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Polycell Sealant Strip For Kitchen & Bathrooms - not good
truthman007
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Recently i bought Polycell Sealant Strip For Kitchen & Bathrooms from Robert Dyas for £9.99 to fix the work top and wall gap.
http://www.robertdyas.co.uk/polycell-sealant-bath-kit-38mm
It was ok for a week, now it starts coming out 50% of the places and leaves some sealent behind the work top and wall. If i takes it off then kitchen will look ugly.
I am not sure do i need to take it off fully and ask for a refund, will they refund me.
What are the best options to sort out this.
http://www.robertdyas.co.uk/polycell-sealant-bath-kit-38mm
It was ok for a week, now it starts coming out 50% of the places and leaves some sealent behind the work top and wall. If i takes it off then kitchen will look ugly.
I am not sure do i need to take it off fully and ask for a refund, will they refund me.
What are the best options to sort out this.
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Did you follow the application instructions correctly?0
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truthman007 wrote: »What are the best options to sort out this.
Inform the shop, say it is not of satisfactory quality and you want a refund.
Ask them if they want you take the item back in to them or not.
Is the gap not so big that you can just fill it with tile grout?0 -
You need silicone sealant.....but it must be clean &dry.0
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Were the surfaces not only clean & dry but also GREASE free? Can't blame the product if the prep was rubbish.....0
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i tried some years ago, waste of time, silicone sealant does a better job0
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Silicone Sealant is surprisingly easy to install, I'd be surprised if it was not actually easier to install than those strips you bought. It's will certainly do a better job0
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I've not had much success with the strips (despite following instructions...) and have resorted to silicone sealant.
Might be difficult to prove why it failed to the shop so I wouldn't hold your breath for a refund
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you can get a handy tool that makes it a doddle to apply sealant,
http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/unibond-sealant-finishing-tool---red---1-piece-3778540 -
Thanks all for help, I spoke to customer service, they said since they didn't install it's not their fault and i need bring it back to the shop. There are some places still sticks i don't want to remove it all and keep it for sometime until find a other way of doing it.0
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