Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - removing 1 piece plastic tub surround

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bluejeanbaby
09-09-04, 06:26 AM
Good Morning: :)

We recently installed a 1 piece tub surround (with glue on back) only to have small crack appear in the corner nearest the taps. :mad:

Our questions:

1. Can we pry away that portion of the surround and repair the 2 inch crack and then reapply glue to that portion of the wall?

2. If we can do this, how to we remove the backing glue already applied and what can we use to fix the small crack?

I hope we can do this.

Thanks for any advice you can give us. :D


Snoonyb
09-09-04, 08:00 AM
The simple solution is to use a color matched caulking.
Depending upon the adhesive you used, you face the possibility of severly damaging the panel whille attempting to remove.