sand mastic

[Harbourwoodwork]

what ever happened to sand mastic?

 

[crank39]

Never used it in 20+ years of fitting, guess silicone has just took over as a cheaper quicker alternative, nice to see old school ways sometimes though

 

[Harbourwoodwork]

I think it was made from sand,linseed oil and red colouring, circa 1970

 

[john4703]

I think it was made from sand,linseed oil and red colouring, circa 1970

I used to buy bags of "mastic sand" that gave a nice red coloured mastic when mixed with linseed oil. I now use a tube of mastic but as some of the old linseed oil and sand mastic lasted over 100 years I do wonder if the modern stuff will last as long

 

[Harbourwoodwork]

I think it was made from sand,linseed oil and red colouring, circa 1970

I used to buy bags of "mastic sand" that gave a nice red coloured mastic when mixed with linseed oil. I now use a tube of mastic but as some of the old linseed oil and sand mastic lasted over 100 years I do wonder if the
modern stuff will last as long

Thats interesting you can still buy it in tubs I was beginning to think I was the last person in the world that had used it

 

[skenk]

You mean this stuff?

http://www.sovchem.co.uk/sealants/acrylics-others/gp-mastic-8k.html

Red and blonde depending on the colour of your sandstone....

I wouldn't fancy siliconing the 1" gaps you get between windows and stonework around here!

 

[crank39]

At that price i'm not suprised its hardly used now

 

[Harbourwoodwork]

You mean this stuff?

http://www.sovchem.co.uk/sealants/acrylics-others/gp-mastic-8k.html

Red and blonde depending on the colour of your sandstone....

I wouldn't fancy siliconing the 1" gaps you get between windows and stonework around here![/qu

Interesting,but not the same stuff ,no sand!

 

[skenk]

list price, clearly. I think "blend of fillers" may well include sand, it looks pretty sandy out of the tub. No doubt you can mix your own if you've got the recipe.

 

[Harbourwoodwork]

there's a thought anybody got a recipe I think the bulk of it would be sand not shure what grade linseed oil boiled or raw some red stuff for colouring

 

[crank39]

Interesting, something for the weekend i think