Bath panel, water getting behind...

rob7475

Is the panel painted wood or coated PVC? It's hard to tell from the picture but looks a bit like it could be PVC. If so, a bit of water sitting on the top of it will do no harm. 
If you have a shower screen / curtain over the bath, any water splashes from showering should be minimal and evaporate with little need for intervention.
I think any way of trying to bridge that small gap is probably going to stand out and you'll always notice it and hate it because you know it's there. I'd be wrapping something like a lens cleaning microfiber cloth around a credit card and wiping the gap with that once a day if it bothered me so much.

delmonta

rob7475 said:

Is the panel painted wood or coated PVC? It's hard to tell from the picture but looks a bit like it could be PVC. If so, a bit of water sitting on the top of it will do no harm. 
If you have a shower screen / curtain over the bath, any water splashes from showering should be minimal and evaporate with little need for intervention.
I think any way of trying to bridge that small gap is probably going to stand out and you'll always notice it and hate it because you know it's there. I'd be wrapping something like a lens cleaning microfiber cloth around a credit card and wiping the gap with that once a day if it bothered me so much.

Its MDF I think, with a heavy painted coating on. I think as long as no water reaches the actual MDF it should be ok. But still, it would be nice to stop water getting in and behind

Thanks for the advice

Jeepers_Creepers

Just come back from my local BJ's - a type of B&M general hardware store - and had a look at what they had in the draught excluder range. I think the rectangular-profile foam strip would do this job pretty much perfectly - it can be had in white, is waterproof so won't hold moisture, and if set just a few mm in from the bath edge I really doubt you'd notice it - it's the colour of the bath even if you did.

A quick wipe across to remove any obvious water landing on the front would be all that's required.

delmonta

Jeepers_Creepers said:

Just come back from my local BJ's - a type of B&M general hardware store - and had a look at what they had in the draught excluder range. I think the rectangular-profile foam strip would do this job pretty much perfectly - it can be had in white, is waterproof so won't hold moisture, and if set just a few mm in from the bath edge I really doubt you'd notice it - it's the colour of the bath even if you did.

A quick wipe across to remove any obvious water landing on the front would be all that's required.

Thanks very much for that

Any chance you could link to the one you saw? Or maybe its not online

Jeepers_Creepers

It's not online - sorry. I did read the package, but have forgotten what it was - something like 'SureStop', a two-part name.

However, as long as you don't go for the cheapest stuff, they are much of a muchness. This seems decent: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Window-Draft-Excluder-Insulation-Weather/dp/B076QCJC4M/ref=pd_bxgy_img_3/262-6222250-7310615?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B076QCJC4M&pd_rd_r=4763cc54-5c31-4623-a8d6-82553b2c7f98&pd_rd_w=pD664&pd_rd_wg=ZZN6e&pf_rd_p=dcf35746-0212-418b-a148-30395d107b2d&pf_rd_r=SW8FDCBJA5V8J6QAQQ1X&psc=1&refRID=SW8FDCBJA5V8J6QAQQ1X  (One reviewer says it's 'Poundshop' brand - so perhaps worth a pop in there too?)

Cut a few 6" lengths and attach them at different places on the top edge of the panel - one flush with the bath's edge, one set in 2mm, 3mm, whateves. Refit panel and have a gander - look at it casually as you walk in to the bathroom.  See what looks ok whilst giving max protection, ie the further out the better.  (You might want to only remove a tiny bit of the backing strip for these pieces as - once in place - it'll be a pain to remove!)

delmonta

Jeepers_Creepers said:

It's not online - sorry. I did read the package, but have forgotten what it was - something like 'SureStop', a two-part name.

However, as long as you don't go for the cheapest stuff, they are much of a muchness. This seems decent: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Window-Draft-Excluder-Insulation-Weather/dp/B076QCJC4M/ref=pd_bxgy_img_3/262-6222250-7310615?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B076QCJC4M&pd_rd_r=4763cc54-5c31-4623-a8d6-82553b2c7f98&pd_rd_w=pD664&pd_rd_wg=ZZN6e&pf_rd_p=dcf35746-0212-418b-a148-30395d107b2d&pf_rd_r=SW8FDCBJA5V8J6QAQQ1X&psc=1&refRID=SW8FDCBJA5V8J6QAQQ1X  (One reviewer says it's 'Poundshop' brand - so perhaps worth a pop in there too?)

Cut a few 6" lengths and attach them at different places on the top edge of the panel - one flush with the bath's edge, one set in 2mm, 3mm, whateves. Refit panel and have a gander - look at it casually as you walk in to the bathroom.  See what looks ok whilst giving max protection, ie the further out the better.  (You might want to only remove a tiny bit of the backing strip for these pieces as - once in place - it'll be a pain to remove!)

thanks very much, I'll definitely give this a go!

Jeepers_Creepers

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