honest, hard work. Our service area covers a thriving community of over 561,000 residents who value smart home improvement solutions. Whether you live in a historic home or a modern suburban property, we know how to handle your specific layout.
Many houses in the local area feature older, character-rich bathrooms that deserve preservation rather than destruction. From busy capital city neighborhoods to quieter outlying towns, we travel directly to your doorstep with all our professional gear. We proudly serve homeowners across various local communities, including popular ZIP codes like 53703, 53704, 53711, 53562, and 53590.
Our neighbors here enjoy a strong economy with a median household income of around $84,000, meaning smart investing in home equity is always a priority. By restoring your existing bathroom fixtures instead of throwing them in a landfill, you make an eco-friendly choice. This simple decision keeps heavy, non-biodegradable materials out of our local Wisconsin waste streams.
You will love how incredibly easy it is to clean your newly restored bathroom fixtures. Because the new non-porous surface resists dirt, you can say goodbye to harsh scrubbing with abrasive chemical cleaners. A gentle wipe with a mild soap and a soft cloth keeps the shine bright for years.
On top of that, our advanced materials do not turn yellow over time like older epoxy products used to do. This means your bathroom keeps its clean, hygienic appearance even with daily use by a large, active family. You get the look of a premium remodel without the premium price tag.
We also offer a wide variety of custom colors to match your unique design preferences perfectly. If you are tired of that outdated 1970s pink or avocado green, we can transform it into a clean, modern white. This immediate color transformation instantly brightens up the entire room, making it feel much larger.
During the application process, we take your home's air quality and safety very seriously. We set up high-powered exhaust fans and ventilation systems to direct all fumes safely out of your windows. This step keeps your family and your pets safe from strong chemical odors while we work our magic.
Our technicians wear professional respiratory gear and carefully mask off your walls, floors, and vanity to prevent overspray. We treat your property with the utmost respect, leaving the work area completely clean and tidy. You will only notice our presence because of your sparkling, beautiful bathroom fixture.
Perhaps you have noticed that your tub feels rough to the touch, making your bath time uncomfortable. This roughness happens when the original factory glaze wears away, exposing the porous material underneath to water. Once this glaze is gone, dirt and soap scum stick to the surface like a magnet.
Another major warning sign is the appearance of dark rust stains around the drain or overflow plate. These unsightly spots look dirty no matter how hard you scrub them with bleach. Our restoration process stops this oxidation in its tracks, sealing the metal away from moisture.
If you see hairline cracks or minor chips in your fiberglass or acrylic unit, you should act quickly. Water can seep into these tiny openings, leading to hidden mold growth or structural damage beneath your floorboards. Our fast repairs seal these cracks, protecting your home from expensive water damage repairs.
To get the absolute most out of your investment, you should avoid using suction-cup bathmats on the new finish. The constant pulling action of the suction cups can eventually weaken the bond of the coating over time. Instead, we can apply a built-in, slip-resistant texture to the bottom of your tub during our process.
You must also stay away from harsh scouring pads and abrasive powders that can scratch the glossy surface. Simple dish soap or specialized non-abrasive bathroom cleaners work perfectly to maintain that brilliant luster. Taking these basic precautions ensures your bathroom looks incredible for more than a decade.
Are you ready to transform your outdated bathroom into a pristine oasis of relaxation? Our friendly, experienced team is standing by to answer all your questions and discuss your project. We make the entire process stress-free from the moment you first reach out to us.
We believe in honest pricing, which is why we offer completely free, no-obligation quotes for your peace of mind. We will inspect your fixture, explain our process, and provide a clear, upfront price with no hidden fees. Take the first step toward a beautiful home today by requesting your free estimate.
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