In Armatage, the Minneapolis technician we send repairs, sprays and caulks your tub where it stands.
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.
Maybe your old tub looks like it survived a war, or perhaps that ugly 1970s avocado green color is finally driving you crazy.
Fortunately, you can completely restore that worn-out surface to a brilliant, factory-like shine without spending thousands on a messy remodel.
Our local crew specializes in high-quality surface refinishing and tub restoration right here in your neighborhood.
Because let's face it, ripping out an old cast iron tub often involves breaking tiles, altering plumbing, and hiring expensive contractors.
By choosing to recoat your bath instead, you save a mountain of cash and avoid days of plaster dust coating your entire home.
This smart shortcut gives you a sparkling clean basin that looks brand new in just a few hours.
Naturally, you want to know how much this convenient upgrade costs, which is why we offer completely free written estimates at your convenience.
Once you see how affordable it is to refresh your existing porcelain or fiberglass, you will wonder why you waited so long to fix it.
Reach out to our friendly team today to secure your custom quote and start planning your hassle-free bathroom makeover.
To get a finish that actually lasts, you cannot just slap some hardware store epoxy onto a dirty tub and hope for the best.
Actually, our meticulous process involves a deep chemical clean to strip away decades of soap scum, body oils, and mineral deposits.
This crucial step ensures the new bonding agents stick permanently to the original substrate.
After we prep the area, we carefully repair any deep chips, rust spots, or scratches using specialized waterproof fillers.
Consequently, the final result looks perfectly flat and smooth, hiding all those old battle scars that used to annoy you every morning.
We then mask off your entire bathroom to protect your vanity, toilet, floor, and walls from any stray overspray.
Next, we apply a high-tech molecular bonding agent, which acts like superglue between the old porcelain and the new topcoat.
Which means your new finish will not peel or bubble when you run a hot bath after a long day of work.
Finally, we spray multiple layers of a premium acrylic urethane coating that cures into a rock-hard, glossy shield.
To help you compare your options, we put together this quick breakdown of how our process stacks up against a full replacement:
| Factor | Our Refinishing Service | Full Tub Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Average Cost | Highly affordable, saves up to 75% | Very expensive due to labor and plumbing |
| Time to Complete | Usually finished in 4 to 6 hours | Often takes 3 to 7 days of noisy construction |
| Mess & Dust | Minimal, we mask the entire room | Extreme, involves breaking walls and tiles |
| Durability | Lasts 10 to 15 years with proper care | Lasts decades but requires massive upfront cost |
Living in this beautiful corner of the Twin Cities means you appreciate quality craftsmanship and honest, neighborly service.
Indeed, our team regularly works around the Southwest community of Minneapolis, serving families who want beautiful homes without wasteful spending.
We treat your property with the utmost respect, cleaning up every speck of dust before we pack up our tools.
If you live near the local parks or the busy shops on Penn Avenue, you know how much character these classic homes have.
Many of these older houses feature sturdy, heavy cast iron tubs that retain heat much better than modern, cheap plastic replacements.
Our porcelain restoration process allows you to keep that heavy-duty vintage quality while enjoying a clean, modern aesthetic.
Since this specific residential enclave in Hennepin County, Minnesota, is known for its quiet streets and lovely tree canopy, we keep our operations quiet too.
We arrive on time, work efficiently, and use advanced exhaust systems to vent any paint fumes directly outside your home.
This focus on customer care is why so many of your neighbors recommend our surface renewal services to their friends.
When you hire a nearby business, you get personalized service from people who actually care about their local reputation.
Unlike big national franchises, we do not cut corners or use cheap, watered-down materials that peel off within a few months.
We stand behind our work because we want you to love your bathroom every single time you step inside.
On top of that, we know the local water conditions in the 55410 ZIP code area, which can sometimes be tough on bathroom fixtures.
Our specialized coatings resist the staining and mineral buildup caused by municipal water, making your weekly cleaning chores a total breeze.
You will spend much less time scrubbing on your hands and knees and more time enjoying your peaceful home.
To keep your restored surface looking like a polished mirror for the next decade, you must avoid harsh abrasive cleaners.
Forget about using gritty powders or stiff scrub brushes, which can dull the beautiful luster over time.
Instead, we recommend gentle liquid dish soaps or mild spray cleaners that easily wipe away grime without scratching.
Another smart tip is to avoid leaving wet washcloths or dripping bottles of shampoo sitting on the ledge of the tub.
Standing water can eventually weaken the bond of any coating, so keeping the surfaces dry when not in use is a great habit.
These simple care steps ensure your investment looks stunning for years to come, saving you even more money in the long run.
Should you ever accidentally chip the surface by dropping a heavy metal object, do not panic about having to redo the whole thing.
Because we use professional-grade materials, we can easily perform quick, seamless touch-ups to fix minor localized damage.
This flexibility gives you total peace of mind, knowing your bathroom is protected against life's little everyday accidents.
If you are planning to sell your property soon, a stained or outdated bathroom can really turn off potential buyers.
First impressions matter immensely, and a sparkling, bright white bath makes the entire room feel clean, hygienic, and modern.
This affordable cosmetic upgrade yields a fantastic return on investment, helping you secure better offers without a major renovation bill.
Even if you plan to stay in your home forever, you deserve a space that feels fresh and inviting.
Imagine soaking in a tub that looks pristine, free of those ugly rust stains around the drain and overflow plate.
Our fast enamel repair service delivers that luxurious feeling without the massive headache of a traditional remodel.
Now is the perfect time to stop ignoring that ugly, peeling, or hard-to-clean bathtub and do something about it.
Our friendly, experienced crew is ready to visit your home, inspect your fixtures, and provide a clear, no-obligation quote.
We never pressure you into buying, and we gladly answer any technical questions you might have about our process.
This convenient service fits easily into your busy schedule, as most of our projects take less than a single day to finish.
Which means you can have a gorgeous, updated bathroom ready to use again in just twenty-four to forty-eight hours.
Do not waste another day scrubbing a tub that will never look clean; let us do the hard work for you.
To take the first step toward your beautiful new bathroom, simply give us a call.
We look forward to helping you transform your home with our top-rated, highly reliable surface restoration services.
Contact us today to claim your free, friendly estimate and discover how easy home improvement can really be!
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 Armatage, 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