My screws look terrible!

[VegemiteSandwich]

To stop these chairs scuffing the wall at work, I’ve put up an acrylic panel. It’s just been a bastard of a job. Some screws are just wall plugs, some are the proper plasterboard ones. Plus, because the acrylic is probably a bit thin, it’s bowing slightly.

Any ideas on what I can cover the screw with? I bought some white screw caps, but they aren’t deep enough to cover the large screw head. I’m actually happy to buy something that just gets stuck on with a blob of mastic (or blue tac).

 

[RandomGrinch]

Mirror screws and caps?

Mirror Screw

Zinc plated screw with a chrome screw in cap.

www.toolstation.com

Or maybe just some screw cups?

Screw Cup Solid Brass

www.toolstation.com

 

[Mottie]

Probably too late now but our dentists waiting room had the same problem. He simply laid a plank of wood on the floor between the skirting board and the rear legs of the chairs so that the top/back of the chairs didn’t come into contact with the wall.

 

[foxhole]

Thin timber plank would look better.

 

[big-all]

as said timber
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[blup]

Why can't you bury the head and skim the whole board

 

[VegemiteSandwich]

Probably too late now but our dentists waiting room had the same problem. He simply laid a plank of wood on the floor between the skirting board and the rear legs of the chairs so that the top/back of the chairs didn’t come into contact with the wall.

Aaaaaah now that’s not a bad idea! I do have a bit of oak that would blend in. It’s not to hard to fill the holes and repaint.

 

[VegemiteSandwich]

Why can't you bury the head and skim the whole board

The acrylic is only about 4mm thick, so I don’t think I can. I’m not sure how I could skim it …

 

[VegemiteSandwich]

as said timber
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I bought some of these, but they didn’t cover the fixings enough.

 

[VegemiteSandwich]

Thin timber plank would look better.

It’d need to be a thicker piece - the chairs are actually different heights! Might work, I’ll have a think thanks.

 

[VegemiteSandwich]

Mirror screws and caps?

Mirror Screw

Zinc plated screw with a chrome screw in cap.

www.toolstation.com

Or maybe just some screw cups?

Screw Cup Solid Brass

www.toolstation.com

Thanks, I might give these a go.

 

[foxhole]

It’d need to be a thicker piece - the chairs are actually different heights! Might work, I’ll have a think thanks.

I refer to thickness not width .

 

[blup]

The acrylic is only about 4mm thick, so I don’t think I can. I’m not sure how I could skim it …

Batten out the wall and stick the panel to the battens with CT1 or similar hybrid polymer.

 

[briwire]

The plastic cup washers with covers will look OK. Not sure if that's waht you have already tried, but you can get a larger size that should accommodate your screws.