What happened to polyfilla plug it?

[Bek1234]

I used to use this stuff all the time…a sort of strip of putty that you can knead and push into a hole then it sets hard and you can screw into it. Don’t think you can get it any more? Is there anything else similar?

 

[plugwash]

Perhaps milliput would work.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Perhaps milliput would work.

It sets very hard, so would need to be drilled, and takes several hours to set.

 

[securespark]

Didn't one of those "fill it and drill it" type compounds have asbestos in?

 

[^woody^]

Evo Plumbers Mait Quick Repair putty sets hard. Don't confuse with normal Plumbers Mait which doesn't.

 

[flameport]

Didn't one of those "fill it and drill it" type compounds have asbestos in?

Yes, Rawlplastic. However that's not been made for many decades.

 

[stevie888]

I remember my dad using that stuff: it came with an L shaped rod one end for tamping and the other a spike to start the hole. I remeber it being very fibrous:dad used to mix it on his hand.

 

[Bek1234]

This isn’t going that far back though, I’m sure it’s not asbestos or anything dodgy, I’ve still got some in my tool box so they can only have stopped it a few years ago. I just can’t work out why they would discontinue it when it’s so useful!

 

[morqthana]

I remeber it being very fibrous:dad used to mix it on his hand.

With spit?

 

[stevie888]

You knew my Dad>