Bathtub Reglazing Cost

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He has a lot of questions recently in the area of the finishing bath was related to cost, there are a lot of competition, the ability to reduce forces of bodywork industry on their costs to compete. You will see a lot of publicity, with a very low cost, sometimes as low $ 150.00 and stating it will take only a few hours. What happens, you are sacrificing a quality service with lowest prices!

Let me start with this, it takes at least 1-2 hours for a primer for To set before applying the top layer! not less than that and there is the possibility of delayed healing and failure of the surface. Primer of quality is essential to the success the goal, and to sacrifice many companies, the epoxy primer or shellac poyurthane of lower quality in fast-drying primer, they move things forward. This certainly affect the longevity of the surface, because these products are not designed for wet conditions. Some companies skip this step for all> The reasons to go ahead with another job! Definite complete failure! So there are at least 1-2 hours for the primer.

Lets talk about preparation, this is probably the longest time and an essential part of the process of Reglazing and there are a number of things to do before all the material is injected.

Insulation must be scraped and the crossroads, sanded to ensure a complete removal. Insulation is an impurity and the objective cause of failure - 20 minutes to 1 hour, possibly
The pan must be cleaned with soap to remove the foam Ajax - 20 minutes
The pan must be recorded - 30 minutes
Surrounding areas must be covered to protect from over spray - 30 minutes to 1 hour, if necessary,
The pan must be removed solvent to remove oils from the hand during the procedure above
The pan must be dusted with a tack cloth - 5 minutes

These six processes are only one possible time-frame of 3 hours. What are we up to now? maybe 5 hours!The cleaning of equipment between the spraying and when you are done - 30 minutes to draw the paper - 10 minutes, to seal - 10 minutes (but only after the end has dried to the touch - 30 minutes to 1 hour and sometimes even the day later!) what we are up to now? able to complete this example, 2 hours, which has a total of 7 hours so far.

Now, some jobs may be less labor intensive and time estimate is only an example of the possibilities. You can give or take an hour or so, depending on theExperiences of the finisher, but the bottom line is that it takes more than a couple of hours to do the act and everything you say these lies. You can count on most of the day reglaze a tub.

Obtains cost. Quality costs money, and all Refinisher should be what is (at least $ 45 - paid $ 50 per hour). A typical reglaze tub is about $ 70 in materials (primer, urethane, plastic, paper, tape, elements of respiratory protection, and so on ...) In the case of a tub lasts for 7 hours @Materials $ 50/hour = $ 350, $ 70 = $ 420. We are not factoring in travel expenses since it takes Refinisher eat that cost. We are not factoring in the possibility of closing an existing stripping! Therefore that of a typical reglaze tub should cost between $ 350 and $ 420 As the old proverb says, "You get what you consider" pay now in this business!