Welcome to Adamov Reglazing, your trusted partner for bathtub reglazing and cabinet refinishing services in Southern California. We proudly serve residential and commercial clients across multiple locations, helping you revitalize your bathrooms and kitchens with cost-effective, professional solutions.
We got a call from a homeowner in Tustin whose tiled shower stall had been reglazed a few years back by someone else. By the time they reached out to us, the old coating wasn’t just looking tired. It was peeling and flaking off the tile, looking worse than if it had never been touched at all. That’s a situation we run into all over Orange County more often than you’d think, and almost every time it comes down to one thing: the prep work was rushed the first time around.
So we treated this job the way every reglaze should be treated, which means we earned the finish before we ever picked up a spray gun.
Day one was all about sanding. Not a quick scuff, not an hour with a sanding block. We spent the entire first day sanding down the old failing coating until we had a clean surface to build on. This is the step most people never see, and with any tile refinishing job it’s the one that makes or breaks the result. If you spray fresh coating over a layer that’s already letting go, you’ve just wrapped a new finish around an old problem. By the end of the day, every loose bit of that previous reglaze was gone.
Before we exposed anything to water, we also went back and handled a partial grout repair on the failing joints and ran fresh caulk along the shower rail. Small things on paper, but they’re the difference between a surface that lasts and one that lets moisture creep in behind it.
Day two was the build. We started with a deep cleaning of the entire stall to pull out any dust, soap residue, or grease that could keep the new coating from grabbing. Then we masked off the whole room, ceiling included. Overspray from an industrial coating doesn’t care about your fixtures or your ceiling, so we cover everything. It takes time, but it’s the kind of time that shows up in the final result.
From there we laid down our system in order. An adhesive primer first, to give the coating something to bite into. Then an epoxy primer for durability and moisture resistance. And finally our industrial-grade bright white topcoat, sprayed on for a smooth, even, factory-style finish. Layer by layer, the stall went from a peeling mess to looking brand new.
Here’s the part the customer cared about most. Tearing out a tiled shower and replacing it can run into the thousands of dollars once you add up demolition, new tile, labor, and the days your bathroom sits out of commission. By reglazing instead, this homeowner kept their existing shower, skipped the mess and the wait, and walked away with a surface that looks like a full replacement for a fraction of the cost. They were more than happy with how it turned out.
Before we left, we handed over a post-care kit along with our cleaning recommendations so they know exactly how to keep that finish looking sharp for as long as possible. A good reglaze isn’t just about the day we finish. It’s about how it holds up months and years down the road, and that comes down to the right prep on our end and the right care on theirs.
If you’ve got a tub or shower that’s seen better days, or a previous reglaze that’s starting to fail like this one was, shower reglazing is almost always the smarter move over ripping everything out. We serve Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties, and estimates are always free. Give us a call and we’ll take a look.
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