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wallawallaron 
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 Posted: 27 Aug 2013 at 6:23pm |
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JB Weld will also work can be sanded and painted. Waterproof and will bond to most clean materials.
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R&T's Pod
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Posted: 28 Aug 2013 at 3:38pm |
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JB Weld is amazing stuff. Once used it to patch a pin hole in the fuel tank of a CJ-5 I once owned.
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wallawallaron
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Posted: 28 Aug 2013 at 3:42pm |
I have patched holes in the side of a dishwasher years ago and it never leaked. It truly is amazing. WWR
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MandB
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Posted: 29 Aug 2013 at 8:06am |
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I'll let the fiberglass experts here tell you how to do it right but for a messy but probably effective repair, I would just sand that down with coarse sandpaper with a power sander. apply a couple of layers of fiberglass and call it a day after painting it with a marine enamel. The crack is minor now but it could spread. Another possibility would be an epoxy, but that will not give you the structural support glass will and will probably continue to be a problem. Just a warning. Fiberglass fumes can be over-powering. With the doors and windows open and the bathroom fan on, you should be OK, but you might need a big floor standing fan at the door blowing in fresh air to be safe.
Fiberglass is easy to use. You just lay down the fabric and paint it with the mixed two part resin. You don't have a lot of time after mixing the resin. Work fast. On that floor I would start with painting the sanded surface (with resin), lay down a layer of fabric and paint it with resin until fully saturated. Let that dry, sand and then repeat. Sand that surface (medium, then fine) when completely dry and then paint. Use throw away brushes. If you have any cracks around the drain opening that continue to the edge of the hole, I would replace the shower floor. Otherwise it is repairable in my opinion. If you really want it to look good, removing the base and glassing it from below would be the preferred method. Then you can just use an epoxy to fill the crack. That however would be a major pain and you might as well just replace the base if you are going to go through that much work. A caution though. I'm not sure what the shower base material is. It is possible but not likely, fiberglass resin will dissolve it, depending on what it is. Hopefully someone has fiber-glassed the stuff before without incident. There is no way I would pay the cost of replacing that base before trying a repair first. JB weld is good, but if that crack goes all the way through, I'm not sure it would stop it from continuing in the future. It might however work and be your easiest option. You can always fiberglass over it if you have to later. If that base is acrylic, you have to be careful what materials you use, because stuff dissolves easily.
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Posted: 29 Aug 2013 at 10:11am |
 If you are thinking about having to cut out and replace the floor pan, I would try repairing the cracks first. I also recommend JB Weld. I have had to repair several items made of various resins/plastics. Nothing seemed to work...most epoxies peeled right off, water-proof superglues never held together. I tried JB and let it cure for a week (usually 12-24 hours is sufficient).I think that the fixed cracks are now stronger than the surrounding areas! The fixed crack may not match the original white color of the floor...but a few dollars for JB Weld and a grey marking would more than make up for $100+ minimum replacement of the floor.
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Well luckily the dealer finally responded and they have asked me to bring it in so that they can fix it for me. They also sell boats so have fiberglass specialists on staff. It is going in next Wednesday so an update will be coming! Thanks so much for all the advice.
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