A dull or chipped tub in Friendship 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.
Do you hate looking at that stained and chipped washing pool in your bathroom? Fortunately, you can get a stunning new surface without paying for a pricey total gut job.
Meanwhile, fixing up your old basin saves you tons of cash and major headaches. This smart method lets you skip the messy demolition work entirely.
Instead of ripping out heavy porcelain, skilled workers spray a tough chemical coat right over the existing structure. This clever technique guarantees you get a brand new look in just one single day.
Furthermore, local homeowners in this tiny Knox County town love how fast the whole project wraps up. Because the population sits around eleven hundred folks, finding a reliable neighbor who travels out to your driveway is super easy.
Years of heavy scrubbing usually ruin the factory shine on older tubs. Fortunately, modern bonding agents grab onto the worn enamel like crazy.
During the process, technicians acid wash the surface to strip away soap scum and stubborn mineral deposits. Then, they patch up deep gouges using high grade marine epoxy.
Replacing a vintage basin means paying for plumbers, drywall repair, and expensive tile work. However, our surface restoration service costs a tiny fraction of that big budget nightmare.
By keeping your original tub in place, you avoid structural surprises hiding behind the walls. This budget friendly route gives you extra cash for other home improvements.
Are you wondering how workers transform a dull tub into a shiny masterpiece in just a few hours? First, they seal off your bathroom with plastic sheeting to keep chemical smells out of your living space.
Next, they hook up powerful exhaust fans to suck out fumes through the nearest window. This careful setup ensures your indoor air stays clean while the crew works their magic.
Workers scrub the porcelain using specialized abrasive pads to roughen up the microscopic pores. That crucial step lets the primer glue itself permanently to the tub wall.
Once the etching acid does its job, the team rinses everything down with pure water and dries it completely. Any lingering moisture will ruin the bond, so this part demands extreme patience.
Next comes the fun part where technicians use an HVLP paint gun to apply multiple layers of acrylic polyurethane. This specialized paint creates a gorgeous finish that mimics brand new cast iron.
On top of that, the heavy duty coating resists mold growth and makes weekly cleaning an absolute breeze. You will love how easily soap slides right down the drain.
| Project Step | Time Required | Main Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Deep Cleaning | One Hour | Removes stubborn grime |
| Chip Repair | Two Hours | Creates a smooth base |
| Spraying | One Hour | Delivers gorgeous shine |
| Curing | Twenty Four Hours | Ensures maximum durability |
Do you know that harsh bleach products will destroy your newly sprayed finish over time? Instead, you should stick to gentle dish soap and a soft sponge for everyday wipe downs.
Furthermore, avoid letting heavy metal buckets sit directly on the bottom ledge of the enclosure. Using a rubber mat prevents accidental scratches from heavy scrub brushes.
Most professional coatings last for over ten years if you treat them with reasonable care. That means you get a decade of worry free relaxation without breaking a sweat.
Additionally, skipping harsh abrasive powders stops the protective gloss from wearing away prematurely. Your shiny fixture will keep turning heads when guests visit your coastal Maine getaway.
Living near the water brings heavy moisture that loves to breed mold inside damp bathrooms. Fortunately, our moisture resistant sealants block humidity from creeping underneath the coating.
Besides that, keeping your bathroom properly ventilated during hot summer months adds extra protection to the surface. Small habits like running the exhaust fan make a massive difference.
Are you tired of contractors who show up late or never return your phone calls? We pride ourselves on punctuality and treat every home with total respect.
Moreover, living in a tight knit community means our reputation travels fast through word of mouth. We always leave your bathroom cleaner than we found it.
By hiring local tradespeople, you keep your hard earned money circulating right inside your own backyard. We know the local water conditions and adjust our cleaning methods to match regional mineral levels.
Plus, we never charge travel fees for coming out to your property to look at the project. That honesty builds lasting trust with every single client we serve.
Have you seen those cheap brush on paint kits sitting on big box store shelves? Those DIY projects almost always peel up within six months because they lack proper bonding agents.
Instead of wasting your weekend on a messy experiment, let experienced hands handle the heavy lifting. Our commercial grade equipment creates a factory smooth finish that store bought sprays simply cannot match.
Ready to turn that ugly, stained washing basin into the best feature in your house? You do not have to live with an embarrassing bathroom for one more day.
Simply reach out today to schedule your complimentary evaluation and find out how affordable a fresh surface can be. Let us bring your tired porcelain back to life right now.
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 Friendship, 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