Can anyone tell me what the material is on the bathroom walls?

[Bob Quinn]

Is it formica? I'm trying to patch up some (like 12) old screw holes left in one of the heads by a previous owner. Trying some gel coat scratch/chip repair stuff right now.

[Cricket]

Picture?

[SEVEN]

Melamine or Formica or something very similar.

[Bob Quinn]

Picture?

I already filled the holes, so I can't take a picture. It looks like melamine, formica or something like seven said.

It appears to have a hard shell layer then a dense brown board backing that is maybe 1/8" thick (really can't tell as it was just screw holes)

The material reminds of the stuff they use on tub surrounds, or used to anyways. Not sure what it was/is called.

I used a gel coat repair paste called Evercoat gel coat scratch patch. (it says it works for formica too)

I had some SeamFil but it was Almond color and way to dark.

After putting the SeamFil on, not liking the color and wiping it out, then using the Evercoat, I would swear they are the same product. At least in consistency and similar instructions anyways.
The SeamFil actually seamed to hang on the wall better, the Evercoat was a little runny.


The Evercoat your supposed to put it on then wipe off the excess with a plastic scraper after 15 minutes. That wasn't going to happen as it just wanted to run down the wall. So I put painters tape over it and am letting it dry.
The bright side is it says it can be removed with mineral spirits for up to 5 or 6 days.

The Evercoat was ridiculously expensive at $22 for a small tube.
The SeamFil product was about $7 for a tube but I had to buy it online.

I'll post a pic if it works out.

[bostonhatteras]

I already filled the holes, so I can't take a picture. It looks like melamine, formica or something like seven said.

It appears to have a hard shell layer then a dense brown board backing that is maybe 1/8" thick (really can't tell as it was just screw holes)

The material reminds of the stuff they use on tub surrounds, or used to anyways. Not sure what it was/is called.

I used a gel coat repair paste called Evercoat gel coat scratch patch. (it says it works for formica too)

I had some SeamFil but it was Almond color and way to dark.

After putting the SeamFil on, not liking the color and wiping it out, then using the Evercoat, I would swear they are the same product. At least in consistency and similar instructions anyways.
The SeamFil actually seamed to hang on the wall better, the Evercoat was a little runny.


The Evercoat your supposed to put it on then wipe off the excess with a plastic scraper after 15 minutes. That wasn't going to happen as it just wanted to run down the wall. So I put painters tape over it and am letting it dry.
The bright side is it says it can be removed with mineral spirits for up to 5 or 6 days.

The Evercoat was ridiculously expensive at $22 for a small tube.
The SeamFil product was about $7 for a tube but I had to buy it online.

I'll post a pic if it works out.

You probably don't need this info now but someone else may appreciate it. Stone countertop installers, whether real stone like granite/marble or manufactured like Caesarstone / Corian, use a translucent polyester that they color to match the stone first with their little assortment of colorants, then add the catalyst. Like so many others, they don't know the difference between epoxy and polyester, so they just call it 'poxy' but its polyester using MEKP as the catalyst. Find an installer/fabricator who will give you some as its cheap as dirt to them and you're in business. They wipe it into the seams (holes in this case) with a plastic body putty spreader and wipe away the excess with a razor blade.

[Pascal]

On my 1970 53 it is Formica or one of its close cousin