Acrylic/Plastic Bath Panel Crack

Anoneemoose

Hi, I posted a while ago asking about solutions for a yellowing plastic bath panel. For one reason and another, I’m just getting round to getting it sorted (going to wrap in car wrapping stuff) but we now have a more visible crack in the top, just under the edge. 

Please can anyone recommend a product I could use to try and fill this crack that could also be a bit flexible? 

Remind me never to buy a rubbish P Shaped bath panel ever again! Lesson learned.😏

Thanks for any help.

Anoneemoose

Shameless bump, just in case!

Ebe_Scrooge

If you Google for "Bath Repair Kit" or "Bath Repair Filler" you'll get loads of products.  I guess you could even try one of the fillers that's designed for plastic bumpers on cars.

Sorry, I can't recommend any product in particular as I've never had cause to use one on a bath, but I've had plenty of success over the years with various 2-part Epoxy resins on metal, fibreglass and various plastics.

grumbler

Anoneemoose said:

Please can anyone recommend a product I could use to try and fill this crack that could also be a bit flexible? 

Is it a crack or a gap? Is it a thin wobbly plastic panel, not a massive one covered with plastic?

Anoneemoose

grumbler said:

Anoneemoose said:

Please can anyone recommend a product I could use to try and fill this crack that could also be a bit flexible? 

Is it a crack or a gap? Is it a thin wobbly plastic panel, not a massive one covered with plastic?

It’s a crack about 2.5” long, though when I’ve looked there’s a slight gap formed where it is where the plastic has separated. 

It’s a thin, wobbly one! Never again!

Anoneemoose

Ebe_Scrooge said:

If you Google for "Bath Repair Kit" or "Bath Repair Filler" you'll get loads of products.  I guess you could even try one of the fillers that's designed for plastic bumpers on cars.

Sorry, I can't recommend any product in particular as I've never had cause to use one on a bath, but I've had plenty of success over the years with various 2-part Epoxy resins on metal, fibreglass and various plastics.

Thank you. I saw those and did wonder about whether they’d be ok for the panel as well as the actual bath. I’ll give one of those a try. 

plumb1_2

Imo buy a new one, as they get brittle. Once you’ve repaired one crack another will appear.

Anoneemoose

plumb1_2 said:

Imo buy a new one, as they get brittle. Once you’ve repaired one crack another will appear.

Oh, I’ve tried! Finding one the right size is nigh on impossible. It’s a P shaped one and the retailer went bust. 

Nearlyold

You could try this supplier for something suitable. Their stuff works well on plastic car panels - no idea if it's compatible with Bath panels though.
https://www.waysideadhesives.com/plasticrepairs

superstylin

Not sure about a fix to the bath itself but you could fashion a panel out of plastic cladding, corner trim and wooden frame. Our bath panel is tile effect cladding and looks convincing. 

grumbler

Anoneemoose said:

grumbler said:

Anoneemoose said:

Please can anyone recommend a product I could use to try and fill this crack that could also be a bit flexible? 

Is it a crack or a gap? Is it a thin wobbly plastic panel, not a massive one covered with plastic?

It’s a crack about 2.5” long, though when I’ve looked there’s a slight gap formed where it is where the plastic has separated. 

If you want to cover the panel and it's a crack, not a gap, you have to reinforce the panel. For this I suggest to glue several layers of fabric on the back side over the crack with some thick grab adhesive. Allow the previous layer to dry before adding next one.

If there is a gap, close it first (pull the sides together)  with strips of duct tape on the front side and remove them later, when you finish.