On Jan 7, 2:54*pm, Cindy Hamilton
wrote:
On Jan 7, 1:32*pm, "Robert11" wrote:
Hello,
Anyone know anything about this product called "Mighty Putty" that always
seems to be advertised
by some pitchman on TV ?
What is it made of ?
Waterproof ?
Any good ? * For what ?
We got some similar stuff at Ace Hardware. *We've used it once, as a
temporary patch in the eavestrough (gutter). *Most of the uses they
show
in the commercial are garbage. *It makes my husband shout at the tv
every time it's on.
Drywall patch is cheaper and better for fixing drywall.
If you use it on the PVC fitting as they show, the plumber who
ultimately
has to fix the actual problem will have to saw the joint out and
replace
the fitting. *It seems to me that you could fix that problem by just
tightening the big ol' PVC nut.
Let's see--what else do they use it for? *As an adhesive, I'd rather
trust
some appropriate glue than a putty that will take up space in the
repair.
They use it as a wood putty and paint over it. *Wood putty is cheaper
and probably more paintable.
I'd never make a replacement cup handle out of it. *It's just plain
ugly.
For every use they make of it, there's something far better. *However,
we
do have one roll of it in the junk drawer, in case some problem
appears
where it would be the ideal thing. *A single roll isn't terribly
expensive,
but there's no point buying half a dozen at once, as Charlie Bress
pointed
out.
Cindy Hamilton
If you use it on the PVC fitting as they show, the plumber who
ultimately has to fix the actual problem will have to saw the joint
out and replace the fitting. It seems to me that you could fix that
problem by just tightening the big ol' PVC nut.
Unless of course the fitting in question doesn't have a big ol' PVC
nut *and* the putty fixes the actual problem.
When the glue joint began to leak on the seam of the PVC trap shown
here I used some epoxy putty to reseal it:
http://www.hardwarestore.com/media/p...4_front500.jpg
Not repairing it in place as I did would have meant sawing out just
about everything from where the drain exited the disposal to where it
went into the floor. The epoxy putty lasted for many years until the
disposal failed - at which point I had to replace it all anyway. A
couple of bucks and 15 minutes isn't bad for what amounted to a
permanent repair.