Fiberglass tub repair

[power napper]

Okay--please don't ask how or why. It happens! What is the proper way to repair a fiberglass tub enclosure--a two inch hole(round).
Any tips appreciated.

[George Fergusson]

Duct tape.

[power napper]

Thanks George--are you related to
Red Green?

[iddee]

Any auto parts store has fiberglas repair kits. They come with instructions.

Corvette owners do dumb things, too.

[George Fergusson]

>Thanks George--are you related to Red Green?

I'm a Mainah [img]smile.gif[/img]

Course, if you want waste the time and money for a repair that ain't any better, follow Iddee's suggestion...

[Sundance]

Fit in a backer plate before you do the
repair and use a quality adhesive to
hold the backer in place. Then do your
glassing. Sand out 4 or 5 inches from
the hole so you have a good area for
the resin to adhere to.

Or buy the kit.........

http://www.refinishingonline.com/fib...pair%20kit.htm

[power napper]

Thanks

[Sundance]

PN..... If you have access to the back side
of the tub it is always better to glass the
back too. This will add a lot of strength to
the repair.

My folks had a tub side cut away to make a
walk in shower. When the house was sold I
fabricated the missing section. I used that
expanding urethane foam to fill the void and
then shaved it down to just below the tubs
dimensions and glassed over it. It's almost
easy......