Bathcrest of Seattle

Bathtub Refinishing 

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If you have an older bathtub or shower that is either showing signs of wear or is becoming difficult to clean or maybe even a wrong color, you can save thousands of dollars by refinishing the tub or shower rather than tearing it out and replacing it.  Our work is accomplished right in your home.

We can restore the surface to porcelain, enamel, ceramic, fiberglass, and acrylic tubs, showers, and tile surfaces.  We can also do spot repairs to new finishes

 The terms resurfacing, refinishing, reporcelainizing, re-enameling, reglazing, etc., are all synonymous.  They all refer to putting a coating over the existing surface.  Most of the coatings used in the industry today are sprayed on.

 There is actually no new porcelain being used to do refinishing. The process is all done with synthetic materials.  There is however, a big difference in the quality of the materials being used in the industry. 

Don't be fooled by refinishing companies that say all of the products are alike, "let the buyer beware" .  The process that Bathcrest uses is owned by the Bathcrest Company since they developed and patented the process.  It is called Glazecote.

Glazecote is classified chemically as an enamel and it is the only glaze in the industry that forms a molecular bond to the surface of porcelain, enamel or ceramic. 

This bond is achieved through the use of  a very specific series of patented chemicals whereby the glaze bonds to the porcelain through the sharing of two atomic nuclei.  In scientific terms its called a covalent bond which means "becoming part of. "  

The end result is a glaze that is glassy and white and most importantly NOT given to peeling.  

The Bathcrest Glazecote is the closest thing to porcelain that the refinishing industry has to offer.  It meets the same standard in the United States and Canada set for new steel tubs which is quite impressive for a sprayed on finish.

 The main reason why we address the concept of adhesion is that adhesion failure, or peeling is the most common complaint in the refinishing industry among the mechanical bonding formulas.  These are epoxies or polyurethane blends which are only capable of forming a "mechanical bond" to the porcelain.  They lay on the surface and rely upon the strength of their surface alone for their adhesion which means that if the surface becomes broken through a nick or chip, water is able to get between the coating and the porcelain causing the process of adhesion failure, bubbling and peeling to begin.

We purchased the rights to use the Bathcrest name and the patented bonding agents and glazing formula which Bathcrest owns the patent on.  We pay about 4 times more for our raw materials, but with our sale price, we are very close in cost to what the other refinishers charge for much cheaper lower quality coatings.  

If a refinisher comes at a cheaper price, you can be assured he is using a cheaper product.  

So, the Glazecote is not like the generic formulas being used by other companies. The patented Glazecote process forms such a strong bond to the porcelain that water is unable to penetrate the layers even if the surface becomes broken through a nick or chip.  Any nick or chip is easily repairable due to the adhesion process.

 Bathcrest of Seattle employs state of the art evacuation equipment which takes all of the fumes out of the home as the glaze is being applied, the only odor you have left is from the actual glaze on the tub. 

Our skilled technicians do a beautiful job and the glaze looks just like porcelain.  Hard and glassy.

 Bathcrest is the only refinisher that issues a signed agreement as our warranty on the tubs.  It is for 5 years, but we generally see 10 to 15 years from the lifespan of the enamel finish depending on the cleaning products used on it.  A suggestion sheet is issued with your warranty.

Our in-home bathtub refinishing/resurfacing service area includes Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Kent, Federal Way, Auburn, Vashon Island, Bainbridge Island, Bremerton, Poulsbo, Port Orchard, and many other locations around the Greater Seattle area.  

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