A dull or chipped tub in Empire 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.
Your old tub looks pretty rough these days. Rust spots and ugly stains can make your whole bathroom feel dirty even after you just scrubbed it. Replacing the entire setup costs a fortune and takes days of noisy construction.
Fortunately, we have a much better way to handle this. Our team restores the shiny factory finish of your existing tub right in place. This smart solution saves you thousands of dollars while giving you a gorgeous, easy-to-clean surface.
If you want to skip the high cost of a remodel, we are here to help. Get in touch with us today to receive a free estimate for your home project.
Most folks do not realize how much work goes into ripping out an old cast iron or steel tub. You usually have to tear down the surrounding tile walls and sometimes even widen the bathroom door. That simple swap quickly turns into a massive remodeling nightmare.
By choosing to resurface instead, you keep your original fixture right where it belongs. We use specialized chemical bonding agents to fuse a new liquid acrylic coating over your worn-out porcelain. This process delivers incredible durability and a brilliant shine that looks brand new.
On top of saving your sanity, this method protects your wallet. You get to spend your hard-earned money on other fun home projects. Our customers love how fast we get the job done without leaving a giant dumpster in the driveway.
First, we meticulously clean the entire surface to remove decades of soap scum, body oils, and mineral deposits. We use heavy-duty cleaners that strip away everything down to the original glaze. This step ensures our new materials stick perfectly.
Next, we repair any deep chips, cracks, or rust holes with a waterproof polyester filler. Once we sand those spots completely flat, the surface feels as smooth as glass. We then mask off the entire room with plastic sheeting to protect your walls and floors from overspray.
After preparing the area, we apply a high-tech molecular bonding primer. This chemical bridge locks the old surface to the new topcoat. Finally, we spray multiple layers of premium acrylic urethane to create a thick, glossy protective barrier.
| Project Phase | What We Do | Your Concrete Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Preparation | Deep cleaning and acid etching | Ensures the new finish will never peel or bubble |
| Repair Work | Fixing chips, rust, and cracks | Creates a perfectly smooth and sanitary surface |
| Coating Application | Spraying premium acrylic urethane | Delivers a brilliant, long-lasting shine |
Living up here near the beautiful Sleeping Bear Dunes means we deal with unique local water conditions. Well water in Leelanau County often carries heavy minerals that leave orange iron stains on your fixtures. Our advanced coatings resist these stubborn mineral deposits much better than old, porous porcelain.
We proudly serve the tiny, scenic village of Empire, Michigan, where community history runs deep. With a cozy population of about 262 residents, every home here deserves personalized attention and honest craftsmanship. Our neighbors trust us because we respect their properties and work hard to deliver perfect results.
Whether your home has a modest median household income of $37,344 or you own a luxury summer cottage, we offer affordable pricing for everyone. We regularly travel throughout the 49630 ZIP code to bring old bathrooms back to life. You do not have to live with an eyesore when local help is just a quick phone call away.
Maintaining your newly coated surface is actually much easier than scrubbing an old, worn-out tub. Because the new non-porous surface resists dirt, you can say goodbye to harsh abrasive powders and stiff scrub brushes. Those old-school cleaning methods actually scratch up your fixtures and make them dirty faster.
Instead, you simply wipe the surface down with a mild liquid dish soap and a soft sponge. This gentle routine preserves the deep gloss and keeps the bathroom looking pristine for years. We always share our favorite maintenance tips with you after we finish the job.
With just a little bit of proper care, your restored fixture will look fantastic for over a decade. We stand behind our workmanship because we use the highest quality materials available in the industry. Your satisfaction and peace of mind are always our top priorities.
Imagine stepping into a bright, clean bathroom that you actually feel proud to show off to guests. Our fast and affordable restoration service makes that dream a reality in just a single day. You will save thousands of dollars compared to a traditional contractor remodel.
We believe in honest, upfront communication with no hidden fees or surprise charges. Our friendly team is ready to answer all your questions and explain the entire process clearly. We treat your home with the exact same care we would use on our own properties.
Do not wait any longer to fix that ugly, stained tub. Contact us right now to request your completely free, no-obligation project estimate.
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 Empire, 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