Superior Bathtub Refinishing

A tub so worn its owner assumed it needed replacing came back looking almost new — that May 2026 account is the shape of most of what gets written about this Lynnfield shop. Superior Bathtub Refinishing does one thing: it resurfaces what would otherwise be torn out. Cast iron tubs, fiberglass surrounds, tile walls, kitchen sinks, countertops. Google shows a 4.7 average across 109 ratings, and its BBB page is an accredited A+. Nick, the owner, is the name in nearly every write-up, and responsiveness is what customers lead with — quick replies, jobs scheduled fast, questions answered before anyone commits. A 2023 customer said he called days ahead to confirm the timing; a March 2026 client said his technician Angel turned up early, worked fast, and left cleaning and maintenance instructions behind. The other recurring note is that he tends to quote less work than people expect. A 2023 customer had only two damaged spots resurfaced after he sanded off paint the previous owners had used to hide them. Another that year was told most of the existing glaze was salvageable and paid for an inexpensive patch. A 2025 condo buyer with a wrecked tub-surround floor said the cheaper method was the one he recommended. Jobs described in 2021 and 2023 reviews took two to three hours start to finish. Durability is where the record splits. Several customers say the company stands behind the work: one whose 2020 refinish lifted twice said both repairs were free, another with problems at 19 months and again at two years said they were fixed quickly, and a North Shore bed and breakfast described a guarantee honored across repeat visits. Against that, a 2023 reviewer said their tub was peeling inside a year and nobody would come back, a 2022 reviewer said the coating would not stick to the tub walls, and a 2021 reviewer said the finish came out full of grit and was told every job comes out that way. The sharpest entries are not about the finish at all. In March 2026 a reviewer wrote that they would not trust the owner in a home where women and children are present, and said police had been notified. In a March 2023 one-star review another customer alleged he urinated in their kitchen sink. Those are two customers' accounts three years apart — allegations, not findings — but they are specific and one is recent, and anyone weighing an unsupervised home visit should read both in full before booking. For an old tub that is structurally sound and only cosmetically finished, this is a shop that turns it around in an afternoon for a fraction of replacement cost. Get the warranty terms in writing, ask whether the owner or a technician is doing the work, and decide in advance what you want the day to look like.