In article ,
Tim Watts wrote:
On 28/05/10 17:04, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In ,
george wrote:
I have cleaned and painted the guttering,
and got new bolts to join them with,
but what gooey stuff shall I use in the joints?

If it was something that set hard then it could make it very difficult
to disassemble them for painting in ten years time

Plumber's Mate?


I *sure* there is some sort of jointing mastic available for this.

IIRC, 'twas originally putty. Which lasted a good few years. Certainly
outlived this PVC rubbish used today.

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