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This grouting is very dirty and greasy and partly falling out around the
sealing strip behind the gas hob. http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=4g1cic&s=7 Novice would be grateful for any pointers on the *easiest* way to smarten it up please. Thanks. |
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On 08/06/2011 23:55, john brook wrote:
This grouting is very dirty and greasy and partly falling out around the sealing strip behind the gas hob. http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=4g1cic&s=7 Novice would be grateful for any pointers on the *easiest* way to smarten it up please. Thanks. No easy way alas. Strip out old sealant completely, re seal. If you want to know more post again :-) -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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In message , The Medway Handyman
wrote On 08/06/2011 23:55, john brook wrote: This grouting is very dirty and greasy and partly falling out around the sealing strip behind the gas hob. http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=4g1cic&s=7 Novice would be grateful for any pointers on the *easiest* way to smarten it up please. Thanks. No easy way alas. Strip out old sealant completely, re seal. If you want to know more post again :-) Also Google for "Fugi" or "Fugenboy" Watch the video at http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/fugi-applicator-kit-3-piece-172-13240 (link next to the picture of the product) -- Alan news2009 {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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Alan wrote:
Also Google for "Fugi" or "Fugenboy" Watch the video at http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/fugi-applicator-kit-3-piece-172-13240 (link next to the picture of the product) That's neat, but £8 for 3 bits of plastic? -- Murphy's ultimate law is that if something that could go wrong doesn't, it turns out that it would have been better if it had gone wrong. |
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On 09/06/2011 18:19, GB wrote:
Alan wrote: Also Google for "Fugi" or "Fugenboy" Watch the video at http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/fugi-applicator-kit-3-piece-172-13240 (link next to the picture of the product) That's neat, but £8 for 3 bits of plastic? Its what they do, not what they are. I'd pay 2 or 3 times that if I had too. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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On 08/06/2011 23:55, john brook wrote:
This grouting is very dirty and greasy and partly falling out around the sealing strip behind the gas hob. http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=4g1cic&s=7 Novice would be grateful for any pointers on the *easiest* way to smarten it up please. Thanks. Have a look at the pvc trims in your local tile shop. There are retrofit types that might suit you |
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