"Cracked" shower tray

Bonsaiman

Bonsaiman

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Away at the weekend which was very hot but after a present afternoon sat in the shade and enjoying a couple of gins my OH states she is hot and sticky so is going to have a shower to freshen up, after the shower she emerges and announces she has had an accident and dropped the shower head and "cracked " the shower tray.


This is the "crack"!!!

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We are away to France in two weeks so any suggestions for a temporary/permanent repair would be gratefully received

Thanks in anticipation
 
Fill with JB weld or other similar epoxy putty for a temporary fix.

Even easier but less sturdy, tape it up with several layers of duck tape.
 
That's no a crack it's a gaping hole ..

I'd fill that with some expanding foam and then something waterproof over the top for a temporary fix
 
Snap or should I say crack, we have the same problem. This one was caused by a dropped squeegee with a metal trim. Went to Halfords and bought a fibre glass repair kit, does the job but not pretty. 3 X pieces of mat and resin.
Will be replacing the tray at some point.
Did not realise how thin they are until this happened.
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I had mine done by a firm called One Call at Preston who are speedcoat agents the bloke told me he had been doing it nine years I,m well pleased but expensive but maintains the value of van tel.01772628555 or 01772456647
 
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That seems a bad design, if length of hose was shorter it wouldn’t have happened but it’s done now, I think that should be a valuable lesson to us all. I hope it’s not too costly to repair.
 
The material in the various pics looks ridiculously thin and flimsy. The entire tray would need well-fitting support underneath to prevent flexing and cracking just through normal use. Little wonder that some find it necessary to stand on wooden duck boards.

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Northernraider said:
That's no a crack it's a gaping hole ..

I'd fill that with some expanding foam and then something waterproof over the top for a temporary fix
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Best advice IMO, and I suggest you go to a marine chandlers and buy some "gel coat repair

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Then down to Halfrauds and ultra fine wet and dry

Or, round out the hole, plug it with a nearly matching filler, and it'll look like it's always been there. And shorten your shower hose

Paying someone else £350 + vat to do a job that costs £20 seems a bit harsh to me. Lots of marinas offer a gelcoat repair service. Believe me, years as a boat owner has taught me a thing or two about gelcoats
 
Spriddler said:
The material in the various pics looks ridiculously thin and flimsy. The entire tray would need well-fitting support underneath to prevent flexing and cracking just through normal use. Little wonder that some find it necessary to stand on wooden duck boards.
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Yes the bloke that did mine foams up underneath first to give support ,apparently they are are all flimsy

I mean foams the shower tray underneath not himself foaming at the mouth.
 
Bonsaiman said:
Away at the weekend which was very hot but after a present afternoon sat in the shade and enjoying a couple of gins my OH states she is hot and sticky so is going to have a shower to freshen up, after the shower she emerges and announces she has had an accident and dropped the shower head and "cracked " the shower tray.


This is the "crack"!!!

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We are away to France in two weeks so any suggestions for a temporary/permanent repair would be gratefully received

Thanks in anticipation
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We had ours repaired by speedcoat in Ludlow they made a good job no problems since. Len
 
Filling the hole with expanded foam or epoxy is a sound idea.

A good trick with gelcoat (in case you didn't know) is to tape something like shiny transparent plastic over the surface when first applied (I've used the kind of see-through lamination folders sucessfully in the past), then remove when dry. It leave a nice glossy, smooth finish, which you can leave or key up with wet and dry to paint.

A further tip, get the RAL of the original using an app (I use color grab on an android phone) then you can match the repair properly using waterproof coloured paint. I've done this several times, and with care, it is undetectable and £320 cheaper than getting someone in.

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Defo Duck Tape or even better heavy duty gorilla tape as a temporary fix. be fine to use the shower until you do a better fix back home.

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pyro said:
Filling the hole with expanded foam or epoxy is a sound idea.

A good trick with gelcoat (in case you didn't know) is to tape something like shiny transparent plastic over the surface when first applied (I've used the kind of see-through lamination folders sucessfully in the past), then remove when dry. It leave a nice glossy, smooth finish, which you can leave or key up with wet and dry to paint.

A further tip, get the RAL of the original using an app (I use color grab on an android phone) then you can match the repair properly using waterproof coloured paint. I've done this several times, and with care, it is undetectable and £320 cheaper than getting someone in.

Amazon product ASIN B09522SQKB
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Do you have any photos from the time you made this repair?
 
Def Gorilla tape for temporary repair sticks like the proverbial to a blanket
 
acenip said:
Do you have any photos from the time you made this repair?
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Sadly not, but I've used this method on a car, many times on boats and a cracked resin basin.

The only problem I had was with colour matching, as I am not very good in that department.

For a temporary fix, using gorilla duct tape works to a point

Take my word or not, but it works pretty well if done carefully (slowly). You're only alternative is to use a specialised franchisee to do much the same at £320 more, or go to a marina where they do such things all the time, and take your chances.

Marine chandlers are excellent places to pick up gel coat repair materials, motorhone places rip you off in my experience
 
Whatever you do, don't use a silicon-based sealant for any kind of temporary repair. It's very difficult to remove the residue which interferes with any proper repair.

I had our shower tray repaired by Speedcoat, excellent job if a bit expensive, but the first thing he asked was had I attempted a repair with silicon sealant.....................
 
pyro said:
Sadly not, but I've used this method on a car, many times on boats and a cracked resin basin.

The only problem I had was with colour matching, as I am not very good in that department.

For a temporary fix, using gorilla duct tape works to a point

Take my word or not, but it works pretty well if done carefully (slowly). You're only alternative is to use a specialised franchisee to do much the same at £320 more, or go to a marina where they do such things all the time, and take your chances.

Marine chandlers are excellent places to pick up gel coat repair materials, motorhone places rip you off in my experience
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I'm not doubting you in the slightest I'm just interested in seeing the step by step process. My shower floor isn't great to look at it's been repaired multiple times over the years, we're not overly bothered by it's appearance as it remains under a shaped mat most of the time. So a solid leak free solid floor is really all I'm after. Your solution seemed to be perfect for my needs, I'm just quite naive with the products that you mentioned.

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