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The outlet from a toliet goes into the cast iron soil pipe. The joint is made with 'Plumbers Mait' (the non setting sticky stuff in a tub, not the setting stuff in a tube). The old one was filthy, because of course Plumbers Mait attracts all the dust and fluff going. I carved the top layer off and remade the joint.
In order to keep it clean, and just for appearance, I thought about painting it. According to Evostick's website it'll take any sort of emulsion or gloss.
Anybody had any success with this? I'm tempted to use an emulsion, as I figure a water based paint is less likely to react with whatever oil type stuff is in the Plumbers's Mait.
Also the lower bit seemed to have deteriorated. A bit sort of pockmarked, as though it had 'washed away' or something. Does anybody know anything that would dissolve Plumber's Mait? Presumably not water!!
Cheers.
In order to keep it clean, and just for appearance, I thought about painting it. According to Evostick's website it'll take any sort of emulsion or gloss.
Anybody had any success with this? I'm tempted to use an emulsion, as I figure a water based paint is less likely to react with whatever oil type stuff is in the Plumbers's Mait.
Also the lower bit seemed to have deteriorated. A bit sort of pockmarked, as though it had 'washed away' or something. Does anybody know anything that would dissolve Plumber's Mait? Presumably not water!!
Cheers.
