Sealing bath

loulou41

Hubby has made a mess when sealing the new bath when I was on holiday. I do not want to hurt his feeling, but the finish is so bad and I feel like removing it and I know it will hurt him as he said he spent ages sealing it. I am thinking may be I could suggest he covers it with bath trim. Will that be any good? Any advice, please. Thanks

m_13

You can buy a product that will remove the sealant so it can be done again:

Silicone Eater is a revolutionary new chemical that removes all types of silicone sealant by digesting and breaking up the sealant. Silicone Eater is harmless to most surrounding surfaces and can be used to remove sealant from baths, kitchen worktops, basins, showers, doors and window frames.

Everbuild make one but I've seen others at B&Q. It you aren't happy then you are best starting again. Why not say you fancy white or cream or clear depending on what he's put on?

bo_drinker

IMHO bath trims are rubbish, they come unstuck. Take the bull by the horns tell hubby it's a crap job and get someone to do it who knows what they are doing. (my o h would soon tell me) Good luck.

PS Put it like this you would soon let him know if he was getting it wrong in another room in the house, if you know what I mean.

Bungarm2001

If you do remove the sealant, then you or he wants to apply it again, try the masking tape trick. It works everytime, even for a beginner or someone who is not too good at weilding a sealant gun.

Place a strip of masking tape right along all the edges of the bath that need sealing, about 4-5mm from the edge, and the same along the wall tiles (or whatever) opposite.

Make sure the tape is well stuck down and above all, straight. This is important because the accuracy of the placing of the tape will determine how good your seal will look, so take your time...redo if neccessary.

Apply the sealant as carefully as you can along the gap between the tape. Make sure you go onto the tape for a couple of mm, but not RIGHT over it onto the opposite edge!

Once you are satisfied that all the gap has been filled, do the usual tilers trick and smooth the whole thing out in one go using a wet finger (yeah I know...I can hear the pro's screams of disapproval from here...!) then carefully remove the tapes. Voila! perfect sealing!!

PS when you remove the tapes, carefully dispose of them..you don't want sealant dragged all over the place...!

wallbash

Also a big fan of the masking tape trick , so well discribed by Bungarm2001


Also guilty of using a wet finger :rolleyes:

The only thing I would add, would be water:D

Fill the bath first.

Bungarm2001

Dang!!! forgot the 'fill with water' thing...!! thanks for reminding me wallbash!!

mouk

spray some diluted washing up liquid(via a squirt bottle) this will remove the air bubbles in the sealant

save-a-lot

I have a sealant smoother....



works well at getting an even look, combine this with the mask tape idea and it will look perfect

Bungarm2001

NICE one. Where did you get it?

loulou41

I have seen Johnson tiles bathtrim Cristal in ceramic. Wonder whether it will do the trim, any advice anybody. One pack consists sealeant, corner and ends. It looks nice. Do not know how to post the pic. Thanks

m_13

Is this it:



I suppose if you are not going for a contemporary look then it could be OK but I personally think that sealant is better.