This decison was the biggest issue before we started to remodel and really held us back from starting sooner (we are now in the middle of it). We wanted to gut the bathroom ourselves but heard how hard it was to get the cast iron tub out. Ours was pink. We had bathfitters come, and the quote was over $3,000 for a custom tub and wall surround. Then we got a quote for reglazing -- $300. He said he would only do it in our downstairs bathroom where we have a window, but will not do upstairs becuase he won't use the chemicals where there is no window -- too dangerous to his health. So we were kind of bummed because getting the tub out from upstairs will be a bear. We were pretty set on reglazing because the downstairs is a guest bathroom and the bath/shower isn't used that much -- unless we move downstairs when we are old :) Then our plumber came to give us an estimate for the rough plumbing -- he suggested not reglazing because it doesn't last, and said here's a hint, take a sledgehammer to the tub -- which we did and it came out in 6 pieces in 1 hour -- and the town took it from the curb. He also begged us not to get our faucets from the big stores so he wouldn't have to rip our walls out in a few years. So now we have a new Kohler white cast iron tub downstairs and are not afraid to face the upstairs bath remodel. We will most likely get Americast upstairs because it is lighter. Just wanted to let you know what we found out about reglazing and an easier way to get the old tub out.

Glazes have sheens too and when you use the glaze on top of the paint, it can change the final sheen. Check your glaze to see what it says about sheen. Diane

There are different types of glazing. We went with something that I think I've seen referred here as pencil glazing that gives just a warmer overall creamy tone without any streaking or puddling of glaze at all. In my house I just thought that going much lighter would not have coordinated with the colors in my adjoining spaces. I don't see the kind of thing we did going out of style much sooner, but if I'm wrong, the way I look at it, it's always possible to refinish (way) down the road.

You can order a door sample. In fact, it's required that you do so if you are going to order one of the glazed finishes.