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We knew bathtub liners were expensive, but we didn’t realize HOW expensive they had become until today when we did an estimate. The home owner said she had priced out three options for fixing up her bathroom: Refinishing, Replacement, and Liners. Of course refinishing her tub and walls was by far the cheapest option. Replacement…
Read MoreWhen we meet with customers, we like to tell them about our 90% rule. Bathroom refinishing is not a perfect process. It is done by hand, by a human – not a machine. The setting is a bathroom, not a dust free paint booth. The fixture is not brand new, but something that has likely…
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Sometimes we try to talk people out of refinishing their tile wall surrounds. If you have glossy white 4 inch porcelain tile, 90% of the time it will clean up nicely with some elbow grease and you’ll save a bunch of money. However, textured tile, or undesirable colored tile often are good candidates for refinishing.…
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Oahu Tub is currently working on the top floors of the Illikai hotel owned by iStar Financial which is repositioning the units to be sold as individual condominiums. The building’s original cast iron tubs were basically the only fixtures kept. The owner went with our standard bathroom white color, which seamlessly matches their other fixtures.
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We do it all. We’ve worked in celebrity mansions. We’ve worked in the grimiest walkups you can imagine. How a job turns out depends upon its existing condition. A filthy tub that has been refinished before and has rust holes will never turn out as perfect as a tub that is in much better condition.…
Read MoreLarge showers, especially those with glass doors and smaller sized tile are notoriously difficult to clean. The more grout lines and detail areas that a shower has, the more difficult it is to clean. This shower pictured below was filthy. We polished the tile to near-new condition, but unfortunately the grout couldn’t be restored.We do…
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We just wrote a case study on our most recent repair of another refinisher’s work. Keep in mind that we were called immediately after the other guy had left and the bathtub had never even been used in between. This happens more often than you think. CLICK HERE to read the case study.
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The best candidate for bathroom countertop refinishing is definitely cultured marble or composite all-in-one units. These seamless counter/sink pieces really refinish to look 95% new, and are a perfect solution for either owner-occupant, rental, or fixing a place up for sale. We’ve had home sellers that have had their property on the market for 4…
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People often ask to see before and after pictures of the most disgusting tubs we’ve done. Its probably the shock element that interests them the most. Most tubs we do are old and worn, but not necessarily gross and disgusting. However, now and then, such a tub does come along — usually in low rise…
Read MoreThere used to be a Honolulu refinisher that offered a 10 year warranty. He went out of business after a year and a half. A warranty is useless if the service provider isn’t around to honor it. Its easy to offer an incredible warranty. Its much more difficult to back up that warranty. When choosing…
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