A dull or chipped tub in River Rouge 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 probably hate looking at that ugly, stained tub every single morning. Because of this, you might think your only option is a messy, expensive remodel that tears up your entire home. Actually, our team can restore that worn-out surface to a brilliant, glossy shine in just a few hours without any demolition. Surface refinishing saves you thousands of dollars while delivering the exact same beautiful look as a brand-new installation.
By choosing this smart update, you bypass the headache of hiring plumbers and retiling your walls. This means you can keep your original cast iron or steel tub while giving it a fresh, modern appearance. Our local crew loves helping homeowners fall in love with their bathrooms all over again.
If you want to transform your space today, we provide a free estimate for every project. This lets you plan your budget with zero pressure and complete peace of mind.
First, we clean the old surface with specialized industrial prep agents to strip away decades of soap scum and mineral deposits. After doing that, we repair any chips, deep scratches, or rust spots so the foundation is completely smooth. This step ensures that the new glossy topcoat bonds perfectly to the underlying structure.
Next, we apply a high-tech bonding agent that acts like a chemical anchor between the old material and the new finish. Because we use commercial-grade spray equipment, the final layers go on incredibly smooth without any brush strokes. Which means you get a factory-like sheen that feels amazing to touch and looks incredibly clean.
To help you understand the difference between our method and a full replacement, we put together this quick comparison table:
| Feature | Our Refinishing Method | Full Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Total Cost | Very affordable | Extremely high |
| Time Required | 3 to 5 hours | Several days or weeks |
| Mess & Dust | Minimal and contained | Massive demolition dust |
| Durability | 10 to 15 years with care | Lifetime (but high upfront cost) |
On top of that, we use advanced ventilation systems to pull any fumes out of your house while we work. This keeps your indoor air clean and comfortable for your family and pets. You will be able to use your gorgeous, shiny basin again in just twenty-four hours.
Since we live and work right here in Wayne County, we understand the unique homes in this historic region. Many houses built in the mid-twentieth century feature heavy, high-quality cast iron fixtures that are far superior to modern plastic ones. By choosing to reglaze instead of replace, you preserve that classic American craftsmanship while updating the color to a clean, bright white.
Our neighbors in the 48218 ZIP code area appreciate that we offer honest, down-to-earth pricing that fits local budgets. With a local population of 7,536 and a median household income of $27,038, we know that every single dollar counts. We focus on providing premium craftsmanship at a fraction of what a big-box contractor would charge you.
This allows you to upgrade your home value without taking out a massive loan or draining your savings account. When you support our local business, you get personalized service from friendly technicians who treat your home with total respect.
To keep your new surface looking pristine, you only need to use mild, non-abrasive cleaners like dish soap or warm water. Avoid harsh scrubbing pads or bleach, as these can dull the beautiful, protective topcoat over time. This simple care routine guarantees your fixture stays bright and glossy for a decade or more.
If you have any minor chips down the road, we can easily touch them up without redoing the whole basin. Which means you get a long-term bathroom solution that is incredibly easy to maintain. You will save hours of scrubbing every week because dirt slips right off the new, non-porous finish.
Every time a homeowner chooses to recoat their basin, they prevent hundreds of pounds of heavy cast iron or fiberglass from ending up in local landfills. This makes restoration a highly sustainable choice that protects our beautiful Michigan environment. You can feel great about making an eco-friendly decision that also saves you a ton of money.
In addition to that, manufacturing new bathroom fixtures requires a massive amount of energy and natural resources. By preserving what you already have, you reduce your overall carbon footprint significantly. It is a win-win situation for both your wallet and the planet.
Our team takes great pride in giving old, discarded fixtures a second chance at life. We love seeing the shocked look on our clients' faces when they see the dramatic transformation for the first time.
When you contact us, we will schedule a convenient time to look at your bathroom and assess the condition of your fixtures. We will explain all your color options, check for any hidden rust issues, and answer your questions. This detailed inspection ensures there are no surprises or hidden fees when the job is done.
After we finish the assessment, we will hand you a detailed, written estimate completely free of charge. You can take all the time you need to make your decision because we never use high-pressure sales tactics. We believe our reputation and our beautiful past projects speak for themselves.
If you are ready to get rid of that ugly, dated color, we are here to help you make it happen. Let us bring the shine back to your bathroom today with our professional, affordable service.
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 River Rouge, 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