A dull or chipped tub in Gig Harbor 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.
If you look at your bathroom and feel like crying because the tub looks dingy, you are definitely not alone. Many homeowners face the nightmare of stained, chipped, or outdated surfaces that look like they belong in a museum from the seventies. Fortunately, our team of local surface restoration pros can make your old tub look brand new again in just a few hours.
This budget-friendly solution saves you from the massive headache of a messy demolition. By spraying a high-tech liquid acrylic coating over your existing fixture, we seal up all those ugly stains and tiny cracks. You get a gorgeous, shiny finish that looks like fresh porcelain without the high cost of buying a new unit.
Now is the perfect time to get a free estimate and discover how easy it is to transform your space. Our friendly crew handles everything from start to finish, so you can sit back and relax. Let us help you fall in love with your home again by bringing that old surface back to life.
You might wonder how we actually turn a dull, scratched piece of cast iron or fiberglass into a gleaming masterpiece. First, we scrub the area with specialized cleaners to remove every single trace of soap scum, body oils, and mineral deposits. This critical step ensures that the new materials will bond perfectly to the old substrate.
After that, we repair any deep scratches or chips with a waterproof polyester filler that cures super fast. Next, we apply a proprietary bonding agent that acts like a chemical bridge between the old surface and the new coating. Which means your new finish will not peel or flake off when you take a hot shower.
Finally, we spray several coats of a high-gloss aliphatic polyurethane resin using specialized ventilation equipment to keep your home smelling fresh. This process creates a incredibly durable shell that resists impacts and looks absolutely beautiful. On top of that, the entire project usually takes less than a single day to complete.
Replacing an old soaking tub is a major construction project that often involves ripping out walls, plumbing, and floor tiles. This mess can easily drag on for weeks and cost thousands of hard-earned dollars. Our clean, on-site application avoids all that chaos and keeps your daily routine running smoothly.
Choosing to renew your existing fixture also keeps heavy, non-biodegradable materials out of our local landfills. Plus, you get to keep your high-quality vintage cast iron tub, which actually holds heat much better than modern plastic replacements. It is a win-win situation for your wallet and the environment.
Many people ask us how long this beautiful new gloss will actually last under normal daily use. With proper care, you can expect your restored surface to look fantastic for ten to fifteen years. This longevity depends mostly on using the right cleaning products and avoiding abrasive scrubbing pads.
To keep that brilliant shine, you just need to wipe the surface with a soft sponge and mild liquid dish soap. Avoid harsh chemicals like bleach or abrasive powders, which can dull the protective topcoat over time. This simple maintenance routine ensures your bathroom stays sparkling clean with very little effort.
| Feature | Professional Resurfacing | Full Tub Replacement | Acrylic Liners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Cost | Very Affordable | Extremely Expensive | Moderate to High |
| Time to Complete | 4 to 6 Hours | 3 to 7 Days | 1 to 2 Days |
| Demolition Needed | None Required | Major Wall and Tile Damage | None Required |
| Lifespan | 10 to 15 Years | 20+ Years | 5 to 10 Years |
Another benefit of this process is that it seals up porous grout lines around the edge of the basin. This prevents mold and mildew from taking root in those hard-to-clean corners where water always pools. You will spend way less time scrubbing on your hands and knees, which is a huge relief.
We are proud to serve the wonderful residents of the maritime city of Gig Harbor, Washington. With a growing population of 9,382 folks who love the beautiful water views, we know how much you value a clean, comfortable home. Our local team understands the specific needs of homeowners in Pierce County, where historic charm meets modern living.
Whether you live in a classic home near the harbor or a modern house with a high median household income of $80,469, we treat your property with the utmost respect. We regularly travel to neighborhoods across the ZIP codes of 98329, 98332, and 98335 to deliver top-notch service. You can trust our local reputation because we treat every bathroom as if it were our own.
Because our maritime climate can bring plenty of damp days, having a sealed, waterproof bathing area is absolutely essential. Our thick coating prevents water from seeping behind your walls and causing expensive structural rot. We take pride in helping our neighbors protect their biggest investments with our reliable services.
You have probably seen cheap refinishing kits at the local home improvement store and wondered if you could do it yourself. While those kits look tempting, they usually contain cheap epoxy paint that easily brushes on but peels off within a few months. They also lack the professional-grade bonding agents and spray equipment needed for a smooth finish.
Without proper safety gear, the fumes from these chemical compounds can also be quite hazardous to breathe. Our trained technicians use heavy-duty exhaust fans and charcoal respirators to safely vent all vapors out of your house. We also have the skills to fix deep gouges and rust spots that consumer kits simply cannot cover.
When our friendly technician arrives at your home, they will first mask off your entire bathroom with plastic sheeting and tape. This protects your vanity, toilet, floor, and walls from any accidental overspray. We set up our ventilation system to pull air out through the nearest window, keeping your home clean.
Then, we perform the deep cleaning and chemical preparation steps to ensure a flawless bond. After spraying the multiple layers of primer and high-gloss topcoat, we remove all our masking materials and clean up our workspace. We leave your bathroom spotless, except now you have a gorgeous, shiny centerpiece that looks brand new.
Before we pack up our tools, we go over the simple care instructions with you so you know exactly how to protect your investment. The new surface needs about twenty-four hours to cure completely before you can run the water. After that short wait, you are free to enjoy a relaxing soak in your beautiful new space.
There is absolutely no reason to live with an ugly, stained, or hard-to-clean bathroom any longer. Our professional surface restoration services offer you a fast, clean, and incredibly affordable way to upgrade your home. You will be amazed at how much brighter and cleaner your entire bathroom feels once we finish our work.
We make the entire process completely stress-free by offering free, no-obligation estimates right at your convenience. Our friendly experts will assess your fixture, answer all your questions, and provide a clear, upfront price. This means you do not have to worry about any hidden fees or surprise charges down the line.
Take the first step toward your dream bathroom today by reaching out to our local team. We love helping our neighbors save money while achieving beautiful, long-lasting results. Contact us now to schedule your free home consultation and get ready to enjoy a sparkling clean bath once 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 Gig Harbor, 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