Strengthening an Acrylic bath panel

[spooky_b329]

Just fitted my own bathroom, the acrylic panels that came with the bath are a joke, Rolf Harris could use it as a wobble board I've already had to cut a couple of peices out of the lip so it fits flush to the bath without fouling the bath supports, and the panel clips supplied with it don't fit the narrow wooden battening

It has a convex front so when ever you lean over the bath and touch it, it deforms and pops in, occasionally with a worrying 'crack' sound.

Can I just lay 40x20mm battens along its length inside the curved section and bed them down on a load of silicone sealant? I'm assuming any bath tyoe sealant is safe to use on Acrylic and won't weaken it?

Thanks for any advice.

 

[Bilioustrumpstaine]

You could try that but I don't know how well it would work, perhaps some hardboard strips running vertically would help.

If it doesn't work you can purchase a more substantial panel from any diy shed.

 

[foxhole]

I would not bother trying to strengthen, bin it and make your own.