Has anyone used colourfill?

[Chrispy]

Can anyone tell me if colourfill as in worktop jointing compound dries hard, if so could I use it to fill a very small chip in a fibreglass bath, If not any ideas what I can use? the chip is about 3mm across and 1mm deep, I just don't want it to get any bigger. :roll:

 

[dj.]

If you look at the underside of the rim of the bath you will see the thickness of acrylic that the bath is made from, typically this is 5mm thick.

If it is this thick or thicker then it`s quite easy to polish out a 1mm chip. Start with course abrasive & work down the grits finishing with fine wet & dry, after that to bring back the shine use a cutting paste like autosol or T cut.

If the bath is a 3mm bath then you would be better filling the chip with araldite mixed with some colourant to match the bath, white grout will work, just do a test sample first to see the colour match. Once filled abrade flush with wet & dry & polish with T cut etc.

Hope that helps.


Regards.


dj

 

[RogerBoyle]

Colour fill will not work in this case

 

[Dlow]

You could try gelcoat filler used to repair glassfiber boats
http://marinestore.co.uk/Merchant2/merc ... _Code=mrst

David

 

[Chrispy]

Thats kind of my thinking, The bath is fibreglass, its the gell coat thats chipped and I'm worried that water will get in to the core and do damage over time just seem daft to buy a bucket of resin and white colourant for such a tiny mark.
Think the araldite will be the answer.
Thanks.

 

[Chrispy]

You could try gelcoat filler used to repair glassfiber boats
http://marinestore.co.uk/Merchant2/merc ... _Code=mrst

David

Ahh thats the stuff, thanks =D> =D>

 

[dj.]

, The bath is fibreglass, .

Is it an old bath?

I only ask as they stopped making purely fiber glass baths years ago as they craze & split. Most modern baths 20 odd years or so are 3, 5, or 8mm acrylic with fibre glass applied to the under side.
So on a 5mm bath it is quite possible to polish out quite deep chips without worrying about water getting through where the chip was.

Regards.


dj.

 

[Atkins joinery]

Hello,

If you go in to a plumbers mechant, they will sell a bath/shower tray repair kit that includes 2 part filler, fine grit paper and a white spray paint to spary over the area. I've used it a couple of times and its spot on.

 

[Lons]

, The bath is fibreglass, .

Is it an old bath?

I only ask as they stopped making purely fiber glass baths years ago as they craze & split. Most modern baths 20 odd years or so are 3, 5, or 8mm acrylic with fibre glass applied to the under side.
So on a 5mm bath it is quite possible to polish out quite deep chips without worrying about water getting through where the chip was.

Regards.


dj.

+1

That's my thinking exactly! I saw acrylic baths being made in the factory by ICI (cast perspex) a good 28 years ago and they were pretty common even then.

Bob

 

[jasonB]

As Atkins Joinery says get one of the bath repair kits plenty on the net

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p70918

J