Sealing a cracked shower tray

[markq]

Plastic gets old and brittle and of course hairline cracks form in things like shower trays and sinks.

We had cracks like this in our shower tray as well.

After a bit of reading around and not wanting to just bodge it with sealant or resin I decided to go down the belt and braces route and paint the tray with protectakote WB. This is a waterproof, low slip paint that you ‘apply’ with a paint brush. After cleaning and sanding down the surface, I went for 4 coats to hide the grey colour of the unit underneath. I masked off a line part way up instead of painting the whole thing which seemed the right thing to do...time will tell.

I’m pretty pleased with the results and the look and how it’s extending the life of the bathroom fittings and keeping water where its supposed to be!

I got it from https://www.newventureproducts.co.uk/

 

[DumfriesDik]

Looks great, well done

 

[Riverbankannie]

Have you done the sink with this too?

 

[Figaro]

Looks a great job.
I think I might have gone for painting the whole lot of the grey, but I guess you still have that option in the future.
Let us know of any more little projects

 

[IRHP]

Looks good, hopefully it will work fine. I might have put some of this on the cracks first just as a bit of extra precaution http://www.captaintolley.com/

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[Swifter]

Brilliant ! Well done . Just in time as you can now use your onboard facilities without worry

 

[Rover Prufski]

Plastic gets old and brittle and of course hairline cracks form in things like shower trays and sinks.

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We had cracks like this in our shower tray as well.

After a bit of reading around and not wanting to just bodge it with sealant or resin I decided to go down the belt and braces route and paint the tray with protectakote WB. This is a waterproof, low slip paint that you ‘apply’ with a paint brush. After cleaning and sanding down the surface, I went for 4 coats to hide the grey colour of the unit underneath. I masked off a line part way up instead of painting the whole thing which seemed the right thing to do...time will tell.

View attachment 482769I’m pretty pleased with the results and the look and how it’s extending the life of the bathroom fittings and keeping water where its supposed to be!

I got it from https://www.newventureproducts.co.uk/

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Hi MarkQ,

Just wondering how your Protectakote WB repainted shower tray has performed...I've got a few cracks in my acrylic shower tray which I need to repair

Does the anti-slip make it feel rough underfoot and difficult to clean? Do you think it's necessary when the shower tray already has bumps in it?

I'm swithering about buying the anti-slip or the smooth. Also, why did you choose Protectakote WB rather than Safekote WB?

Thanks for any advice
Helen