Crack in Bath

[36TEAK36]

I have just noticed a small (1cm) crack in my Bath. Does anyone know of a product that I can buy which will repair the crack and prevent any leaks? The Bath is made of plastic.

Many thanks.

[AlBags]

Acrylic baths difficult to repair ... Stood on it?
Only way to stop the crack is to stop-drill it at the very end of the crack, then vee out crack and use a car polyester filler and polish back level.
If coloured, it's possible to colour the filler (to match) before you mix with hardener.
You will never rebond the crack.

[36TEAK36]

Thanks for your help AlBags. I don't know how the crack got there, but I suspect it was one of my kids messing around in the Bathroom and dropping something heavy in the Bath.

[Hymie]

I wouldn’t be so quick to blame one of your offspring. Many years ago I had a plastic bath which suffered a stress crack. Examination of the complete bath revealed that the chipboard support under the bath was inadequate – leading to an inevitable fracture. I was not brave enough to drill the bath as AlBags recommends (which you should do). I just filled the crack with epoxy glue, which every so often would break free and require reapplication, as the crack grew. Again AlBags suggestion of car filler would appear logical – forming a better bond with the bath material than epoxy glue.

[AlBags]

I repaired a roll-top freestanding bath a few months ago for a customer. Filler just about matched colour of bath .. customer happy.
Stop drilled at around 3mm.

[Natali]

Try using repair kit from NNREPAIR. They have different kits for different size of cracks and various colors. See http://www.nnrepair-online.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvsLmHERgPA