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I have a small shower bench with a new ding / dent, and I'm interested in any tips that might help me repair it myself. At the outset I should say - I have limited tools and experience, but I'd like to have a go if I'm able.
Sadly, I can't find anything like a product information sheet, but my untrained eye is guessing that this is laminate. The product is a fold down shower bench (https://www.lencare.com.au/shop/bathroom-series/shower-seat-plus-drain-slots/) Size of he dent is 30 x 10mm. It's a brand new problem, not yet exposed to water from a shower. Looks like something has been dropped on it.
I have some SikaSeal Kitchen & Bathroom wet area silicone (I've been putting off learning about that for the unsealed kitchen sink and splashbacks that came with the house). Some beginner's research I've just done makes me think that epoxy may be a better choice, possibly?
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Evening @LynneWasTaken
Nice thought out steps. Just a suggestion and I am sure you would anyway but a plastic sheet down over an old paint cloth just in case that gorilla glue drips. I have been using a caulking gun and put it down on my paint sheet and then found that nope, it wasnt quiet on the sheet... Live and learn is what I tell myself!
Dave
This has been a journey! And I just had a laugh on looking at my original post!
I have learned that (at least for the syringes I have) Gorilla Glue does not like to be drawn in to a syringe. But it was useful enough as a very small tool to get the glue into my problem crack. I also learned that ratchet straps are overkill if you have bricks. I did try a small washer to help direct that force, and that seemed useful. The glue did expand a little more than I would have liked, but I think that was really because there was no real precision when applying it.
@Dave-1 ... The blisters remain. The one that I did open up seemed to be empty. It was not an easy thing to do, so that was lesson number 3.
At the same time as this project, I also had some pointers to fix a scratch in a laundry tub, and epoxy worked a real treat. After seeing that - epoxy was what I used to seal over the crack after the glue cured. Also the smaller cracks, and the punctures I made to experiment on the blisters.
I had forgotten the specifics of my initial post - and I had guessed that epoxy might be what I needed 🤣 It's been a learning journey though, and those are never a waste. Below are pictures of the epoxyed result. I'll be able to give that a light sand and it'll be fine
Hello @LynneWasTaken
Thank you very much for the update. I'm just glad you got through all the repair work.
Eric
