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Repair of crack in bathtub
Discovered a crack of 5 cm in the bathtub (not punched through or loose) after a family with kids visited for a couple of weeks. Moving out eventually will cost an arm and a leg. It is of the cheap plastic type. Does anyone know a professional who can fix it properly? Paint or nail polish or another DIY job is not good enough.
If it is a "plastic" bath-tub, replacing it is the only solution. If the same design is still available that shouldn't actually cost too much.
There are plastic bath repair kits available, however they will not be invisible. As Becasse notes above, you may be better just replacing the bath.
To be honest, your best bet would be to get a white "scratch repair" kit from somewhere like Auto 5, for repairing scratches on plastic car bumpers.
Do it the day before your moving out inspection and don't let anyone use the bath. Hope that no one notices.
If it is a crack, as you said, the only solution is to replace the tub.
If it is a scratch (ie it is only on the surface and doesn't go right through), then a white scratch repair kit, used shortly before your moving out inspection, might, as has been suggested, be successful.
Repairing a plastic tub invisibly will be virtually impossible (especially if it's dented).
If you really want to go down that route, try your household contents insurance policy who may be able to replace it under "accidental damage".
If it’s fairly new, it should still be under warranty. Ask the landlord.
