I know this topic has been asked about previously but I never quite felt the solutions hit the mark. Our van had a crack in the shower tray which had been repaired with some sort of glue by the previous owners, but wasn't a great repair. However, over the summer it developed a second crack- no doubt all that use on our travels was too much for it!
Anyhow, while looking for a suitable substance to repair it in Woodies, I came across a product called AquaPatch. It's basically a fibreglass reinforced GRP type material, a bit like a firm plasticine. You can Mould it to shape, and it claims to be totally waterproof, and stronger than GRP. So I purchased it, and set about repairing the crack. I cut a piece of the material to cover both cracks, with a generous overspill. It comes in a black protective sleeve, but starts to cure when exposed to UV light - ie daylight. I left it to cure for a couple of days (it says 4 hours is ok but as its in the washroom I thought I'd allow extra time). I then tested it for water leakage and all seemed fine.
So this weekend past was the first time to try it in anger. We went to Sneem, so used the shower for the first time since the repair. It worked a treat, and I think it looks like a great solution for anyone with similar problems!
It cost about €15 for the sheet, and I'd say I used about half of it. It stores back in the black wrapper so I might use it to fix a crack on the rear plastic bumper when I get around to it... Pictures attached- if Apple doesn't do its usual trick of posting them upside down! [img][/img]
Anyhow, while looking for a suitable substance to repair it in Woodies, I came across a product called AquaPatch. It's basically a fibreglass reinforced GRP type material, a bit like a firm plasticine. You can Mould it to shape, and it claims to be totally waterproof, and stronger than GRP. So I purchased it, and set about repairing the crack. I cut a piece of the material to cover both cracks, with a generous overspill. It comes in a black protective sleeve, but starts to cure when exposed to UV light - ie daylight. I left it to cure for a couple of days (it says 4 hours is ok but as its in the washroom I thought I'd allow extra time). I then tested it for water leakage and all seemed fine.
So this weekend past was the first time to try it in anger. We went to Sneem, so used the shower for the first time since the repair. It worked a treat, and I think it looks like a great solution for anyone with similar problems!
It cost about €15 for the sheet, and I'd say I used about half of it. It stores back in the black wrapper so I might use it to fix a crack on the rear plastic bumper when I get around to it... Pictures attached- if Apple doesn't do its usual trick of posting them upside down! [img][/img]
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