Claw Foot Tub Refinishing Portland, OR

Clawfoot Bathtub REFINISHING PORTLAND

Clawfoot bathtubs add a quaint feeling to any modern bathroom. We have refinished and transformed 100's of clawfoot bathtubs in and around Portland OR. We can make your old, worn clawfoot tub look like new again with our clawfoot bathtub refinishing service. From old to new again for a super fair price and with an awesome tub refinishing guarantee. Clawfoot bathtub refinishing can transform your antique clawfoot bathtub and keep that old style charm with a new, modern finish with a color of your choice.

We will strip any old paint from the inside and outside of the clawfoot tub before refinishing it. We will then start the clawfoot bathtub refinishing process. This includes refinishing the actual claw feet to a color of your choice. The outside of the clawfoot tub can be painted a different color than the inside to add flavor and color to your bathroom. There are many options when it comes to clawfoot bathtub REFINISHING PORTLAND.

How to refinish a claw foot tub?

Ever wondered can you refinish a clawfoot tub and how to refinish cast iron clawfoot tub? The answer is YES and the process is basically the same as refinishing a standard bathtub, with two exceptions.

1. The Porcelain on older cast iron claw foot tubs is often softer than modern bathtubs. This leads to deep cuts, scratches, worn areas and cracks over the decades. The cleaning methods and products they used in the past were pretty harsh on the porcelain. This means more preparation time to get the porcelain surface of the claw foot tub ready for refinishing. This extra prep time increases the price for clawfoot tub refinishing. And it also means there will likely be small imperfections in the refinished surface, which is a charming characteristic of claw foot tubs.
2. The Exterior of a clawfoot tub is exposed, raw cast iron, compared to a normal tub where the back and sides are covered by the walls and the front of the bathtub has a porcelain covered apron. This means that the entire exterior of the clawfoot tub must be cleaned, prepared and refinished just like the inside. This also increases the price of refinishing a claw foot tub. But the end results are well worth any increase in price. And if you choose the right refinishing company, like Renew-It, to do the work, you'll be happy for decades with your beautifully refinished clawfoot tub.

Many companies offer diy clawfoot tub refinishing kits. Do they work? Yes and no. The materials are often not commercial grade and don't last over time. If you are looking for a cheap, quick fix that will look ok for a little while, then a diy kit may be a good option. There is also a pretty steep learning curve when it comes to refinishing a bathtub. Our technicians at Renew-It spend years perfecting their trade. Trying to refinish one bathtub will likely be frustrating and time consuming and we often get a call to fix diy claw foot refinishing jobs. So, save yourself some time and frustration hire Renew-It to refinish your claw foot tub. We have years of experience in cast iron tub refinishing and claw foot tub refinishing.

That is a loaded question. What condition is the claw foot tub in? Just found in a backyard in backwoods Oregon or in pristine like new condition. One could cost $50, the latter could cost $5000. Call us for an honest appraisal on the worth of your clawfoot tub.

We certainly hope that you will choose Renew-It Refinishing for all of your tub resurfacing needs. But we realize that there are many bathtub refinishing companies in Portland and Vancouver and that you want to make sure that you are choosing the best one. So, here are a few tips. As with any service company, the longer a bathtub restoration company has been in business, the bigger his reputation with the local community. Either for the good or the bad.

Reading Client Testimonials really helps when searching for a bathtub refinishing contractor Portland OR. Allow his clients to fill you in on their experience. Make sure whomever you choose has a great reputation. Also make sure that he is fully covered by insurance. There are some real horror stories of contractors who are not covered with the proper insurance causing big problems and leaving the homeowner with the bill because they were not properly covered. Bonding and licensing is also important. By the way, Renew-It Refinishing has all of this and more. Check out our great Guarantees here that no other bathtub resurfacing in Portland OR is brave enough to put in writing.

Normal chip repairs are typically covered in the price of a standard refinishing job. We scrape and sand all the rough edges to prepare the surface for our repair materials. Then we carefully fill and sand the surface to prepare for the new coatings. Our chip repairs are undetectable.

We recommend waiting 12-24 hours to ensure that the surface is completely cured and ready for use though.

Using your newly refinished tub too soon could void your warranty and lead to costly repairs. It pays to wait.