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Here’s a recent porcelain tub refinishing project we completed in Palm Springs, and it’s a good example of the kind of job where a tub doesn’t need to be falling apart to need real attention. The main issues here were a couple of chips right next to the drain and old silicone stuck to the surface where a shower frame used to sit. The owner was swapping out his shower doors and had already taken the doors and frame off himself before we arrived, which left the tub ready for us to get straight to work.
Chips next to the drain are something we see constantly on porcelain tubs, and there’s a reason for it. That’s the lowest point of the tub, where water sits the longest, and it’s also where things get dropped — shampoo bottles, razors, shower heads slipping off their holders. Once the porcelain chips there, the exposed spot is sitting in water every single day. Left alone, those chips grow, the surface around them starts to break down, and what was a small cosmetic issue turns into rust and real damage. Catching them at the chip stage is the right time to act.
The silicone was the other problem. When a shower frame comes off, it always leaves a trail of old silicone glued to the surface, and that residue is stubborn. We started there, removing every bit of silicone from the tub until the surface was completely bare. A new coating won’t bond over silicone — it’s one of the worst contaminants in this trade — so there’s no rushing this step. Even a thin film left behind will cause the finish to fail in that spot down the line.
With the silicone gone, we moved into the deep cleaning. That meant a thorough washing of the entire tub to strip away soap scum and buildup, followed by sanding the whole surface. The sanding takes the gloss off the old porcelain and gives the new coating the texture it needs to grip and hold for years. Then we ran new caulking all the way around the tub, sealing the seams where the tub meets the walls so water stays where it belongs.
Next came the repairs. We fixed the chips next to the drain, filling them and building them back flush with the surrounding surface, and took care of the other small damages scattered across the tub while we were at it. By the time the repair work was done, you could run a hand over the whole surface and not find a single rough spot. That’s the standard the spraying depends on — the coating shows everything underneath it, so the surface has to be right first.
Then we masked all the fixtures, the walls, and the floor to keep any overspray off the rest of the bathroom. Once the room was sealed up, we sprayed the tub with an industrial strength bright white coating. This isn’t a paint-store product — it’s a professional-grade finish made for exactly this, built to handle daily water, cleaning, and use. The tub came out smooth, glossy, and bright white from end to end, with the drain-area chips and frame residue completely gone like they’d never been there. With the owner’s new doors going up against that fresh surface, the whole shower is going to feel brand new.
This job was in Palm Springs, but we handle porcelain tub refinishing and tub reglazing all over Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange County. Chips around the drain, silicone left behind from an old frame, dull and dated surfaces — it’s all fixable, and for a fraction of what it costs to tear a tub out and replace it. We give honest estimates and we’ll tell you straight what your tub needs and what it doesn’t.
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