A chipped or rusted sink is the small problem people put off the longest. The cast-iron pedestal sink in a Le Conte bungalow has a chip down to dark metal beside the faucet and a rust streak under the tap. The drop-in basin in an Elmwood Craftsman is etched dull and stained around the drain. Replacing it sounds simple until you price the fixture, the plumbing disconnect, and the countertop work an integrated sink drags along. Reglazing skips all of that — the sink stays plumbed and in place, the damage is repaired, and the basin comes back to a smooth, glossy finish in a day.
Sink reglazing — also called refinishing or resurfacing — bonds a fresh acrylic-urethane finish to the sink you already have. On porcelain and cast iron we acid-etch the original enamel; on cultured-marble and acrylic basins we use a solvent prep and adhesion promoter instead. Chips are filled and ground level first, rust is taken back to sound metal and sealed, then the whole sink is sprayed so the repair disappears rather than showing as a patch. It is the same coating system we use on tubs, scaled to a sink.
Sinks are small, but they are not the easy job they look like. The basin is a tight, curved space full of inside corners, there is a faucet and drain to mask precisely, and the bottom takes daily wear from dishes, grit and standing water. We have reglazed Berkeley sinks since 2014, and the result holds because of the prep — the etch, the rust treatment, the clean — not the spray itself.
Direct answer
Who refinishes sinks in Berkeley?
Berkeley Tub Reglazing Studio refinishes and reglazes porcelain, cast-iron, cultured-marble and vintage sinks across Berkeley, CA, restoring the sink you already own in one 2–4 hour visit for $429–$500. Call (510) 746-8748, Mon–Fri 8 AM–5:30 PM, Sat 9 AM–4 PM, or book your Berkeley sink reglaze online for a free same-day quote.
What does it cost to reglaze a sink in Berkeley?
In Berkeley, sink reglazing runs $429–$500. The price depends on the sink type, its size, and how much chip or rust repair it needs before the new finish goes on.
How long does sink reglazing take?
A sink is reglazed on-site in 2–4 hours, same day. The surface is dry to the touch in about 24 hours and ready for normal use 24–48 hours after the final coat is sprayed.
Can a rusty cast-iron sink be refinished?
Yes. Surface rust is ground back to sound metal and sealed with a rust-inhibiting primer so it cannot bleed through, the original enamel is acid-etched, and the whole basin is resprayed. A cast-iron sink with a solid body is an ideal reglaze candidate at $429–$500, done the same day.
The Berkeley sinks we reglaze
Cast-iron and vintage pedestal sinks
The period homes of Le Conte, Elmwood and North Berkeley are full of heavy cast-iron pedestal and wall-hung sinks original to the house. The body lasts indefinitely; the enamel chips at the faucet and rusts where water sits. We grind rust back to sound metal, seal it, fill the chips, etch the original enamel, and respray — and because these sinks suit the room's proportions, owners would rather keep them than swap in a builder-grade basin. For other vintage fixtures, see clawfoot & antique refinishing.
Cultured-marble and integrated vanity sinks
1970s and 1980s remodels around Thousand Oaks, Westbrae and Claremont often have a cultured-marble vanity top with the sink molded right in. The resin yellows, etches around the drain, and wears dull. Because the sink and counter are one piece, replacement means tearing out the whole top — so we refinish them together as a single surface. That work lives on the countertop refinishing page.
Color changes and dated finishes
Plenty of Berkeley sinks are perfectly sound and just the wrong color — almond, pink, pale avocado from a decades-old remodel. Reglazing lets you keep the fixture and change the color to a clean white or a neutral that fits the room. The new finish is a uniform sprayed coat, not a touch-up, so the whole basin reads as one color.
Sink reglazing across Berkeley
We reglaze sinks across the whole city — the cast-iron pedestal and drop-in sinks in the Craftsman homes of Elmwood, Le Conte and North Berkeley, the cultured-marble vanities of mid-century remodels in Thousand Oaks, Westbrae and Claremont, and the worn rental fixtures near Southside and in West Berkeley. We work ZIP codes 94702, 94703, 94704, 94705, 94707, 94708, 94709 and 94710, including the Gourmet Ghetto flats and the Berkeley Hills. See all areas served.
A sink is often the quickest job we do, which makes it a natural add-on. When we are already on-site reglazing a tub in an Elmwood bathroom or a fiberglass shower in a West Berkeley rental, refinishing the sink in the same visit costs less than booking it on its own — and landlords near Southside often have us do the tub, sink and surround together between leases. We handle that rental-turnover work across Berkeley on a regular basis.
Berkeley Tub Reglazing StudioEst. 2014 · Berkeley, CA
