Wow, the knowledge in this group is amazing!
Cheers guys! I'll get down to Halfords then and report on progress.

Cheers!
Paul

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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Paul wrote:

Cheers David.
I'll try the matchstick trick first.

It's pretty loose, and some plaster has come away slightly around the
rawlplug.
I wasn't sure if polyfilla would hold another rawlplug if I filled and
then
drilled..



I always take the plug out, mix up some car body fller, stuff it in teh
holde and ram a new plug in, and wipe teh goo clean quickly with acetone
or cellulose thinners.

In ten minutes the stuff is rubbery, and you put the screw in but don't
tighten, In half an hour its rock solid and you tighten up.


Rgds,
Paul

"Lobster" wrote in message
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How 'loose' is it?
if it's not too bad, as a first attempt I'd be inclined to try
removing the rawlplug, shove some small bits of wood in the hole
(struck matchsticks are good for this) then reinsert the rawlplug and
screw in the screw. The matchsticks will hopefully pack out the extra
space and let the screw bite the rawlplug. Bit of a bodge but it
often works well, especially in a non-critical application like a
curtain rail!

David