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Howard Lake man opens bathtub refinishing business



Bathtubs are the specialty of Howard Lake resident Mark
Trump, as part of a new Howard Lake-based business.

Trump refinishes bathtubs as part of Trump’s Porcelite
Bathtub Refinishing Company, which he operates out of his home at 1102 Shoreline
Drive.

“Refinishing a tub, when compared to replacing, is
much less expensive, cleaner, more convenient ,and less time consuming,”
he commented.

The process is done with the tub in place, which takes
about half a day, and makes the bathtub look and feel like new when the
process is done, he said.

Refinishing is done by a process that involves a number
of steps.

First, Trump takes off the top layer of the tub, which
removes the nonpourus part of it, he said. Next, he sands it, and then applies
two coats of primer on it. The final step is to apply three coats of a top
coat.

Color is no problem for Trump. “We can make absolutely
any color under the rainbow,” he said; although 95 percent of his work
involves white tubs.

Trump’s formula for success is based on a process started
by a company in 1976 called the Porcelite Bathtub Refinishing Company, based
in the Twin Cities.

The process is time-tested and works for nearly anything,
including showers, sinks, vanities, and ceramic tile, he said.

This process works on porcelain, fiberglass, and acrylic
tubs, he said. Most tubs are made of porcelain, he noted.

“We even have a process to take old kitchen counters
and make them look like granite,” he said.

Trump has done work in Annandale, Rochester, Faribault,
New Ulm, Waseca, Northfield, and Morris, and of course, Howard Lake.

His coverage area is western and southwestern Minnesota.

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