A dull or chipped tub in Urbandale 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 absolutely terrible these days with all those ugly stains and tiny scratches. Thankfully, a brilliant alternative to ripping out your entire plumbing setup exists right now. Our skilled local crew comes directly to your home to restore that worn-out surface to a brilliant, glossy shine.
By choosing this smart surface renewal process, you save thousands of dollars compared to a messy demolition. This budget-friendly option cures in just a day, which means your family can get back to their normal routine quickly. Plus, you will finally stop feeling embarrassed when guests use your main restroom.
If you want to see how affordable this transformation is, we provide a completely free estimate at your convenience. Our friendly technicians will look at your current setup and explain the whole process. Click or call today to get your upfront pricing without any hidden fees or obligations.
Many homeowners confuse this specialized deep-refinishing technique with simple painting, but they are completely different animals. Specifically, we use industrial-grade bonding agents and durable acrylic coatings that fuse directly onto your old cast iron or steel basin. This advanced chemical bond ensures that the new finish will not peel off when you take a hot bath.
This process requires absolute precision and proper ventilation to ensure a flawless, safe result. First, we strip away old DIY paint jobs and hazardous silicon caulking that trap nasty mold underneath. After that, we repair every single chip and rust spot using premium waterproof fillers.
| Project Aspect | Full Replacement Alternative | Our Restoration Service |
|---|---|---|
| Total Cost | Very high (often $3,000 - $8,000) | Extremely affordable |
| Time Frame | One to two weeks of mess | Finished in under 24 hours |
| Mess & Noise | Dust, broken tile, loud hammering | Clean, quiet, completely contained |
Once the prep work is done, we spray several thin, even layers of our high-tech topcoat. Consequently, you get a gorgeous, glassy look that looks identical to a brand-new fixture fresh from the showroom. This durable coating resists daily wear and tear, giving you peace of mind for many years to come.
Living in this beautiful corner of Polk County means you appreciate quality craftsmanship and honest, hard work. Indeed, we serve families across the area, including neighborhoods within the ZIP codes 50322, 50323, and 50398. Because we live and work nearby, we treat your home with the utmost respect and care.
Our local community boasts a median household income of $89,569, which shows that our neighbors value smart investments. Investing in surface restoration rather than replacement keeps hard-earned money in your pocket while still boosting your home value. Why throw away a perfectly solid cast iron tub when you can simply renew its outer layer?
With a growing local population of 42,881 residents, we keep extremely busy helping folks modernize their older properties. Whether you own a classic mid-century ranch or a newer suburban home, we adapt our methods to your specific fixtures. You will love how easy it is to keep the new, non-porous surface clean without harsh scrubbing.
You might see cheap roll-on kits at the local home improvement store and feel tempted to try them. Unfortunately, these consumer-grade epoxy paints lack the strong bonding chemicals that professional spray equipment utilizes. Usually, these cheap coatings start peeling and yellowing within just a few months of daily use.
Our commercial-grade materials require professional safety gear and high-volume, low-pressure sprayers to apply correctly. Moreover, our team knows how to handle the strong fumes safely using heavy-duty exhaust fans that vent outdoors. Saving a few bucks on a DIY kit usually ends up costing more when we have to strip it off later.
Our highly trained technician arrives right on time with all the necessary tools and protective coverings. First, we carefully mask off your floors, walls, and vanity to protect them from any overspray. This careful preparation guarantees that the only thing getting painted is the actual fixture itself...
Next, we use a specialized acid etch to create microscopic pores in the original porcelain or fiberglass. This critical step allows our proprietary primer to grip the old surface with incredible strength. After applying the primer, we spray our premium acrylic polyurethane topcoat in your chosen color.
To keep your renewed fixture looking spectacular, you must avoid abrasive cleaning powders and rough scrub pads. Instead, use mild liquid dish soaps or gentle foaming bathroom cleaners that dissolve soap scum without scratching. This simple care routine preserves the brilliant shine and prevents premature dulling of the surface.
Additionally, you should never leave wet bottles of shampoo or dripping washcloths sitting directly on the rim. Over time, trapped standing water can seep under the coating and weaken the chemical bond. Taking care of these small details ensures your restored fixture stays beautiful for up to fifteen years.
We also advise against using suction-cup bath mats, which can pull at the new finish when you lift them. Instead, we can apply an integrated, slip-resistant texture directly to the bottom of the basin during our process. This permanent safety feature protects your family from slips while keeping your warranty completely intact.
Are you ready to say goodbye to that ugly, hard-to-clean bathroom surface once and for all? Our friendly team is standing by to help you schedule a convenient, no-pressure consultation at your home. We pride ourselves on clear communication, punctual service, and gorgeous results that speak for themselves.
Do not spend another day showering in a dingy, discolored space that makes you feel uncomfortable. Let us show you how affordable and simple a professional restoration can actually be. Contact us today to receive your free quote and take the first step toward the bathroom of your dreams!
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 Urbandale, 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