repair fibreglass bath
 

not my night
Tiling bathroom, dropped tile, corner made hole in brand new bath about the
size of a penny [1]
;-(
Can I fibreglass repair it?
I used to make model aircraft and use clingfilm over the fibreglass while it
set to get a smooth finish
is this the method to go down?
or buy another bath?

[1] and I was doing so well
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Vass
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repair fibreglass bath
 

Vass wrote:
not my night
Tiling bathroom, dropped tile, corner made hole in brand new bath
about the size of a penny [1]
;-(
Can I fibreglass repair it?
I used to make model aircraft and use clingfilm over the fibreglass
while it set to get a smooth finish
is this the method to go down?
or buy another bath?

[1] and I was doing so well

Why do people always damage the bath when tiling?
Have you never heard of protecting it with old curtains to dampen the the
drop of the tile.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

repair fibreglass bath
 

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
...

Why do people always damage the bath when tiling?
Have you never heard of protecting it with old curtains to dampen the the
drop of the tile.


hindsight etc..
--
Vass

repair fibreglass bath
 

Vass wrote:
Tiling bathroom, dropped tile, corner made hole in brand new bath about the
size of a penny [1] ;-(
Can I fibreglass repair it?
I used to make model aircraft and use clingfilm over the fibreglass while it
set to get a smooth finish is this the method to go down?
or buy another bath?

You'd need clear casting resin, and coloured resin, to get
a reasonably invisible repair. I agree that it's your best
chance of repairing the thing, however can you make the
repair good enough? If not... new bath time.

repair fibreglass bath
 

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Why do people always damage the bath when tiling?
Have you never heard of protecting it with old curtains to dampen the
the drop of the tile.

Well done. The OP was only feeling clumsy, now you've made him feel stupid
as well.

Dave

repair fibreglass bath
 

Vass wrote:
not my night
Tiling bathroom, dropped tile, corner made hole in brand new bath
about the size of a penny [1]
;-(
Can I fibreglass repair it?
I used to make model aircraft and use clingfilm over the fibreglass
while it set to get a smooth finish
is this the method to go down?
or buy another bath?

[1] and I was doing so well

Will your insurance cover it?

Si

repair fibreglass bath
 

If you paid by cr card, you may find you have some free cover for goods
purchased for 60 days; check the small print of your Agreement

repair fibreglass bath
 

"Vass" wrote in message
...
not my night
Tiling bathroom, dropped tile, corner made hole in brand new bath about
the size of a penny [1]
;-(
Can I fibreglass repair it?
I used to make model aircraft and use clingfilm over the fibreglass while
it set to get a smooth finish
is this the method to go down?
or buy another bath?

[1] and I was doing so well
--
I've repaired a bath with clear car repair resin before, as I couldn't
afford a new bath at the time. This was a dented, delaminated and leaking
spot left by my the previous house owners (shape of shower head). Did quite
a good job, cling film, gel coats etc but after about a year the repair
fades/dirties differently than the rest of the bath so stands out .
Eventually the fibreglass around the repair started delamininating, water
leaked in between and went mouldy between the laminations. My brother got a
replacement for £30 from B&Q, a second that had a damaged corner. Whopped in
this bath, hid damaged corner in wall, under tile and generous silicone and
lasted 10 years until replaced properly with a nice deep steel bath.

repair fibreglass bath
 

Vass wrote:
not my night
Tiling bathroom, dropped tile, corner made hole in brand new bath about the
size of a penny [1]
;-(
Can I fibreglass repair it?

I've repaired a crack from below using a car-body repair kit; resin and
glass-fibre matting. Mechanically, yes it worked a treat, but I can't
vouch for the aesthetics as this was just a crack, and didn't show from
the upper side.

David

repair fibreglass bath
 

"Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message
...
Vass wrote:
not my night
Tiling bathroom, dropped tile, corner made hole in brand new bath
about the size of a penny [1]
;-(
Can I fibreglass repair it?
I used to make model aircraft and use clingfilm over the fibreglass
while it set to get a smooth finish
is this the method to go down?
or buy another bath?

[1] and I was doing so well

Will your insurance cover it?


checked and yes accidental cover, cheque on its way without even coming
round to view
sorted!
thanks for the advice all.
--
Vass