Rust, chips and peeling: fixed under one seamless finish.

Why we refinish the whole tub, not just the spot

People often ask for a quick repair of one chip or one rust mark. We don't offer spot repairs, and it isn't a sales tactic: a patch on old enamel never matches in color or gloss, its edge collects dirt, and water finds its way underneath. Within months it looks worse than the chip did.

Refinishing the entire tub puts every repair under one continuous coating with no edges to fail. It's the only version of the job we're willing to put a 5-year warranty on.

Why rust shows up faster in Hawaii

Bathrooms on Oʻahu rarely dry out completely. Windows stay open to humid trade-wind air, and near the coast that air carries salt. Once enamel is chipped or worn through, the bare metal underneath is wet most of the time, and rust moves quickly. Sealing the whole surface again is what stops it.

About peeling coatings

When a previous refinishing job peels, the cause is almost always poor prep: the old enamel wasn't cleaned and etched properly, so the coating never bonded. Thin sprayed films also wear through first at the drain and along the bottom.

We take off whatever has let go, prepare the original enamel correctly, and pour a new coat. Where an old coating is still firmly bonded it can stay as a base. Because stripping takes extra time, tubs with an old coating can cost more than the flat $635 — send a photo and we'll give you the exact number first.

One limit: if a tub was sprayed within the last few weeks and is already failing, the coating is still too soft to remove cleanly. It needs time to cure before anyone can redo it.

What we can't fix

• Rust that has eaten a hole all the way through the tub wall
• Leaks at the drain, overflow or supply lines — that's a plumber's job
• Cracks in acrylic or fiberglass tubs
• Loose or damaged tile around the tub