Devkon Epoxy Bathtub Repair Solution - Perfect for Cracks, Chips, and Holes

Folantin: I have a vinyl shower. For those who need to make repairs, this vinyl shower may also have fiberglass in it--I am unable to tell and can no longer find the manufacturer's manual. Not knowing exactly what the shower was made of complicated the situation for me.

I had two small cuts in the vinyl right near the drain thanks to a bottle of cleaner that fell and dinged the vinyl. I knew if I left it, it would get worse. Couldn't see calling in a repair man so I went looking for a repair kit.

I bought this as it sounded, more or less, like what I needed.

This kit comes with white and almond paint in tiny sachets and then there's the epoxy mix, a brush and a bit of material for a bigger hole. I thought I would be using the white but after opening the kit, I saw that I needed almond, so it was good that both were included.

There is hardly any paint. Instructions say to squeeze it out but you cannot. It is such a small amount and sticks to the sides of the tiny packet. I ended up adding the epoxy to the split open package and mixing it.

I applied the mix and it looks great. The holes were tiny but now you can't tell they were even there....

United States on Dec 15, 2018

myopinionmyopinion: so I have a fiberglass tub surround that is about 15 yrs old. the color is white but , you know its not truly white any more. there was a dime sized crack in the shape of a circle near the drain. I knew at some point someone would put enough pressure on that to break it into a hole. time to fix it.
I found this product to be very liquid, but a tacky sticky liquid. not anything I had to soften up or knead. in fact, I cut a snip off each packet and squeezed just some out to get started. I mixed them in the tray of the package, then applied a thin layer on the now sanded tub, I quickly dropped down my sized fiberglass ( I frayed the edges as this fiberglass is like the thickness you use for auto body repair, my small repair area was not going to hide that well) I pressed the cloth in, then applied more goop on top. this does self level out. later when it dried I added a second coat to help hide the outline of the cloth. since the bottom of this tub ( which was abused and never cleaned by the last owners) really wont come back to the perfect white it was, and is at the walls, I added just a drop of the ivory. this really made the color match perfect!
now, the...

United States on Nov 21, 2013

Mr Dune: First, a caveat:
This is NOT a refinishing product. It is a PATCH. It will look like a patch, smell like a patch and never, ever make your tub ready for a Better Homes and Gardens photo shoot. Tub refinishing is expensive. If you spend $[. bucks and think your tub will look like new, you are a moron. You can tell the people who reviewed this poorly are morons with unrealistic expectations.

The bad news:
The kit says will repair a 5" crack. No, the fiberglass strips were short. The kits were less than 4" in one and the other was 4.5" the end of the shorter piece was so badly frayed so only about 3.5" was usable.

I had a 7" crack in the shower pan of my RV so I had ordered two kits. I had barely enough to repair the crack.

The almond pigment is useless, there is too little and the epoxy resin still comes out white, it also takes up valuable time mixing in the pigment. Chances are your almond has yellowed with age, so don't even bother mixing it in. The repair still will look white and since this stuff SETS UP REALLY FAST, use the time to get the repair correct. If you need it look good to sell the RV, get some spray paint and...

United States on Jul 28, 2010