Is refacing a bath tub as good as new?

No. It's not as good as new.





That said, I had my reglazed and I LOVE it. The tub in our house is a beautiful, old, huge cast iron tub that would probably cost us $2000 new - not including the cost of cutting up the old one and moving it through the bedroom, through the hallway, down the stairs, etc and then having a new one put in.





Our reglaze cost us $250 (which seems to be on the cheap side - I've heard between $300 and $600 from other people) and the guy that did ours did a beautiful job.





Now, it's not a durable as it used to be. You can't use scouring powder, or anything abrasive at all on it. When I take a bath, I'm careful to take off some of my rings so I don't scratch up the tub. But I think it was a great choice for us.Is refacing a bath tub as good as new?
No and you need to be very careful.....I didn't like mine and replaced it with a new one as soon as I could afford it.Is refacing a bath tub as good as new?
it all depends. if you buy the stuff from home depot or any store like that then no. However I have seen some rebath companies do a very nice job. but if they are not a good company it can come out bad
It depends. If you have a unique piece not easily replaced, then it may be a good investment. This assumes you are using an experienced contractor - a specialist that does this work regularly.





If you are thinking of re-coloring a standard tub I wouldn't do it. The ones I've seen have all ';lifted'; at some point.


The finish just cannot be adhered the same as a factory baked finish, unfortunately.
I have resurfaced a couple of tubs for clients and also my mother just had hers resurfaced. If your talking about having a professional come and resurface an older claw foot porcelain tub or built it porcelain tub, than I say yes it is worth it and it is long lasting and looks like a new porcelain tub. But if you are referring to something like the Re-Bath company I don't have any experience with that.
No!!!, my grandmother did that and it peeled off! I have heard good things of re-bath. It is a complete liner that they fit over your existing bath and they can do the surround also. Go to Rebath.com.





I hope it turns out GREAT!!!
no. if you dont mind the inconvenience of a bath makeover, you would be better off replacing rather than refacing. a bathtub liner is the cheap way to go because you dont have to redo the rest of the bath, but you still have your old bathroom and you've spent $1000. the liners are long lasting though, and if installed properly, work real well. bathfitters is one of the companies that installs.


P.S. this is not a diy job