painting filled crack in bath

zoodemon

Hi i have used a bath repair kit to fill a crack in the fibreglass of my bath. I had gone with the soft cream option as it was that or white, but the spray paint is too creamy and needs to be a duller green to match the suite. Any ideas for either altering what i have or buying new to match. Also any tips for painting or respraying it would be welcome as i'm a complete plank lol.
Thanks

redline

Did you match the color before applying?

where is the location of the crack? On the side or on the bottom?

J187

I'm confused are you using a gelcoated paint that came w/ the repair kit? Sometimes the best way is to call the manufacturer of the tub. They can usually do one of two things.

Send you a bottle of touchup paint.
Refer you to the brand and color code of the paint they use. Which you can then in turn take to a place that does glazing or porcelain patching and they can match it.

zoodemon

the crack is on the front lip of the bath, and i have filled it with the filler with hardener. The kit's only came in white or soft cream colours, and the cream is too creamy in colour.

Any idea how i find the manufacturer of the bath??
thanks

zoodemon

any other ideas on mixing paint to put on fibreglass bath. the bath itself is presumed an import so has no makers markings. I just have to mix up some paint for the job somehow????
thanks

Mike Swearingen

I would use acrylic paint, marine paint or white appliance enamel "touch-up" repair liquid.
I've always just used the "bright white" enamel touch-up repair liquid for my white tub/shower units. It doesn't exactly match (whiter), but it drys hard as a rock. It can be found at many appliance stores.
Clean the scratch, crack or ding with acetone (nail polish remover).
Dry it with a hair dryer. Apply the touch-up liquid and smooth up the edges with a Q-tip dipped in nail polish remover.
Let dry overnight. It shrinks a bit, so you may have to apply two coats. Works for me.
Good Luck!
Mike

pigger63

Can you tell me what the name of the kit was as I have a crack in the bottom of my tub I have to fix.

zoodemon

cramer bath repair kit. it's available in white and cream from plumbworld.com

when you said crack in the bottom of your tub, i immediately wondered if you want something more substantial. if it's superficial this should be ok. i warn you the paste dries fast though.