All over Waukesha County, worn bathtubs are resurfaced in place: repairs first, gloss second, fresh caulk on the way out.
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.
Do you look at that stained washing basin every morning and wish for something better? Fortunately, you can fix that old porcelain nightmare without replacing it. This lets you save thousands of dollars while getting a brand new look.
Tearing out a heavy iron or acrylic tub creates a huge mess in your bathroom. Instead, local pros come right to your home in Waukesha County, Wisconsin to spray a tough new coating over the existing structure. That means zero demolition dust flying through your living space.
Wondering how long this whole messy ordeal takes? Usually, the technicians finish the entire process in just one single day. Which means your bathroom stays usable again almost immediately without any long delays.
Replacing a built-in washing basin involves expensive plumbing fees and structural repairs. However, choosing local surface experts costs a tiny fraction of a full bathroom remodel. This leaves plenty of extra cash in your bank account for other home projects.
Are you worried about cheap materials peeling off after a few months? Professional contractors use industrial-grade polymers that bond directly to the original substrate. Consequently, your renewed washing zone handles daily scrubbing routines easily.
First, the crew cleans the entire fixture with strong acids to remove soap scum and mineral buildup. Then, they carefully sand the worn surface to create a microscopic grip for the upcoming primer layers. Afterward, several coats of high-gloss acrylic urethane go on using specialized spray equipment.
Do toxic chemical fumes take over your entire house during the spraying? Skilled operators set up industrial ventilation fans to push odors right out the window. This keeps your indoor air relatively clean while the fresh layer cures.
| Project Type | Average Cost | Time Required |
|---|---|---|
| Full Replacement | High | Several Weeks |
| Surface Restoration | Low | One Day |
Is your porcelain starting to feel rough like sandpaper when you step inside? That texture problem means the protective glaze wore away completely down to the porous sub-layer. Therefore, dirt gets trapped easily and ruins your weekend cleaning schedule.
Did stubborn rust stains appear around the drain opening over the last winter? Those reddish patches spell trouble for old metal structures. Fortunately, experienced applicators neutralize that corrosion before applying the final shiny finish.
Small chips near the bottom let water seep underneath and rot the subfloor beneath your feet. Nevertheless, technicians fill those ugly gouges with waterproof epoxy fillers before spraying the topcoat. This stops structural damage in its tracks and gives you peace of mind.
Are hairline fractures spreading across the basin like spider webs? Ignoring those tiny splits invites expensive water leaks into your walls. Naturally, timely repair work prevents massive plumbing bills down the road.
Does your avocado green or mustard yellow basin remind you of a bygone decade? Modernizing that dated color scheme instantly transforms the mood of your entire washing room. Best of all, you get crisp white or almond shades that match contemporary decor.
Thinking about whether custom colors are available for your specific design vision? Most local specialists offer a wide palette of shades to suit your personal taste. This gives you total creative freedom without buying a new fixture.
Do you know how to clean your shiny new surface without ruining the fresh polymers? Always use gentle dish soap or non-abrasive liquid cleaners instead of harsh scouring powders. Following this simple rule keeps your glossy finish looking pristine for many years.
Will rubber bath mats ruin the brand-new coating if you leave them stuck down? Pulling up suction-cup mats after every bath prevents moisture from trapping underneath the rubber. Taking this tiny precaution stops premature bubbling of the material.
Did you drop a heavy glass bottle and chip the old porcelain in the past? Drop protection matters just as much with modern polymer coatings. Therefore, try to avoid dropping heavy metal tools into the basin.
Are dripping faucets causing annoying mineral rings to form on your pristine surface? Fixing leaky spouts promptly saves your new investment from ugly water stains. This simple habit keeps maintenance work down to an absolute minimum.
Wondering how many years you can expect this sprayed finish to last under normal use? Proper care often lets a restored basin shine brightly for over ten to fifteen years. Which means you delay costly remodeling projects for a very long time.
Are you ready to stop staring at that embarrassing, stained washing hole? Local technicians are standing by right now to evaluate your battered fixture. Contact them today to request your completely free quote and take the first step toward a gorgeous bathroom.
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, 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