Help!!

Hi, I'm a newbie on here. I came across this thread fitting-clear-acrylic-plastic-to-wall-t47631.html but can't seem to add to the thread. I've also searched through many pages but can't seem to find an answer to my problem.

We decided to try perspex in our shower cubicles but after reading your posts feel this may prove not the best thing. We have been doing a major building renovation on our home and have new plumbing and a water softener so I was hoping the Perspex would be easy clean. In one shower we fitted a pearlised colour and used silicone to fix it to the wall. Although a little disappointing that some of the silicone can be seen shadowing through in places, once the screen was up it is not that noticeable and the effect is stunning. Haven't moved in yet so haven't used it to report back.

The trouble now is that we have white for the other. Went to fix it to the wall and it showed every bit of silicone - quickly peeled it off and will clean up. Can't afford to change this so desperate to know if any of you experienced DIY'ers have any suggestions. Thank you.

I think what ever you use to stick clear acrilyc will show through.
You can get proper panels for this in different colours, some look like marble etc.
I used Sikaflex, when I fitted mine, with just a couple of mirror screws in the tops, just to be on the safe side.

The panels were ordered in white and thought as they were a solid colour things wouldn't show through. We sent for samples of the pearlised azure and a grey and fixed these to plasterboard as a trial before buying - they looked fine but of course it is such a different thing when on a larger scale. I looked at all sorts of panels but liked the plain, glassy look of perspex and couldn't afford glass so we gave it a go. In fact originally we ordered the pearlised azure for both but it came in a much bluer colour than the silvery sample. When this was raised with perspex by the supplier who agreed that it was also different to their samples the response that it was within the colour tolerance. The blue didn't really go with the walnut units so I changed them to white.

Is there an adhesive that would work better than silicone that may not show through so much with the white? I'm sorry if this is so similar to the earlier post but that poster was using clear perspex so I hoping we can find a solution to fixing the white. Desperate to get into our house after 6 months out.

It sounds like you have an opaque Perspex.

Ideally you should of ordered Lucite rather than Perspex. They are made in the same factory but Lucite is solid and can hardly be seen through unless it is a specific colour and 3.2mm thick ( I think it is 1W26 colour that you can see through at 3.2mm thick ) Most of the other Lucite colours cannot be seen through!

Lucite is made for the sanitary ware market such as baths and shower trays
Perspex is made for signs etc. and so it does let the light through!

This splashback was fixed with silicone-


Also are you certain that you are talking about Perspex and not some other make of acrylic? Perspex is made to a very high standard and what you said about the colour being off just does not sound right.
I used to work on inspection and colour testing the product was part of the inspection procedure, if a colour was not spot on the batch was often scrapped. This is why a lot of sign manufacturers specify Perspex for large signs for McDonalds and BP etc. as the colours are made to a very specific recipe!

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Wish I'd found this forum sooner as it seems Lucite would have been a better option. I ordered it as Perspex - and it was supplied with the name Perspex on the peel-off backing. The supplier had those little oval samples and we had two square samples which all matched, i.e. more pearlised and not as blue as the sheets delivered.

As for the white - we can't send the panel back so I bought a spray can of plastic primer, then did two coats of undercoat using a roller. My OH had cut a hole for the wall mounted bath filler. He fitted it today with the painter and unfortunately he lifted it by the hole and cracked it - you can't see through it though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are two cracks which are relatively small and we have left the sheet up while we decide what to do. Next idea - could we glue a strip of coloured perspex or lucite around it like a frieze? If so, what adhesive would we use?

Thanks for your help.

Yes you can glue a piece of Perspex or Lucite to the existing sheet.

You should be able to do this using clear silicone.

Or you can buy a special glue called tensol cement that is specifically designed for gluing perspex but the silicone would probably be better, make sure you get a decent make such as Dow corning which should include an anti-bacterial agent.

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