Silicone bath seal

[Tim Lamb]

Could someone kindly direct me to the FAQ or give a uk.d-i-y potted version of how to bond sealant to acrylic bath and shower bases?

regards

[Lobster]

[Andrew McKay]

finger".

That's the method I use without problem, as recommended to me by several plumbing professionals.

The secret I've found is to squeeze a fairly narrow bead, then the wet finger works fine. Too fat a bead and it squeegies around the edges of the finger and makes a mess.

Andrew

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[[news]]

ah, but which way do you use the gun ? forwards or backwards ?

if done properly, forwards, there's hardly ever a need for any finishing.

RT

[Andrew McKay]

Could you elaborate? I'm not sure what you mean.

Andrew

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[simon beer]

Do you push the gun forward with the nozzle up the or do you drag the gun backwards with the nozzle

I must admit that I let the nozzle trail and then use a finger. I have seen the gun pushed but with the limited amount of use I get from mine, and I guess most people just around the house, have never perfected the forward motion. I tend to stick with what I can make look the best!

[[news]]

if you are /filling/ a void

cut the nozzle to the correct diameter for the gap

squeeze the trigger on the gun whilst pushing forwards

said tube-gak forces it's self into the void and finishes it's self off

if you are /laying/ a bead of tube-gak instead of filling then pulling the gun backwards means you're better able to judge the size of the bead

RT

[Rob Morley]

If you're pushing you don't need to "judge the size of the bead", you just push/squeeze smoothly at the right speed so there's always a slight ripple of goop ahead of the nozzle but not enough to escape sideways.

[[news]]

is what I said. as long as you /either/ modulate the pressure on the trigger and cut the nozzle to the right size you shouldn't need to 'finish off'

whatever works for you.

RT

[Tim Lamb]

supporting floor:-)

I haven't tried meths as a pre clean but wondered if something more aggressive was available to give a real bond.

A visitor used our shower recently and a few drops of water came through the ceiling. The only fault I can find is that it is possible to insert a knife blade between the shower base and the seal.

regards

[[news]]

clean it out and install teleseal

[John]

I believe a key issue is to minimise any bath movement by careful adjustment of the feet. Get this right and the sealing is better able to cope.

Any thoughts on using 2 layers? - one really injected deep through a small nozzle - then finishing later with a larger nozzle?

[Jeff]

[news] wrote :-

shower tray so I don't need it at the moment but no doubt will in the future

Regards Jeff

[Richard]

Looks promising but doesn't appear to cope with leaking between the bottom of the shower cabinet and the tray. Nor, I suspect, leaking between the shower cabinet and tiled wall junction.

But then what can cope with a pumped shower with a head of approx. 40'?

Rgds (and TIA!)

Richard

[[news]]

there's also a modern solution to that old chesnut but it's of no use to you now as you've already got the tray and enclosure. for future reference have a look at the coram waterguard showertray

which apart from offering a lifetime waterproof guarantee also does away with all the 'set tray in a bed of mortar' nonsense, they're a pleasure to install even as a one man job.

HtH

RT

[Richard]

mortar'

!

Ta

Richard