Replacement work top

Have you got a "mens shed" in your area, ask them

Tell OH " you broke ..... you fix it" 

Old trick used to be to turn them over, but nowadays probably not practical. 

The course I would take on a 6 year old van would be influenced by who picks up the tabs, as I can't see it being anything but very expensive.

If it was not my insurer then like has been suggested earlier I would be doing some lateral thinking of what sort of inset, or wider area resurfacing feature would look the less bodge like.

At home we once had a stainless steel top protector, a quite big sheet with a "satin" finish. That lived as a permanent feature though it covered no "nasty", but did not look out of place either so did not get stowed away when not actually in use. Something of that ilk might be an option?

 Formica, not heard that name for a few years.

I’m wondering how the damage looks from above. If the laminate is still there, albeit cracked, you might consider squirting some expanding polyurethane foam in through a hole drilled underneath. It’s expansion is powerful so you could consider laying a sheet of glass on top, weighted down by a concrete breeze block, suitably padded from the glass. Once it’s set and the glass removed, you should be able to fill imperfections with a polyester resin filler, which will also take a limited amount of cellulose paint from a car touch up kit. As an alternative to polyester filler, two part epoxy putty is sold in a variety of colours for filling chips and joins in granite worktops. It’s a job which requires patience and care, but done sympathetically, you can achieve a very high standard of restoration,

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