bump....I know there are some of you out there who have had tubs reglazed!

Curious to hear how it worked out for you!

Sandy

Really? Nobody has any experience with this?

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We had our tub reglazed and hate it. Within a short period of time it started to chip. I do not know exactly how the process was done. But, I do remember that it was either, sanded or acid etched. I believe it was acid etched, though.
For us, it was not worth the money.
Good luck

We had our tub reglazed 5 yrs ago. Cost $350. I don't know what the process was. It was smelly, couldn't use it for at least 48hrs. Co. was called Porcelite- No. VA.,D.C. Md. area. Recommended in the Washington Post. Can't say how it would hold up under use as this tub is never used. But I do know that if you have kids, no bath toys, nothing sharp, no stick on decals, no bathing pets.

Contacted several companies about reglazing tub and tile, including the floor. Every company except one refused to do the floor (while a bathtub clearly gets the harder use, so I am not sure why). The tile looks ok, I have always thought the tub "looked" painted, and it started to peel within a month. There have been promises to fix it since it was still under warranty but no followup.

Wow, this isn't good news. I knew you had to baby the reglazed tub and suspected it wouldn't last all that long but was hoping it could tide me over until I was ready to renovate, because my tub is fairly awful. But if chipping/peeling in a month is common, it really wouldn't be worth it! I wonder how these places can stay in business since they all offer five year guarantees - even the fact that it was only five years, no matter which method was used, made me suspect it probably really lasted for even less!

Sandsonik,

If it's only to 'tide you over', have you thought about touching up or reglazing the tub yourself? I know my sister did that in her last house.

On the other hand, don't know how DIY you are- but as the cost of reglazing seems to be higher than the cost of a 'builder's grade' tub, could you not just pull out the old tub, and stick a new one in? One plumbing supply place in our town carries old tubs for $50- perhaps you could find a used one that is in better shape than the one you have- even craig's list?

It would kill me to spend hundreds of dollars for an interim solution that didn't work very well!

Well, I'm new to this bathroom renovation stuff, being a first time homeowner who's never had to replace a tub before - but I thought replacing the tub generally meant you had to replace the tile surround also, because that would get damaged? And in this older house, most likely there would be some re-plumbing to be done. (At the very least it seems any fixture we've replaced has necessitated a replacement shutoff valve because the old one didn't work anymore). Not to mention that we don't have an access panel to the plumbing because someone patched the wall behind it.

Is it possible to replace a tub and keep the tile intact? I worry about how if it's even possible to get a tub in through the fairly narrow doorway and maybe this is the same tub since the house was built in 1945!

On the other hand...our tile definitely needs to be replaced, both from an aesthetic viewpoint and a functional one. The ones in the tub area aren't in bad shape but those same tiles go all around the bathroom and there are several cracks in them.

My thought was that if I could get a reglazed tub to last five years, hopefully I'd have the money to rip everything out and re-do it by the time the tub reglazing was shot. But if it is possible to replace the tub without too much expense, I'd definitely consider doing that and waiting to replace the hideous tile!

I'm a little leery of the home kits for reglazing. The pros use some pretty powerful chemicals to etch the old surface and get the new one to adhere. I suspect the home reglazing kits are more like painting your tub and would peel much more quickly.

My sister used a DIY kit as a temporary solution (moving in a few years) because they have a cast iron tub and didn't want to do a huge gut-job. It does look a bit 'painted,' but it also still looks freshly done after two years. They have a young son with tub toys, too.

I reglazed an ugly, green, 2-ton bath tub last year and think it looks great. Old bathroom which I didn't want to spend the money hauling that old tub out. Not sure what the process was, but it smelled for about 2 days and the room needed to be well vented during the process.

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This tub was the same green as the old tiles as was the toilet and sink. I replaced the toilet and put a new sink/vanity. It had old shower door which I tore off and put shower curtains. I'm leaving the old tile and floor. I had the tile around the tub regrouted so it now looks fresh and clean. These photos were taken a few months ago.
The tub cost approx $400.00 and was worth every penny.

We had an old tub reglazed. DO NOT do it! Within a month it was scratching & chipping. They redid it 3 times. It is a mess, but I can't afford to tear it out right now. So much for their "lifetime" guarantee!

We had our hall bath tub, surround and tile walls (from floor up 3-feet) all re-surfaced with the Miracle Method. It's been a year, and we're really happy with it. It cost us $2,000, but it was a LOT of surface area.

I have four kids who use the tub daily and so far we've seen no problems. You have to "baby" it some. No bleach or abrasive products. I use scrubbing bubbles and cleans up beautifully. No stickers or sharp objects or banging on the surface, or it might chip. Sounds worse than it is.

The tile on the walls looks great and people can hardly believe it is resurfaced. I don't have any "after" photos to upload. But I'll do that soon.

Go to miracle method's website to find a local person. Then ask for a couple of references. Ours was done and ready to use in 2 days from its completion, which took two days. We also had a texture put on the bottom of the tub so we don't need the tread stick-ons.

Oh yeah, and one other thing we loved was the company's use of some kind of special silicone in the joint between the tile surround and tub. Then, they just used their miracle method surface on top of that. We will never have to re-silicone. There is not one speck of mildew or mold in that seam. We thought that was a great plus!

I don't think that its worth the money... I am finding many things that I don't like about it... After one use of the shower the brand shine was gone and even after cleaning each day. We are unable to put anything with suction cups down for no slipping... It just seems that we are always babying it and I would think that a shower should be able to take some abuse. I already had a chip fixed once and now there is another one... I just think if you need to be a slave to your tub with re glazing than its not worth it.. No money now to replace whole tub, so next will have to be bath fitters... I would not recommend refinishing your tub or tile for that matter....

I trusted this company for renovation of the bath and I am happy