Bathtub Refinishing Ideas And Guide

Making Your Tub Or Spa Look Like New

Have you thought of buying a new bathtub or spa because your bathtub looks old and worn?

Before you start shopping for a new bathtub, you should look online at the different bathtub refinishing costs. There are companies that do the work for you or you can even do it yourself for about 15% of the cost of a new tub. Instead of paying thousands of dollars for a new tub, you can spend a couple of hundred and make your tub look just like new. Go online and compare prices before you look for a new bathtub or spa.

Todd's Bathtubs is a great company that fixes bathtubs. They can repair chips, cracks or refinish your bath tub. They also do work on antiques like claw foot tubs. You could easily save up to 80% of the cost of a new tub. Bath Tech is also a good online company that does bathtub refinishing. They are a great company if you want to repair a hot tub, shower or even a sink. They are located in Arizona and have been around for 13 years. Either company would be great for refinishing or repairing your bathtub or spa.

If you are more of a do it yourself type of person, then you can buy refinishing kits online. Rust Oleum makes a great kit that looks just like porcelain or ceramic. These kits can be purchased on Amazon.com for about $23. Ace Hardware also carries refinishing kits for about $43.

WARNING: This is probably not a do it yourself job!

This is not a job for the inexperienced in many the cases it fails within a week or a month. If you do your research about reglazing there is much more involved to reglaze a tub then what is sold in the kit. From a forum

"Having just had my tub re-glazed by a contractor (about $350)-- I cannot imagine doing this job myself (and I'm usually willing to tackle almost anything). I watched the contractor off & on for most of the day. It is basically like having someone paint an entire car, in your bathroom. The guy used an HVLP gun & compressor, breathing apparatus, big exhaust fan for the fumes, etc. I doubt whether all this is included in the $20 kit."

Whether you choose to hire a company or do it yourself, bathtub refinishing is much less expensive then buying a new tub or spa. If you have an antique tub, then you probably should have it repaired by a professional. If you just have a tub that needs repaired, you might want to try a do it yourself kit. These kits can be purchased very affordably online or at a hardware store. Amazon is one of the best sites for saving money. Bath Tech seems like a great company for more in depth work. No matter what your bathtub needs, you can easily meet them if you shop online.