Repair new bathroom wall

[Vsmith78]

bathroom 3 months old. Put double sided tape on wall to hold up towel hook which was about 1m under the heater. So it often got a bit warm.

It fell off the wall last night taking the paint layers and the green top sealent layer off with it. 3cm square size.

What do i need to do first please? 

[Jason]

Hi @Vsmith78,

Let me extend a very warm welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. We trust you'll receive loads of helpful information, advice and inspiration for all your projects around the home and garden from our wonderful community members. Please don't hesitate to post whenever you need a hand. 

Let me tag some helpful members in @JDE, @Prawns, @TedBear, @prettyliving and @craftyhopper to see how they would approach this repair.

Our resident Bunnings D.I.Y. dynamic duo @MitchellMc and @EricL will also be back on the site on Friday and happy to help. Thanks for your patience in the meantime. 

Jason

[prettyliving]

Hi @Vsmith78 

You could prime it, fill with joint compound and then sand and repaint. 

[TedBear]

Hi @Vsmith78 

Following @prettyliving's advice, here are some examples of the items you will need:
Filler
https://www.bunnings.com.au/polyfilla-310g-bathroom-and-kitchen-filler_p1210572

A blade
https://www.bunnings.com.au/builders-edge-150mm-plastic-joint-knife_p0730311

A sanding block
https://www.bunnings.com.au/rocket-fine-sanding-sponge_p1661077

or you could get a block without the paper attached and get a pack of sandpaper with a range of grades to use it with it -

https://www.bunnings.com.au/paint-partner-cork-sanding-block-2-pack_p1670314

https://www.bunnings.com.au/paint-partner-15-piece-sandpaper-set_p1214997

(Those sheets aren't high quality, so they won't be much good for anything but this type of repair, but they are cheap enough not to worry about using them up.)

[EricL]

Hello @Vsmith78

Thank you for sharing your question about repairing your new bathroom wall.

It's great that you've received fantastic advice from @prettyliving and @TedBear. Both their recommendations are exactly what I would have suggested in repairing your wall. If you don't have your original colour code for the paint I suggest peeling off a small sample about the size of a 10 cent coin. Bring this to the store and ask the paint specialist to do a colour match for you. I recommend using a Taubmans 250ml Sample Pot White tinted in your wall colour for just the repair. Please keep us updated, we look forward to seeing your wall repaired.

Here is a handy step-by-step guide: How to patch plaster

If you need further advice or information, please let us know.

Eric