I resealed my bathtub with the tub empty just to save an afternoon: the first time I filled it, I saw what the acrylic did to my brand-new joint

I resealed my bathtub with the tub empty just to save an afternoon: the first time I filled it, I saw what the acrylic did...

You sealed your bathtub perfectly on a dry Sunday afternoon. Then you filled it for the first time and watched the joint split wide open. It wasn’t bad workmanship—it was physics. Here’s what went wrong and exactly how to fix it.