Looking for crafty ideas for an aluminum shower door trim piece (or other creative ideas)

Submitted by jaypizzl t3_115omqi in DIY

I removed, repaired, and reinstalled my condo's wobbly shower door, but I put the aluminum strip that goes underneath on backwards! The door opens outwards and has a rubber strip along the bottom, like a windshield wiper. I thought the lip needed to go on the inside to avoid scraping on the rubber, but the post-shower puddles indicate I was wrong. The rubber windshield wiper bit on the door should apparently just clear the lip.

Now I have to take the entire thing apart and put it all back together and re-do all that fussy silicone just to flip that piece.

Can anyone think of a good workaround?

The only solution I can think of is getting a strip of polished aluminum about the same size as the lip and caulking that on the outside. I could Dremel out channels through the lip on the inside to let collected water drain. I have no clue how to get a piece of metal like that, though. How would someone procure a piece measuring 9/64" x 15/64" by x 24" (3.4 mm x 6 mm x 610 mm) other than paying a machine shop an exorbitant amount?

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ItamiOzanare t1_j932hcy wrote

Just take the door apart and put it back together the other way.

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myrishswamp t1_j933suv wrote

That's so crazy it just might work.

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jaypizzl OP t1_j939e9f wrote

I also figured out that the little rubber seal bit isn't supposed to be all wavy like it is, so I got a new one for $5. I'll see if that stops enough water. Otherwise, it sounds like I'll have another fun Saturday of messing around with the shower door.

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WhyNotChoose t1_j94n4pw wrote

Ask at Lowe's or some bath remodeling business if they have a bottom channel piece, similar to the one you put in backwards. Then dremel/cut off the little strip you need. OR, take out the one you put in wrong and put it in right. Good luck.

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runningmaan t1_j92xfnq wrote

To be honest, you solution sounds like more of a fuzz than just fixing it in the right way.

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jaypizzl OP t1_j939qap wrote

It'd be super easy if such a magically convenient piece were available for a reasonable price. If it's got to be custom, then another day of messing around would be better.

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fantompwer t1_j967w4g wrote

Just do it the right way

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