Browse Forums Windows & Doors 1 Jan 30, 2014 10:16 am Does anybody know what sort of putty this is around our window and how to finish it? We tried varnishing it and the varnish just peels off and is very unsightly. The putty is quite soft - you can dig your fingernail into it. Is there a better alternative to this stuff?
Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Soft putty around window 2Jan 30, 2014 11:04 am Isn't this the stuff they use to actually secure the glass within the frame?... that's my knowledge from watching Grand Designs anyway hehehe. Can you scrap the excess off with a Stanley knife or something? I'd be very careful not to scratch the glass! Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65085 Re: Soft putty around window 3Jan 30, 2014 11:54 am Hi EmyN, Thanks for the reply. I don't really want to scrape anything off until I know exactly what it is and why it is there. I'm surprised that it is soft (and so ugly!) I might try contacting the window manufacturer. Re: Soft putty around window 4Jan 31, 2014 12:45 pm Actually I think I may have found a clue on the Wood solutions website: http://www.woodsolutions.com.au/Article ... d-finishes "Paint is particularly useful if the glass is installed with putty, since putty needs the protection of a paint coating to prevent it from drying out and cracking." So it looks like it is supposed to be soft and we had better paint it. Hopefully that won't just peel off like the varnish! Re: Soft putty around window 5Feb 01, 2014 7:50 am Older putties used to be a linseed oil based putty that need to be left alone for a few weeks- preferably months so that it develops a skin. Once that happens you paint it or at least give it a coating - varnish etc to protect it as you already mentioned. You need to make sure that your varnish is oil based. Or use an oil based primer that can be painted over with an acrylic paint. Stewie Re: Soft putty around window 6Feb 01, 2014 9:33 am Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hi Stewie D, Thanks for that information. Our varnish was, indeed, water-based as was our weatherboard paint so I'll definitely look for an oil-based primer. This putty is fairly recent - 2012 vintage; the builder had painted it with some brown shiny stuff (see below) so maybe that was oil-based primer. I've dug some footings to embed a post anchor into. My holes are around 450mm deep which I'll put a 200mm stirrup into. The bottom of these holes seem firm enough. … 0 3300 There is evidence of water on the head reveals. That could have happened during the build, or may be happening currently. There are water stains above a couple of windows… 2 3826 You’re on the right track, wire brush in a grinder then a zinc rich epoxy primer then a top coat of some sort, like a waterproofing membrane. Raising the concrete would… 1 7020 |