All over Madison 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.
Perhaps your bathroom looks tired or outdated because the porcelain is stained or chipped. Dealing with a full demolition feels overwhelming, yet you deserve a space that offers total ease and visual pleasure.
Luckily, you can skip the mess and cost of a total tear-out by choosing to renew the finish on your existing basin instead. This process makes your old fixture look brand new while keeping your wallet happy.
First, you might wonder how we make an old, yellowing tub look like it just came from the showroom floor. We start by cleaning everything thoroughly to remove years of soap scum, body oils, and stubborn mineral deposits.
Next, we repair any cracks or chips using specialized fillers that bond firmly to the underlying structure. This ensures your final layer stays smooth and resists peeling for a long time to come.
After that, we spray a high-quality resin coating that hardens into a durable, glossy finish. This special material provides a deep sheen and adds a sense of luxury to your daily routine.
Beyond the clear aesthetic upgrade, you save thousands of dollars compared to buying a new unit and paying for professional plumbing. Removing an old cast iron tub often involves knocking down walls or damaging your flooring.
Opting for this service means you avoid that chaos entirely and finish the job in just one day. Plus, you keep heavy waste out of the landfill, which makes this an environmentally friendly choice for your home.
Because the material is non-porous, you will spend much less time scrubbing away mold and mildew buildup. A clean surface means a healthier bathroom environment for you and your family every single day.
| Feature | Your Benefit | |
|---|---|---|
| Quick application | Ready to use in 24 to 48 hours | |
| Durable coating | Lasts for many years with minimal care | |
| Cost-effective | Save up to 75 percent versus replacement | |
| Custom colors | Matches your modern decor perfectly |
When living in Madison County, Illinois, you understand the value of working with someone who treats your home with respect. We take pride in serving this region, which spans a wide variety of neighborhoods and diverse housing styles.
Whether you live near the local ZIP codes like 62025 or 62034, we know the area well. This county holds a special place for many people, and keeping your property looking sharp helps maintain your local pride.
Even if your household income varies from the typical median, we believe everyone deserves a beautiful bathroom. We provide a professional estimate at no cost so you know exactly what to expect before we start.
Proper ventilation is key during the application process, so we always use specialized equipment to keep the air clear. We also protect your surrounding tiles, vanity, and flooring with heavy-duty masking materials to prevent accidental overspray.
After we finish the coating, we remove all tape and clean up our workspace completely. You return to a bathroom that feels refreshed, clean, and ready for your next relaxing soak.
We price the job on site and hand you the figure before touching a tool. Our streamlined approach gives you back your time and delivers results that look absolutely fantastic.
You might consider using a drop-in liner, but those often cause water to trap between the layers. This trapped moisture eventually leads to mold growth and can damage your subfloor without you even knowing it.
Our chemical bonding process fuses the new finish directly to your existing surface. This creates a solid, unified piece that resists water infiltration and keeps your structure sound and secure for years.
Furthermore, liners limit your color choices significantly compared to our custom mixing options. We can match almost any shade you desire, allowing you to personalize your space with great freedom.
Once we finish, you should use mild, non-abrasive cleaners to keep the surface shiny. Avoid harsh chemicals or scouring pads, as these can scratch the new finish and dull the gloss over time.
Instead, wipe the basin down with a soft cloth and a gentle liquid soap after each use. This simple habit preserves the longevity of the coating and ensures it remains as bright as day one.
You will find that water beads off the surface naturally, making it much easier to rinse away suds. This ease of maintenance lets you enjoy your bathroom more and spend less time on chores.
Doing this work yourself involves buying expensive, harsh kits that rarely last more than a few months. Most store-bought resins lack the industrial-grade bonding agents required to handle daily hot water exposure.
We bring professional-grade sprayers and specialized primers to ensure the finish grips the metal or porcelain firmly. You receive a professional result that stands up to the rigors of a busy household.
Plus, we provide a clear warranty on our labor and materials for your peace of mind. Knowing that you have support makes the decision to upgrade much easier and more secure for you.
If you feel ready to transform your space, reaching out is the best way to move forward. We offer a free estimate to anyone in the area who wants to explore this option without any pressure.
Simply tell us about your current situation, and we will provide all the information you need to decide. We value honest communication and always provide clear answers to your specific project questions.
Let us help you bring new life to your bathroom today. You will be amazed at the difference a smooth, clean surface makes in your daily life.
Improving your home does not have to be a source of stress or financial strain. By focusing on smart, targeted updates like this, you maximize the value of your property while enjoying modern amenities.
We enjoy helping people realize their vision for their living spaces without the usual construction mess. Your satisfaction remains our top priority from the moment we arrive until we pack up our tools.
Remember that quality work makes a huge difference in how your home functions and feels. We look forward to meeting you and helping you achieve the bathroom look you have always wanted.
Contact us today to schedule your walkthrough and get your free, no-obligation quote. Your beautiful, revitalized bathroom is just a short conversation away, and we are ready to help you succeed.
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