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bathtub paint

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($44.12 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 85Growth 22Conversion 56Competition 47Returns 76Price range 50Avg price 95Brand share 31Review moat 54Quality gap 83

Avg price

Incredible$44.12

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Great$1.4M

$1.4M/yr · 686K searches

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Great1.9%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Good4.7%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Review moat

Good1,353.32

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Good$9.77–$179.21

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Competition

Okay57%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Brand share

Okay87%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Growth

Bad-5.1%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, bathtub paint is a $1.4M/yr Amazon United States market (686K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 58/100.

Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

bathtub paint market data

Units sold / yr
30K–40K
avg 1,250–1,500/product
Revenue / yr
$1.3M–$1.8M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.7%
Avg BSR
#239
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
95%
Out of stock
14.4%
Avg brand age
56 months
Avg seller age
156 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

11 rising

Sellers

75

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

9%

  • DWIL33%
  • Rust-Oleum30%
  • Xmntdo11%
  • Refinished Bath Solutions7%
  • SENVEN5%
  • IRONABLE4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 9%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -5.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
15K10KSpike '25Prime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×

Top bathtub paint search terms

  • bathtub paint99K/yr
  • tub and tile paint91K/yr
  • tub paint68K/yr
  • bathtub refinishing kit44K/yr
  • tub and tile refinishing kit43K/yr
  • tub refinishing kit30K/yr
  • tub paint for bathtub42K/yr
  • shower paint33K/yr
  • bathtub paint white33K/yr
  • sink paint28K/yr
All search terms

Top bathtub paint products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%$142K20%$284K30%$426K40%$568K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about bathtub paint

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall13%

“High quality kit”

Ease Of Use12%

“Ease of use”

Value For Money8%

“Worth the money”

Paint Quality8%

“The paint went on smoothly”

Efficiency5%

“Works well on chips”

Durability5%

“Durable”

Smell5%

“also there is no odor”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting5%

“Instructions were clear”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“as advertised”

Color4%

“Perfect color”

What buyers complain about

Paint Quality17%

“paint still started peeling in places”

Smell10%

“AWFUL SMELL”

Durability7%

“Don't last”

Quality-Overall6%

“Bad quality”

Size-Overall5%

“this is so tiny”

Functionality-Overall4%

“Did not work”

Coverage4%

“Not true to coverage area; looks great”

Ease Of Use4%

“Difficult to use”

Color4%

“It seems to be slightly off color from the others”

Value For Money3%

“too expensive for what are you getting”

Top return reasons

Paint Quality35%
Color14%
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
Value For Money7%
Functionality-Overall6%
Size-Overall6%
Leak-Proof5%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Product Condition2%
Coverage2%

Common questions

Is bathtub paint profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $1.4M/yr across 22 tracked products. 7 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (58/100).
How competitive is the bathtub paint niche?
11 brands and 75 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in bathtub paint?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Paint Quality, Smell, Durability. The return rate is 1.9%.
When does demand for bathtub paint peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the bathtub paint niche?
Listings span $9.77–$179.21; the average listing price is $44.12 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,353 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.