Upvc Window Cill Board/Cover

unigirl | 16:26 Sun 12th Feb 2023 | Home & Garden

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Hi all

My partner needs a piece of glossy white plastic no more than about 50mm long by 20mm wide to cover a gap on the body of a fridge/ freezer that arose because the door hinge was changed from one side of the appliance to the other. The silly appliance installers mislaid the piece that was meant to cover the gap. The plastic only needs to be about 1.5 to 2mm thick.
We've got lots of small pieces of upc cill board knocking around and he's had the idea of cutting a piece of the upper, glossy surface of a board to fit the gap. Obviously, the board right now has a hardened sandwich of foam between the upper and lower surfaces.
He's wondering what would be the best way of removing the foam from the underside of the section he cuts out. Would it be best to file it or sand it away or could it be scraped off somehow. Could it be removed chemically by some means or other?
White upvc sheets of this thickness are horrendously expensive online when you factor in the minimum size and postage.

Thank you.

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Atheist

I suppose I would cut off an oversized piece and then work at it with stanley knife, sandpaper, file, or anything else that came to mind once I'd seen how the material behaves. Once cleaned off, then you can cut off a piece of the right size for the repair. I'd muddle through, in other words. Good luck.

The Builder

Or...............................
Google "fridge freezer hinge hole cover".

Several spares suppliers there. Try and find the make of your fridge.

Atheist

I agree with Builder. If there's a missing/lost part, then best to try to source a replacement.

unigirl

Question Author

In an ideal world, I couldn't agree more. However, he has short arms and long pockets which is quite a handicap in these situations.

unigirl

Question Author

He believes that a carefully cut piece of thin plastic would solve this issue in minutes without any expenditure. The section concerned isn't even visible when the door is closed. I'm convinced he's from the make do and mend era tbh.

Atheist

Is it essential that you fit a plastic bit? Is he, or you, fussy about cosmetic aspects? If it's just to keep the dust out, then you could use a bit of sticky tape.

Atheist

unigirl; if he's that fussy, then best to let him muddle through with a carving knife, a nailfile, sanding stick from your nailcare kit, some nail varnish remover, vinegar and brown paper, bleach etc.. If you are the fussy one, then give him an arm or pocket operation for Valentine's day. Best wishes to you both.

Atheist

Or pretend you found a fifty-pound note in the street.

Old_Geezer

Maybe cut a few rectangles from a washing up liquid bottle, stick them together to get the required thickness.

Unsure why you're both bothering, to be honest.

unigirl

Question Author

I'm indifferent to covering the area and certainly not that fussy. He's the one that wants to cover it.

I like your idea OG lol

Hopkirk

Best thread this week!

Tuvok

How about an L Plate or P Plate - I’ve used that before for work when I needed a bit of magnetic sheet for a sign. In your case you could attach it with double sided tape.

unigirl

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Tuvok, that sounds like a brilliant idea. Thank you.

Hopkirk, you're probably right. Such a simple request but isn't it surprising how difficult it is to remedy the situation without the expense of postage, phone calls, emails etc to the manufacturer/spares agent when there has to be a simple way of resolving the matter. That's the view of my partner and I can't condemn him for it. Have we really reached a stage where we're prepared to source and possibly pay for a part including any postage incurred without thinking twice about it when all we need is a few square centimetres of thin, white plastic that we can shape to fit? If we were repair agents, the cost of the part could be recovered from the users without thinking twice. But given that we are the purchasers and users, it's a reasonable concept to try to remedy this at minimum expense to ourselves.

The fridge/ freezer is a Liebherr model. We paid around £900 for it and that was under a "price beating" scheme operated by Euronics.

unigirl

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To summarise, I need a piece of white thin plastic to cover a rectangular hole with the dimensions mentioned in the original question that is located in the upper right hand side of the appliance framework. There are no electric wires, screws, bolts or anything else within the resulting cavity that could be considered a hazard.

Regardless of whether a part to fit costs 10p or 10 pounds from the manufacturer or a parts supplier or needs chasing via phone, email etc, am I being told that this is really my only option with the exception of Tuvoc's suggestion?