Calling All Handymen!

[pbbeck]

I have a stripped screw that I don't know how to fix. I know the usual way to fix a stripped screw hole is to fill the hole with a material that matches the hardness of the surrounded material, but this screw holds a towel bar onto an aluminum shower door and is threaded into a piece of molded acrylic or plastic or some such material.

 

I would love some ideas on what I can use to fill in the hole.

[STICKMAN]

How about a plastic anchor behind eveything????????

[KER]

get a bigger screw.....

[SteveB]

duct tape!

 

Can you drill through the frame and attach a nut on the other side? If so you could epoxy a stud into the acrylic and use a couple washer to spread the load and match the finish of the alluminum.

[George Brown]

duct tape!

 

Then go for a ride!

[rocks]

JB Weld

[Hermes]

don't sweat the small stuff, go ride.

[Jake]

My wife has a suggestion. Make the husband remodel the entire bathroom.

[steveknapp]

Is there aluminum for the shower door as well? Or just the plastic?

 

I had some screws strip out on my shower door hinge (just over time the weight pulled the screws out. I replaced them with pop rivets and it's holding quite well.

 

A picture would be really helpful.

 

If you want to stay threaded, there are tons of threaded inserts. Either from a place like mcmaster, or some woodwoorking ones with some epoxy?

[Jerry Johnston]

My wife has a suggestion. Make the husband remodel the entire bathroom.

 

Don't know the thickness of your shower door but you might be able to use a threaded pop rivet. They also make rubber pop rivets - they're 3/8" wide (hole size x 27/64" deep and use a 8/32" threaded bolt. I've used the rubber rivets to hold on roof racks on a car where I didn't want the roof to leak. They squeeze up nice and solid.