In Downtown Wichita, the Wichita 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.
Are you looking to make your bathroom shine again without spending thousands on a crazy remodel? You can save heaps of money and upgrade your daily splash zone fast by working with seasoned local pros! Get your free quote today and watch your old dingy wash basin transform into a pure masterpiece.
Every morning starts in that room, so looking at chipped paint or ugly yellowed surfaces really ruins your mood. You might think yanking out the whole porcelain tub is the only way to solve this messy problem. However, demolition work destroys your drywall and tile, which creates massive cleanup headaches you just don't need right now. On top of that, buying brand new replacement fixtures drives up your total contractor costs super fast.
Actually, applying a fresh liquid armor right over your current fixture gives you that showroom sheen for way less cash. Honestly, my cousin tried ripping out his heavy iron basin last year and ended up breaking three floor tiles! So saving your existing setup avoids those scary hidden plumbing disasters behind your walls. Which means you keep your hard-earned savings inside your wallet while getting an amazingly sleek smooth finish.
Besides that, vintage cast iron fixtures hold heat so much better than those cheap modern plastic shell replacements from big stores. By choosing to renew the original surface, you protect that heavy-duty build quality that simply lasts longer. Plus, the whole process takes just a single afternoon instead of three long weeks of annoying dusty construction noise. That is why smart homeowners choose surface refinishing over full gut jobs every single day.
First, our friendly crew arrives at your door and covers your floor to keep your house completely clean. Next, we apply heavy acid cleaners to strip away old soap scum and deep grime off the enamel. Then, we fix every small scratch and deep crack using fast-drying filling compounds that bond like solid steel. This thorough surface prep makes sure the fresh chemical layers stick tight without peeling off later down the road.
After that, we spray a specialized primer made for glossy porcelain and cast iron materials. This secret adhesion layer acts like powerful double-sided glue for the incoming topcoat layers. Consequently, your renewed basin gets a rock-solid barrier that repels water, dirty oils, and stubborn ring stains effortlessly. You get a mirror-like finish that makes your whole restroom look twice as bright instantly.
Finally, we spray multiple thin layers of high-grade synthetic polymer resin across every square inch. Our continuous ventilation fans pull out strong chemical fumes so your indoor air stays totally fresh and safe. Indeed, after a short curing period of twenty-four hours, your shiny smooth washing spot is ready for a relaxing hot soak. It really feels like getting a brand new house without moving anywhere!
To help you see how much money and hassle you save, check out this simple breakdown of your main restoration options.
| Fix Method | Average Cost | Project Time | Mess Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Replacement Tear-Out | Very High | 1 to 3 Weeks | Extremely Dusty and Loud |
| Plastic Shell Overlay | Medium to High | 1 to 2 Days | Moderate Mess |
| Professional Surface Refinishing | Low and Affordable | 3 to 5 Hours | Very Low and Clean |
As you can see, refinishing gives you the best value by far without ruining your busy family schedule. Furthermore, acrylic liners can trap dirty bathwater underneath, creating gross hidden mold growth over time. On the other hand, our thick sprayed seal creates a single solid shell that locks moisture out completely forever. Therefore, you stay safe from nasty fungal spores while enjoying a sparkling clean wash basin every day.
Living right near the heart of the largest city in the Sunflower State means living in historic properties with tons of character. Many homes around the 67202 zone feature classic built-in iron tubs that deserve love and proper care. While median income sits near thirty-five thousand dollars here, keeping repair budgets modest is super important for smart local families. Fortunately, our affordable restoration team delivers top quality work without charging crazy high prices.
Whether you own a rental unit near the river or live in a sweet historic neighborhood, we bring quick turnaround times to your doorstep. Interestingly, even empty spaces with zero permanent residents need working fixtures ready for future tenants or guests... So fixing up worn surfaces boosts your total property value before you put your place on the open real estate market. It is easily the best home upgrade for getting high investment returns fast.
Additionally, hard local water causes heavy mineral scales to build up along your tub floor pretty fast. Our thick glossy synthetic coating stops those stubborn calcium stains from sticking to your clean fixture surface permanently. Which means you spend less time scrubbing on your knees with nasty harsh chemicals every single weekend. You just wipe it down with a soft soapy sponge and you are good to go!
Taking care of your freshly coated surface is actually way easier than dealing with raw old porous porcelain. For starters, throw away those abrasive green scouring pads and scratchy bleach powders right now! Instead, soft microfiber cloths and simple mild dish soap keep your surface shining bright for many years. This simple habit keeps your synthetic topcoat glossy while stopping minor surface dullness before it even starts.
Moreover, always fix dripping faucets right away so standing water doesn't pool continuously over the drain area. Continuous water drops can slowly weaken even the strongest chemical coatings over several long years of neglect. Also, avoid using bath mats with hard suction cups on the bottom because they pull on the fresh topcoat shell. Following these basic rules ensures your gorgeous basin stays looking awesome well into the future!
In addition, keeping your room ventilated during hot showers reduces sticky humidity levels that harm sealants. Simply flipping on your exhaust fan keeps moisture from soaking into the small seams near your wall tile edges. So a tiny bit of simple care protects your investment and preserves that luxurious high-shine look effortless.
Maybe you are wondering if your current bath setup actually needs a quick professional makeover right now. Well, if your tub feels rough like coarse sandpaper when you sit down, the original factory glaze is completely gone. That rough surface traps skin oils and dirty soap film, making it almost impossible to get truly clean no matter how hard you scrub. A fresh shiny seal restores that silk smoothness instantly!
Another big warning sign is ugly rust stains forming near the drain opening or overflow plate holes. Rust happens when water penetrates cracked enamel layers and attacks the heavy iron frame lurking directly underneath. Catching this damage early stops deep structural metal decay before you need an expensive emergency plumber. We grind away that bad oxidation completely before spraying our protective rust-proof primers.
Lastly, outdated dark colors like mustard yellow or avocado green really drag down your bathroom style... Spraying a clean bright white coat instantly modernizes your space without replacing any tile or wall plumbing lines. It makes small dark bathrooms feel huge and airy in just one simple afternoon service visit!
Ready to finally transform your dull rusty bath basin into a super shiny porcelain paradise? Calling our friendly crew gets you an accurate free estimate with zero pushy sales tricks or hidden extra fees. We respect your busy schedule and show up on time ready to handle all the heavy prep work for you. So take action today and give your home the beautiful upgrade it truly deserves!
Imagine sliding into a squeaky-clean smooth tub after a long stressful day at work... No more cringing at ugly stains or hiding your bathroom when friends visit your house! Our local crew takes massive pride in delivering stellar results that make your neighbors crazy jealous. Reach out right now to secure your free quote and start your fast budget-friendly home makeover today!
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 Downtown Wichita, 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