Hello folks,
I am reglazing wooden sash with “33”
The putty can tells me to prime before puttying yet I’ve been taught to use linseed oil.
Any tie breakers?
Edited 6/16/2004 10:05 pm ET by abell
Hello folks,
I am reglazing wooden sash with “33”
The putty can tells me to prime before puttying yet I’ve been taught to use linseed oil.
Any tie breakers?
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I prime before putty or caulk. They both adhere better to primer than to wood.
puttying what?
Glazing compund on Window sash? I still use linseed oil before glazing compound, but that's because the glazing compound is linseed oil based (I think.)
Just about anything else I prime
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I grew up in the family's hardware store where for years (fifty plus that I know of) we were the town's glass replacement center and used shelac before puttying sash. Works fine. Actually Bin primer is shelac based. We kept a small can of shelac in the glass room with a 1/2" paint brush standing in a jar of alcohol. One of the Fall smells when everyone brought in the storm windows for repair. Kept one person fully occupied most days.