Bathtub Resurfacing Business

Even if a consumer is not looking to put their home on the market to sell, they are always concerned with maintaining a home that is welcoming, attractive, and tidy looking. Bathtub Resurfacing can go a long way toward this goal and can be accomplished for a relatively low price. In some cases, their bathtub may just need painting to match a new color scheme or have anti-slip materials applied inside to make it safer for children or elderly persons who might be using it.

In some cases, you may just want to educate your potential customers on the services available to them. Many people are not even aware that these kinds of services exist! Once people find out how relatively inexpensive your bathtub resurfacing services are, they will be a lot more likely to call and have you perform them. You can charge around $150 - to completely repaint a bathtub.

If you do not already have the skills and job experience needed to start your own bathtub resurfacing business, you can easily receive the training, to perform these services, in a very short amount of time and for a relatively inexpensive fee. One company offers training that lasts for a single weekend and costs less than $500. Other courses advertise that their training costs only $149 and can be completed online. Whichever kinds of training you decide to undertake, it is well worth the price; considering the fact that you can earn around $100 an hour doing this kind of work!

You should really do your homework before going out to visit a potential client. There are many kinds of bathtubs and each requires its own form of tender loving care. For instance, did you know that there are at least five different kinds of tub surfaces that you will need to know how to work with? The most common kinds of tubs are porcelain, fiberglass, acrylic, cultured marble, and the good old-fashioned claw foot tubs. Then of course, there are people who already have an aged tub liner that will need replacing or modernizing.

If the homeowner's current tub is porcelain, what kinds of options should you let them know about? First, let them know that it is entirely normal for tubs like this to start showing their age after about 15 - 20 years. If their tub is older than that, your services will likely provide a night and day change. Such tubs tend to chip and crack easily. They usually become dull, porous, and unattractive. They can be especially hard to get clean and most products usually used to clean tubs such as powder bleaches can make a porcelain tub's surface look even worse. Keep in mind, that once you have made their tub look like new, they may also want you to apply your magic to their sink as well so they match!

It would seem that Miracle Method and Permaglaze are the most frequently recommended products used to spruce up tubs. There are, however, more products on the market. You will want to decide which method is easier and the most cost effective to use in your business.

As a side note, there is always a market for resurfaced claw foot tubs. Since they are very difficult and costly to come by, you can find damaged ones and resurface them, selling them at a fabulous profit.

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