All over Jefferson Davis Parish, 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.
Are you tired of staring at that ugly stained basin in your bathroom every morning? Refinishing your existing cast iron or porcelain tub will save you thousands over full replacement costs.
Honestly, tearing out an ancient heavy tub is the absolute worst job ever. The dust goes everywhere in your house and gets inside your nose for days. Plus you gotta hire a plumber and a tile guy just to fix the walls you broke.
On top of that, those old cast iron basins from back in the day were built like tanks. Modern plastic junk from the big box store feels flimsy when you stand in it. So keeping your original heavy tub actually makes way more sense for your wallet.
Which means you keep the sturdy quality while tossing out the nasty stains. My uncle tried yanking his tub out himself once and broke a water pipe inside the sheetrock. What a gigantic mess that was!
First, we come in and scrub every single inch of that hard surface with heavy acid wash. This step gets rid of old soap scum and invisible oils hiding in tiny pores. Without proper etching, the new sticky finish will just peel off in sticky sheets later.
Next up, our crew fixes all those tiny chips and deep rust spots using tough filler resin. We sand it totally flat so you cannot even feel where the damage used to be. Then we throw down a special bonding agent that acts like crazy glue for paint.
Finally, we spray a thick shiny topcoat using fancy air guns that leaves zero brush marks. You end up with a glassy porcelain smooth shell that looks totally brand new. Honestly, your neighbors will think you spent a fortune on a massive remodel.
| Method | Average Cost | Downtime | Mess Factor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Replacement | High Dollars | 1 to 2 Weeks | Dust Nightmare |
| Surface Coating | Super Cheap | 24 Hours | Zero Mess |
Because the new top sealant is totally non porous, dirt cannot stick to it anymore. You just wipe it down with a soft sponge and normal liquid soap. No more breaking your lower back scrubbing with harsh abrasive powders on your knees.
Additionally, old worn out factory finish gets microscopic scratches that trap dark bacteria over time. That is why your tub looks dirty even after you scrubbed it for an hour straight. Covering it with a fresh synthetic armor stops mold from moving back in.
Furthermore, you get to pick cool updated custom colors like bright subway white or warm cream. That old faded 1970s avocado green or soft pink basin instantly morphs into a sleek modern centerpiece. It instantly brightens up the whole room without touching a single tile on the wall.
Initially, we seal off your entire doorway with clear plastic sheet walls to isolate fumes. We stick a huge exhaust fan in your window that sucks all the chemical smells right outside. Your living room stays clean and fresh while we do the smelly work inside.
Then we apply top tier acrylic urethane layers using ultra high precision spray equipment. This specific material was designed for airplanes, so you know it can handle splash water easily. It cures super fast into a rock hard glossy layer that resists daily scratches.
Afterward, we pull off our blue tape, clean up any stray trash, and hand back your clean bathroom. You just wait one full day for the shell to cure solid before taking a warm bath. It really is that fast and easy for you.
Now, let us talk about working down here in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana (LA), USA. This area has deep agricultural roots, friendly small town vibes, and rich local history. Families around here appreciate honest hard work and getting real value for their hard earned cash.
Local hard tap water can really wreck original plumbing surfaces over many years of heavy use. Mineral scale builds up fast and leaves rusty yellow rings that seem totally impossible to clean. Restoring that tough hard coating shields your investment against harsh local water conditions for a long time.
Whether you live near Jennings, Lake Arthur, or up around Welsh, local homes deserve top quality upgrades. With local median household incomes around fifty thousand bucks, nobody wants to throw money down the drain unnecessarily. Saving cash on home upgrades means more money for family weekend barbecues and hunting gear.
Naturally, lots of folks ask us if the chemical smells are going to stay stuck inside their house. The short answer is a big fat no, because our industrial fans blow everything outside. By the time we pack up our truck, the strong odors are already fading away fast.
Besides that, cured high grade resin is completely non toxic once it hardens up solid. Your little kids and pets can splash around safely without touching bad chemicals. It is just as smooth and safe as a factory original piece from the showroom floor.
However, you do have to avoid dropping heavy iron tools or sharp objects right on the fresh gloss finish. Treat it like nice sports car paint and it will easily last you fifteen years or longer. Just basic common sense keeps it shining bright like gold.
Look, those cheap fifty dollar box store spray kits are a complete trap for homeowners... They sound like a great cheap weekend deal until you actually try applying them yourself. Most DIY attempts end up dripping, bubbling up, or peeling off in big sheets within six months.
Mainly, the stuff sold to regular consumers lacks the strong industrial bonders that pros use every day. Store kits do not include proper etching chemicals or high powered exhaust fans either. You just end up ruining your tub worse and spending twice as much money fixing it later.
Instead, letting trained hands mix high strength commercial resin guarantees a seamless glass finish. We have all the proper safety gear, professional air sprayers, and years of daily practical experience. We do the messy job right the very first time so you never stress out.
Think about all the hidden costs tucked inside a massive plumbing overhaul project. You gotta pay contractors for demolition debris haul off, raw drywall sheets, fresh floor tile, and pricey pipe fitting. Those surprise extra costs stack up insanely fast on a simple home renovation budget.
By choosing to recoat the existing fixture, you skip all those annoying crew expenses entirely. You get the exact same stunning shiny visual result while saving thousands of bucks in labor charges. That left over money stays safely inside your bank account where it belongs.
On top of that, your bathroom stays completely functional instead of being a noisy construction zone for weeks. We get in, apply the sticky durable magic, clean our mess, and leave within a single morning. It is the smartest home improvement hack out there today for quick resale value.
To keep your shiny new basin looking amazing, just throw away those harsh gritty scouring pads. Rough steel wool and harsh bleach cleaners will dull the deep glossy shine over time. Stick to gentle liquid dish detergents or specialized non abrasive bathroom sprays instead.
Also, make sure your sink faucet or showerhead does not leak dripping drops continuously. Constant dripping water in the exact same spot for months can wear down any coating slowly. Fixing a loose rubber washer right away preserves your smooth bright bottom surface forever.
Which means just a tiny bit of easy upkeep protects your gorgeous shiny bathroom for decades. You get total peace of mind along with an cozy updated room you can feel proud showing off. It really is a simple solution that makes your daily morning routine feel way more enjoyable.
Stop waiting around staring at that scratched up dirty eye sore every time you go brush your teeth. Updating your space does not require blowing your entire savings account on a massive contractor crew. Our local team is ready to come out and give you an honest appraisal on the spot.
All you gotta do is grab your phone and request a free quote from our friendly local office. We will look at your fixture, explain all your style choices, and give you an exact price fast. Zero pushy sales tactics, zero hidden surprise fees, just honest local pricing for high quality trade work.
So do yourself a big favor and claim your free estimate right now before our schedule fills up. Your home will look awesome, your wallet will thank you, and your bathroom will feel totally clean 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, 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