In Clybourn Corridor, the Chicago 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.
You can completely transform your dingy bathroom today.
Many homeowners think they need to rip out their entire bathing fixture when it gets stained or scratched.
Fortunately, our local service restores the original shine of your tub right in your home.
This budget-friendly option saves you thousands of dollars compared to a full remodel.
Indeed, we apply a fresh, durable synthetic finish over your existing porcelain or cast iron setup.
This means you get a gorgeous, clean surface that looks brand new in just a few hours.
Our skilled crew handles the entire process with great care.
Naturally, we clean, prep, and coat your fixture so it shines like the day it was installed.
You will love how easy it is to keep this upgraded surface clean and bright for years to come.
First, we strip away all the old, peeling DIY coatings and stubborn soap scum.
Honestly, skipping this step is why so many quick-fix kits fail after just a few weeks.
We ensure the raw material underneath is completely clean and ready to bond.
Next, we repair any deep chips, rust spots, or ugly cracks in the surface.
This lets us create a perfectly flat, seamless foundation before we apply any new materials.
We use professional-grade fillers that cure quickly and mimic the strength of the original structure.
After that, we spray on a high-tech bonding agent designed specifically for slick surfaces.
Which means the new topcoat fuses directly to the old porcelain on a chemical level.
This process guarantees your upgraded finish will not peel or bubble under normal daily use.
Finally, we apply several coats of our premium acrylic urethane gloss.
This step delivers a deep, rich luster that replicates the look of brand-new ceramic.
You get a beautiful, gleaming finish that resists stains and makes your whole bathroom look brighter.
Choosing to update your current setup keeps tons of heavy debris out of our local landfills.
Actually, traditional demolition creates a massive mess and wastes perfectly good, heavy-duty materials.
By keeping your sturdy old cast iron piece, you preserve the high-quality craftsmanship of the past.
On top of that, you avoid the headache of hiring expensive plumbers to reroute your old pipes.
Replacing a tub often forces you to break surrounding wall tiles and update ancient plumbing valves.
Our process avoids all that extra labor, saving you time, stress, and hard-earned cash.
To give you a clearer picture of how this compares to a full replacement, we created this simple guide:
| Factor | Our Restoration Service | Full Tub Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Total Cost | Very affordable, usually a fraction of replacement | High expenses for labor, tiling, and plumbing |
| Time Frame | Completed in just one single day | Can take several days or even weeks of mess |
| Mess & Stress | Minimal dust, localized work area | Major demolition, heavy noise, and plaster dust |
| Durability | Lasts for many years with basic care | Depends heavily on the quality of the new tub purchased |
Clearly, opting for our specialized coating service is the smartest way to stretch your home improvement budget.
You retain the solid feel of your original fixture while enjoying a sparkling, hygienic surface.
Your friends will honestly think you spent a fortune on a brand-new soaking tub.
We take pride in helping homeowners throughout the bustling Clybourn Corridor, Illinois.
This vibrant retail and residential hub sits tucked inside the larger Chicago area, known for its unique urban charm.
We understand the specific layouts of the historic homes and modern lofts near the local river bend.
Whether you live in a cozy apartment or a spacious townhome, we adapt our ventilation systems to fit your space.
We safely exhaust all fumes directly outdoors so your family breathes clean air during the application.
This careful setup reflects our commitment to top-tier safety and respect for your property.
Our team arrives on time, works efficiently, and cleans up every bit of trash before we leave.
We treat your home with the exact same respect we would show to our own families.
That is why your neighbors trust us to deliver beautiful, reliable results every single time.
Maintaining your gorgeous new finish is incredibly simple if you follow a few basic guidelines.
For starters, you must avoid abrasive scrubbing powders and harsh bleach-based cleaners.
These rough chemicals can dull the beautiful shine over time and scratch the protective topcoat.
Instead, we recommend using mild dish soap or gentle, non-abrasive liquid cleaners.
This keeps the surface slick, making it incredibly easy to wipe away soap residue with a soft sponge.
You will spend far less time scrubbing your bathroom on the weekends.
Additionally, please make sure you never leave wet bath mats sitting inside the tub after use.
Trapped moisture under suction cups can weaken the bond of the coating over several months.
Hanging your mat to dry keeps your beautiful finish looking pristine for many years.
Are you ready to say goodbye to that ugly, hard-to-clean bathroom surface once and for all?
Our team is standing by to help you breathe new life into your home with zero hassle.
We make the entire process simple, fast, and incredibly rewarding from start to finish.
Contact us right away to request a free, no-obligation quote tailored to your specific remodeling goals.
We will answer all your questions and help you choose the perfect glossy color for your space.
Do not wait to get the beautiful, sparkling bathroom you deserve!
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 Clybourn Corridor, 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