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Christian McArdle wrote:
Being dark grey, it matches well to the lead. I imagine the match to your
average mortar would be appalling!

Right. I'll keep it in mind.

In my case, I didn't need to touch the pointing. I needed a angle
grinder to shift it, it was so hard and certainly didn't remove any more
than I needed to.

I keep forgetting not everyone has a Victorian pile where the mortar is
soft. The pointing - once started on removal - is often difficult to
stop. ;-)

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