A dull or chipped tub in Cash 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.
Are you tired of staring at that ugly stained basin every single morning? Fortunately, our local team brings back that missing shine without making a huge mess in your house.
This trick saves you thousands of dollars compared to ripping out plumbing fixtures. Let us show you how this process transforms tired bathrooms into relaxing spots.
First of all, knocking out an old porcelain basin destroys surrounding tile walls and flooring. Alternatively, spraying a fresh acrylic coating over the existing structure keeps your original walls completely safe.
Eventually, demolition leads to hidden plumbing repairs that drain your wallet fast. This smart approach lets you avoid expensive plumbing surprises while keeping your bathroom intact.
Next, skilled technicians clean every square inch of the surface to remove soap scum and mineral deposits. Then, they apply industrial bonding agents so the new liquid finish sticks permanently.
Following that crucial prep work, multiple layers of polyurethane or epoxy get sprayed on with professional HVLP sprayers. That final protective layer gives you a glossy finish that resists daily wear and tear.
Wondering if you should buy a brand new tub or just refinish the old one? Below is a quick breakdown to help you make the best choice for your home.
| Factor | Total Replacement | Surface Spraying |
|---|---|---|
| Average Cost | Very Expensive | Highly Affordable |
| Time Required | Several Weeks | One Single Day |
| Mess Level | Extreme Demolition | Clean And Tidy |
Naturally, looking at these numbers makes the choice pretty obvious for most homeowners on a tight budget. Choosing the coating route means you get stunning results in just a few hours.
Besides saving cash, you dodge weeks of contractors walking through your living spaces. That means your daily routine stays uninterrupted while your home gets a serious upgrade.
Living right here in Craighead County often means dealing with hard water that wrecks bathroom fixtures. Specifically, calcium buildup eats away at factory porcelain over time until it feels rough and porous.
Happily, our specialized coating seals those microscopic pores tight against mineral attacks. This lets you clean your basin easily without scrubbing your arms off every weekend.
Meanwhile, in a tight-knit community where only about 345 residents call home, reputation means everything to local businesses. Because the median household income sits around $35,250, every single dollar you spend needs to count.
Truthfully, hiring trustworthy neighbors who live nearby guarantees you get honest pricing without hidden fees. That local pride ensures your project gets treated with genuine care from start to finish.
Before our technicians roll into ZIP codes 72421 with their gear, you should pack away your personal items. Removing shampoo bottles and bath toys gives the team a completely clear area to work.
Additionally, taking down shower curtains keeps them safe from any stray mist or fumes during the application phase. Doing these little chores speeds up the whole job significantly.
Beyond clearing things out, you need to know that strong smells happen when applying professional chemicals. Thankfully, our crew hooks up heavy-duty exhaust fans to blow those fumes right out the window.
Consequently, your indoor air stays clean while the magical transformation happens inside the bathroom enclosure. You just need to stay out of the room for a short curing period.
Moving forward, you must ditch abrasive scouring powders if you want that shiny coating to last. Instead, grab mild dish soap and a soft sponge to wipe down the walls safely.
Harsh bleach cleaners strip away the glossy topcoat much faster than you might think possible. Using gentle cleaners keeps your investment looking brand new for a really long time.
Furthermore, never drop heavy metal tools or sharp objects directly onto the freshly coated surface. Even though the finish is tough, heavy impacts can still cause chips or cracks.
Should an accidental chip ever happen, prompt minor repairs stop water from getting underneath the coating. Catching small issues early saves you from bigger headaches down the road.
Are you finally ready to turn that eyesore into a gorgeous centerpiece you actually enjoy using? Right now is the best moment to reach out and reclaim your bathroom bliss.
Simply send us a quick message to schedule your totally free quote right here in Arkansas. Our friendly team will review your project and give you an honest price right away.
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 Cash, 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