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    champwithin Posts: 4, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 23, 2008, 10:00 AM
    Fiberglass tub leaking
    My fiberglass tub unit has a small chip in bottom of inside of tub. Its now leaking are there any repair kits for these things? Help!
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    twinkiedooter Posts: 12,172, Reputation: 1054
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    Oct 23, 2008, 10:02 AM

    You could repair the leak with some specialized fiberglass repair stuff but from prior experience from when I tried to repair a fiberglass tub in the past I found that the patched portion was a different color and that the patched portion just didn't hold properly and that I kept having to repatch the hole again. Had I had it to do over again, I would have replaced the tub. The problem with the repair stuff is that it does not hold properly when constantly exposed to hot water.
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    Oct 23, 2008, 03:28 PM
    Champwithin...

    Twinkie's correct here... the home repair fixes just don't work in long run.

    However, a professional fiberglass repair service should be able to fix the chip seamlessly! Look them up in the local yellow pages under fiberglass repair... get three estimates... I'm thinking $150.00 to $250ish?? But, of course, depends on where you're from.

    All really depends on how badly you want this to go away, I guess... ;)

    Check out this website for one home repair kit that might just be of a help to you:

    Bathtub Refinishing Referral Network - How To Repair And Refinishing A Fiberglass Bathtub Or Shower Yourself

    Others may also pop in with other ideas.. stay tuned!

    MARK
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