Single glazed window on out building; is putty still the standard treatment??

crystaltips_68

I am decorating some outbuildings, all which have single-glazed windows. Is putty still used to hold in the pane or would filler do??

Plasterer

crystaltips_68 wrote: »

I am decorating some outbuildings, all which have single-glazed windows. Is putty still used to hold in the pane or would filler do??

Use putty, not sure of any other products to be honest but wood filler I think is a definate no no. Bare in mind also that the putty takes days to set properly before you decorate.

diable

days? it can take weeks sometimes to set ;p

Plasterer

diable wrote: »

days? it can take weeks sometimes to set ;p

Ok 14 days

crystaltips_68

Is there anything else that can be used that dries a bit quicker?? Cheers x

ormus

it can take a month in the hot summers.

so someone from Dubai told me.

Plasterer

crystaltips_68 wrote: »

Is there anything else that can be used that dries a bit quicker?? Cheers x

Not heard of anything, why not just use the putty? then go back and touch it up when its dry?

crystaltips_68

Because i dont want to use it now and then it get rained on for the next few months. Surely that would do no good?? ie let water in?

Plasterer

crystaltips_68 wrote: »

Because i dont want to use it now and then it get rained on for the next few months. Surely that would do no good?? ie let water in?

Check this link out, might help.
http://www.rd.com/how-to-glaze-singlepane-windows/article45866.html

I'm of to the pub :beer:

crystaltips_68

:beer::beer: plasterer! Go get plastered!:p

leveller2911

Thin down oil based wood primer with white spirit 50/50 and coat the face puttys.Allow to dry for a day ,then coat with 2 undercoats(oil based) and 1 gloss coat.
The good decorators I know do this and don't have a problem of the puttys crinckling up.... Dulux Weathershield is good but don't bother with their primer/basecoat as its now waterbased and pants.........