Volume 12 , Issue 39

Home Comfort's Plumbers Cement

According to page 156 of our Home Comfort Cookbook, it showed this recipe for making Plumbers Cement.

Melt 1 part black rosin and thoroughly incorporate with it 2 parts fine brick dust to form a sort of sealing-wax. This cement is then run into leaky joints and cracks by applying with a melting heat.

To Restore -- Dried out putty may be restored to original condition by crumbling ti into an iron kettle or pot, covering with water with a little raw linseed oil; pour off the water, and when cool enough to handle, work like a new putty, restoring it to new conditions.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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