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Default Repairing cast iron downpipe?

On 05/09/2017 17:50, Brian Gaff wrote:
Yes it was a while ago. I'm sure back in the old days we used to repair such
pipes at least temporarily with car body repair kits then paint them the
same colour as the pipe!
Brian


It's always the back of the pipe that rusts, where you can't get to it.
Is that sod's law at work, or is it because it's usually not painted
there/stays wet longer/some other reason?