{"id":62,"date":"2019-12-13T18:20:08","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T18:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shinytubreglazing.com\/blog\/?p=62"},"modified":"2019-10-04T18:20:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T18:20:38","slug":"resurfacing-tubs-pros-and-cons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shinytubreglazing.com\/blog\/resurfacing-tubs-pros-and-cons\/","title":{"rendered":"Resurfacing Tubs: Pros and Cons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you are considering hiring a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shinytubreglazing.com\/long-island.html\">tub reglazing service\nin Long Island<\/a>, you should know that the company you choose is very\nimportant. You want to work with a reliable, trustworthy company. Its\nprofessionals must not only have extensive experience with resurfacing, but\nalso a comprehensive set of tools. The materials and solutions they use should\nbe of the highest quality because they greatly affect the curing time after the\nresurfacing is complete. Also, higher quality materials greatly improve the\ndurability of the coating. Remember that a knowledgeable professional can do a reglazing\non tubs, sinks, urinals, toilets, and even wall tiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Is Resurfacing Done?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Resurfacing is not like regrouting or recaulking. It is much\nmore difficult to do. The first step of the reglazing procedure is to sand the\nsurface of the tub and to repair all the cracks and chips. Then a bonding agent\nor a primer is applied evenly on the surface. The last step is to apply two or\nthree layers of coating. The entire process takes just a couple hours and it\ntakes just two days for the materials to dry well enough to use the bathtub. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Pros and Cons of Resurfacing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Refinishing has its pros and cons, of course. It is an inexpensive tub restoration service, so you can save a lot of money by not replacing the tub entirely. It is also perfect if you want to do a tub repair for rust stains and damage. The results may last for up to a decade with proper maintenance. Refinishing is a sustainable process because you no longer have to throw the bathroom fixtures away. You can just resurface them and continue using them for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are only two major cons of resurfacing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You\ncan\u2019t use the tub for two or three days until the coating dries.<\/li><li>The\nchemicals used in the process are toxic and specific safety measures have to be\nemployed to keep everyone in the house safe.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the benefits of a proper refinishing job far outweigh\nthe cons. Bottom line, resurfacing is the most cost effective bathroom\nremodeling solution currently available to homeowners. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are considering hiring a tub reglazing service in Long Island, you should know that the company you choose is very important. You want to work with a reliable, trustworthy company. Its professionals must not only have extensive experience with resurfacing, but also a comprehensive set of tools. The materials and solutions they use [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shinytubreglazing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shinytubreglazing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shinytubreglazing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shinytubreglazing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shinytubreglazing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shinytubreglazing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63,"href":"https:\/\/shinytubreglazing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62\/revisions\/63"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shinytubreglazing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shinytubreglazing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shinytubreglazing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}