Has anyone done this? If so what were your DIY results and what products did you use? Thanks!

Never done a shower but made plenty of surfboards in my day.

30 minutes ago, MrRick said:

Never done a shower but made plenty of surfboards in my day.

Now that's really cool Rick, did you do some home made work or were you in business?

Old surfer here, grew up in Ocean Beach California, swam before I could walk and surfed for a loooong time, Sunset Cliffs, the Ocean Beach Pier, La Jolla, Blacks, and Baja Cali and a lot of places in between. But my local spot was O.B. Pier. I have one board left, an 8' 6" Phil Edwards, up in my garage rafters.

Hey Rick, you wouldn't happen to be thee legendary "Rick Surboards" ? 😁

Patched a few shower floors.

1 hour ago, John Morris said:

Now that's really cool Rick, did you do some home made work or were you in business?

Old surfer here, grew up in Ocean Beach California, swam before I could walk and surfed for a loooong time, Sunset Cliffs, the Ocean Beach Pier, La Jolla, Blacks, and Baja Cali and a lot of places in between. But my local spot was O.B. Pier. I have one board left, an 8' 6" Phil Edwards, up in my garage rafters.

I grew up in San Diego. I went to Patrick

Henry High then Grossmont College and SDSU. I moved out and lived in Pacific Beach in my own apartment. I surfed everywhere. Pacific beach, Blacks Beach Del Mar, Ocean beach, La Jolla, Encinitas and all the way down to Baja. I started making boards in High School. Yes I sold them here and there and made them in my parents back yard off of Lake Murray. Those were the days! LOL.

I did a tub floor about a year ago. I searched here for the post of products I used but couldn't locate it. I procured Bondo + hardener, Fiberglass Cloth, Fiberglass resin + hardener, and 3M Expanding foam. There's plenty of YouTube videos showing methods.

Also, there are DIY kits that contain everything.---> HERE

Word of caution; you'll need to allow a minimum of 48 hours before using and PLENTY of ventilation while progressing through the steps.

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46 minutes ago, MrRick said:

I grew up in San Diego. I went to Patrick

Dang Rick, we were neighbors, good chance I saw you out in the water.

32 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Also, there are DIY kits that contain everything.---> HERE

Thanks for the link Gramps! And the tips!

32 minutes ago, John Morris said:

Dang Rick, we were neighbors, good chance I saw you out in the water.

Probably. I spent more time in the water than on land.

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John ... the tubes at Blacks Beach. Those were the days!!

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1 hour ago, MrRick said:

John ... the tubes at Blacks Beach. Those were the days!!

Nice pic Rick! Ya I remember Blacks! Blacks may be the most powerful wave in SD County, the way it comes out of deep water and hits that shelf, I remember winter days where the volume of water in those waves was massive, like the lip was 3 feet thick!

When we visit SD a couple times a year, we'll still go there and hang out at the glider port and eat a picnic lunch. It's still a beautiful location.

Is that you in that pic Rick, all goofy foot and everything!

Up front I'd say no it's not me.... but it could be. I was there all the time. 🙂

Welp, after looking at the products and the work involved, we are hiring a pro. For 388 bucks he's coming in with all his gear, sanding equipment, acid wash, HVLP system and the finish product will look as good as high shine factory finish. The new homeowners will be happy with their new shower. 😉 I just can't get past the best products being rolled on, and the rattle can sprays don't last more than a year and the results are spotty. So we'll let this pro do the work, he'll be in and out, and his work is guaranteed for 8 years.

Thanks Gramps for the lead on the product, appreciate it!

yeah John kinda like my grandsons home remodel project calls for two egress windows in basement for $500 bucks crew comes in cuts the hole for 1 window and fits the window in a solid concrete wall. took some talking but his Dad and i finally convinced him, money well spent.

On 3/3/2026 at 4:50 AM, Rusty S said:

yeah John kinda like my grandsons home remodel project calls for two egress windows in basement for $500 bucks crew comes in cuts the hole for 1 window and fits the window in a solid concrete wall. took some talking but his Dad and i finally convinced him, money well spent.

We are all DIY'ers at heart aren't we Rusty? It's hard to think we have to part with our money for something we can conceivably do ourselves. But sometimes we gotta step back and set pride aside, and say hey, the pro's are needed for this project!

For your window project, that is indeed money well spent, that's a bit of a project you guys had. For 500 bucks that seems very reasonable.

Our shower crew of two, came in at 9:15 and were done and gone at 12noon. The shower looks brand new, and there is no way I could of done that. 388 bucks well spent. Check one more item off the todo list before selling!