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On Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:56:25 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
Andy Burns wrote:
Dave Plowman wrote:


[LS-X]


Andy Burns wrote:

It's like silicone gunge that doesn't go off ...

It certainly does after time. Got a part used tube which was solid.


well, it claims to never set completely ...


That is likely true, but here it set in the tube enough to be useless. No
criticism of the product though, which is very good.


Unlike a modern equivalent of Boss White that states its life to be 1 year
from /date of manufacture/ and /if unopened/! (so it could be u/s from
'new'), I found a can of Boss White under the hedg at the top of the garden.
Knowing when the main supply had been repaired, that can had been there for
~15 years. It had a rusted hole in it, the contents were more encapsulated
than sinned over but, inside, it was still useable.
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