Maybe Bondo? (joking) Remember when all else fails, there's J.B. weld. If it was metal and enamel, I could tell you exactly how.

Well, there's always duct tape.

Posted: Monday, December 19, 2005 Well, there's always duct tape.

Now that's a real man talkin'!   Hope you get it fixed.  Don't ya hate it when stuff like that happens?!

Ouch, that is not a fun situation... had that problem just over a year ago in my house. We never did find anything that would repair the crack, which led to a partial remodel of the bathroom area, ripping out the tub in favor of a shower.

You might try "Bathfitter" (they slide a new tub liner over-top of the old tub) or something similar, though I have no personal experience with them, and don't know if they wouldn't wind up costing you more than putting in a new tub yourself or not or whether or not it would fix the problem you are having... I just remember their catchy TV jingle "Bathfitter, for the perfect fit!" which continues on to something like get a new tub over your old one in about an hour or some such....

In our case the crack was in the floor off to the side of the drain area a bit. Not directly around the drain area. Either way finding something that would be water "proof" or at least with enough water resistance to last was part of the problem.

Replacing tubs is certainly no fun, but it might wind up being your solution. If so, Lowes or Home Depot can provide those for you so you might want to check out prices there on them just in case you have to go in that direction.

Either way, good luck, and hope it's not too costly!

OUch!  Sorry for the tub.  I wonder if Epoxy Resin would work.  You know the stuff they use to repair surfboards with?  Worked for Surfboards!

I can't afford the time or money to replace it right now.

I'm thinking epoxy resin too.

Well, I couldn't yet find a proper solution likely to work long term, but I did at least find a short term solution involving a sheet of heavy plastic and copious amounts of duct tape. It ain't pretty, but it doesn't leak.

I guess it's true, you really can fix anything with enough duct tape.

involving a sheet of heavy plastic and copious amounts of duct tape.

NOw that is a real man!