I'm tiling a bath frame (bath box) and triming the edges with chome/stainless steel trim. One of the corners is rounded but its a bit too sharp for normal curvable tile trim. Does anyone know where I can get tile trim that will bend to a sharper curve?

Just to explain the curve, if you stand over the bathframe corner and look down at it from above, place the top of a coke bottle on the corner so that it is touching the two edges at either side (at 90 deg angle to each other), the curve on the corner is pretty much the same as the curve on the coke bottle top.

any help much appreciated!
thanks

Ger

can you not cut the back out of the trim to allow it to curve tighter ??

That's it Paul!
Ger ol just cut the web pieces out of the back of the trim and bend it around your coke bottle.

Originally Posted by ger ol

I'm tiling a bath frame (bath box) and triming the edges with chome/stainless steel trim. One of the corners is rounded but its a bit too sharp for normal curvable tile trim. Does anyone know where I can get tile trim that will bend to a sharper curve?

Just to explain the curve, if you stand over the bathframe corner and look down at it from above, place the top of a coke bottle on the corner so that it is touching the two edges at either side (at 90 deg angle to each other), the curve on the corner is pretty much the same as the curve on the coke bottle top.

any help much appreciated!
thanks

Ger

You need to activate your account.. you should have an activation email.. click the return link..

as above above

HI there lads! thanks very much for the replies, its taken me ages cos I couldnt log in till now. OK so you reckon thats the best way to go?
Ok well Ill try that then. I thought that there might have been a specialist tile trim on the market that would allow me to bend it to any shape. Ive tried bending the chrome tile trim already and it tends to dent and not bend smoothly because the curve is a but sharp. But I guess if that's what you suggest as the best way to go then I'll have to try make it work.
Thanks
Ger

Originally Posted by ger ol

HI there lads! thanks very much for the replies, its taken me ages cos I couldnt log in till now. OK so you reckon thats the best way to go?
Ok well Ill try that then. I thought that there might have been a specialist tile trim on the market that would allow me to bend it to any shape. Ive tried bending the chrome tile trim already and it tends to dent and not bend smoothly because the curve is a but sharp. But I guess if that's what you suggest as the best way to go then I'll have to try make it work.
Thanks
Ger

can you not clamp it and bend it round a former to achive a nice tight corner

Originally Posted by ger ol

HI there lads! thanks very much for the replies, its taken me ages cos I couldnt log in till now. OK so you reckon thats the best way to go?
Ok well Ill try that then. I thought that there might have been a specialist tile trim on the market that would allow me to bend it to any shape. Ive tried bending the chrome tile trim already and it tends to dent and not bend smoothly because the curve is a but sharp. But I guess if that's what you suggest as the best way to go then I'll have to try make it work.
Thanks
Ger

use the stainless trim its more malleable :Pete

What about using a metal square edge trim

Originally Posted by merlecollins

What about using a metal square edge trim

Brass or aluminum will fracture

You still need to activate your account..?

Brass or aluminum will fracture

Never had that problem myself

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Originally Posted by merlecollins

Never had that problem myself

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wasn't having a go engineer by trade and thats cheating

wasn't having a go engineer by trade and thats cheating

No probs mate