bathroom wall trim

[DennisB]

the half wall of the bathroom has a gray plastic trim that is applied as a cap to the wall..anybody know what this trim is called and where I can get some?

thanks,
dennis

[Bill]

Don't tell me - when the bathroom wall comes up, it snags the end of that trim piece and rips it. Am I right?

It is called something like "plastic U-channel" or "plastic trim" or "plastic extrusion".

You might get it from the TM factory.

You can find stuff like this at industrial supply places. I'm looking at McMaster-Carr at the moment, and putting "plastic trim" in the search box got me to the right area. You won't want to buy from them, but it gets you the kind of descriptive info and words you need.

Amazon has some similar stuff - I don't know if it is the "right" stuff.

If you find it, please post.

Bill

[DennisB]

Yes Bill, you are correct. I will post when I find a replacement-
Thanks,
Dennis

[Bill]

I don't know how to prevent this from happening, but it is a pain. I find that if I hyper-extend the shower wall (raise it more than 90 degrees, so it bends back over the bed a bit) it will swing into place properly. But I also find that I don't remember to do this until it is too late. I haven't studied it yet, but I think that a new piece of plastic molding will suffer the same fate as the original. I'm looking for a different solution.

I have considered dismounting the shower wall and trimming that corner into a better shape. I have also considered fabricating a short (2-inch?) metal U-cap to be installed tightly over the troublesome spot, to protect the molding and force the wall to rotate over the plastic. I have also considered removing the molding, shaving down the corner of the lower wall, and then somehow convincing the molding to conform to the new shape. I haven't tried any of these yet, and none of them sounds like a great solution. I would welcome others. Something's gotta be done.

Bill

[DennisB]

I am pretty sure the trim got torn when I was setting up the bathroom-that 4”Naugahyde curtain that hangs down can catch the top of the wall and make it feel that it is as high as it can go and if you open the side wall at that point, it will catch on the trim.

Since I figured this out, I just make sure that 4 “ curtain is out of the way and the wall tilted way over before I pull out the side panel. Now it opens fine every time.

I emailed “Adam” at trailmanor parts and he is going to send me replacement pieces.

Dennis