A dull or chipped tub in Kenedy 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.
You look at that dated, stained tub every single morning and feel a pinch of frustration. Replacing it completely sounds like a massive nightmare because of the sky-high costs and the endless dust. Fortunately, a highly specialized surface restoration service can make your old fixture look brand new in just one afternoon.
This budget-friendly magic trick saves you thousands of dollars over a traditional remodel. Local homeowners who want a fresh look without the headache of tearing out plumbing love this smart option. Actually, you can get a beautiful, shiny finish on your existing setup for a fraction of the cost of a replacement.
By choosing this modern refinishing method, you avoid the chaos of contractors dragging heavy debris through your hallways. Our skilled team comes directly to your home to handle the entire process from start to finish. You can request a free estimate today to see how affordable this transformation really is.
Common Bathroom Issues We Solve:
| Problem | The Old Way (Replacement) | Our Smarter Way (Refinishing) |
|---|---|---|
| Ugly chips and deep scratches | Demolish the entire wall and surround | Fill, sand, and seal the damage on-site |
| Outdated 1970s colors | Weeks of construction and dusty mess | Apply a gorgeous modern white glaze |
| Dull, hard-to-clean surfaces | Expensive plumbing bills and permit fees | Create a smooth, high-gloss protective barrier |
Think about the last time you hired a contractor and how the noise drove you absolutely crazy. With our specialized process, we complete the job in a matter of hours instead of weeks. Which means you can use your shower again almost immediately without waiting on slow municipal inspectors.
Let us look at some interesting local facts to understand why saving money here makes so much sense. In this charming Texas community of 3,433 residents, hard-working families appreciate getting the most value out of every single dollar they spend. Since the median household income sits around $42,243, spending five grand on a new tub simply does not add up.
Whether you live in the 78119 ZIP code or nearby areas, we bring top-tier surface restoration right to your doorstep. This clever solution protects your hard-earned savings while giving you a space you can actually feel proud of. Plus, the final result looks so pristine that your guests will think you spent a fortune on a brand-new installation.
Maybe you tried one of those cheap DIY kits from the local hardware store and watched it peel off within a month. Those plastic brush-on paints simply cannot bond with cast iron or porcelain on a molecular level. Our professional system uses high-tech bonding agents that fuse the new coating directly to the original substrate.
First, we meticulously clean the area using industrial-strength acid etchers to strip away decades of soap scum and hard water deposits. This critical step creates a microscopic texture that allows our premium primers to grip the surface with incredible strength. Finally, we spray on multiple coats of a highly durable acrylic urethane topcoat that cures into a rock-hard shield.
This advanced method ensures your newly glazed basin resists chipping, staining, and peeling for many years to come. You get a beautiful, glossy finish that feels incredibly smooth to the touch and cleans up with just a simple wipe. It is the ultimate combination of durability and effortless maintenance for busy households.
Rust is the ultimate enemy of metal fixtures, especially around the drain where water tends to sit for long periods. If you ignore these dark spots, they will eventually eat through the metal and cause catastrophic leaks. Our technicians grind away every trace of corrosion before applying a waterproof filler to rebuild the damaged area.
After we shape and sand the repair zones, the surface becomes completely flat and seamless once again. On top of that, we seal the entire structure with a moisture-resistant barrier that stops future rust from ever forming. This meticulous attention to detail ensures that the weak spots in your old fixture become the strongest parts of the new one.
Preparation is actually about ninety percent of the work when it comes to achieving a flawless finish. We mask off your entire bathroom with protective paper and plastic sheets to shield your walls, floors, and vanity from overspray. Then, we set up a powerful exhaust fan in the window to pull all the fumes and dust out of your home.
Once the safety measures are in place, we carefully remove the old caulking around the edges of the washbasin. Any leftover mold or mildew gets treated with specialized killers so we do not trap nasty bacteria under the new glaze. This thorough cleaning process guarantees a sterile surface that is perfectly primed for maximum adhesion.
Next, we use a professional HVLP spray gun to apply the coating in thin, even layers for a factory-like finish. This high-precision tool prevents runs, drips, and uneven textures that often ruin amateur brush-on attempts. After a short curing period, we lay down a fresh bead of mildew-resistant silicone caulk to seal the edges beautifully.
Now that your washbasin looks absolutely gorgeous, you want to keep it looking that way for a very long time. The golden rule is to throw away all those abrasive scrubbing powders and harsh bleach-based cleaners. These rough chemicals will scratch the shiny topcoat over time and make the finish look dull and lifeless.
Instead, you should use mild dish soap or non-abrasive liquid cleaners along with a soft microfiber cloth. This gentle approach easily removes dirt and body oils without damaging the protective glaze we applied. By spending just two minutes wiping down the surface after your shower, you keep it sparkling like new.
Another great tip is to avoid leaving wet washcloths or bottles of shampoo sitting on the ledge for days. Constant standing water can slowly weaken the bond of any coating, no matter how tough the material is. Simple habits like using a hanging shower caddy will preserve the integrity of your finish for a decade or more.
Did you know that throwing away an old cast iron basin contributes hundreds of pounds of non-biodegradable waste to our local landfills? Extracting those heavy beasts from older homes often requires breaking them into pieces with a sledgehammer, which is incredibly dangerous. Refinishing allows you to recycle your existing fixture right in place while reducing your carbon footprint.
This green choice keeps heavy materials out of the trash and saves a massive amount of manufacturing energy. Why manufacture, ship, and install a brand-new plastic unit when your heavy-duty steel one has great bones? Retaining the original high-quality craftsmanship of older homes is always a smarter, more sustainable path.
Furthermore, older fixtures often feature thick steel or cast iron that holds heat much better than modern plastic replacements. By restoring the surface, you keep that superior heat retention for longer, warmer, and more relaxing baths. It is a wonderful way to upgrade your daily routine while doing a small part to protect our planet.
If you are planning to sell your property soon, an ugly bathroom can instantly turn off potential buyers. People see stained, chipped fixtures and immediately start calculating how many thousands of dollars they need to shave off their offer. A quick surface restoration makes the space look incredibly clean, modern, and ready for move-in day.
This affordable investment delivers an impressive return because it instantly elevates the overall feel of the entire home. Real estate agents love this trick because it helps properties sell much faster without eating into the seller's profits. You get to enjoy a pristine bathing area now, and reap the financial rewards when it comes time to move on.
So, why wait another day staring at a dingy, stained basin that makes you feel unhappy in your own home? Contact us right now to request your free quote and take the first step toward a beautiful bathroom transformation. Our friendly, local team is ready to answer all your questions and deliver a stunning finish you will absolutely love.
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 Kenedy, 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