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Default Removing hard putty from wooden window frame

In message , stuart noble
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On 24/03/2012 08:27, Alt Beer wrote:
The glass in an external wooden window frame is cracked and needs
replacing.
The putty at the bottom of the frame is cracking and easy to remove but
the putty at the top and sides is rock solid. What is the best way to
remove hard set putty
without damaging the wooden frame?

Thanks



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But IME it's a brutish implement, designed to butcher the frame. You
could use a Stanley knife to score a line where wood meets putty. Often
the putty will lift when the glass is removed.


*Hammer* and *use with care* don't go together well but I find the
hacking knife does the job. Bared wood can be re-primed before fitting
fresh glass.

regards

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Tim Lamb