Stand back with a cup of tea and gaze in awe at your repair.
Cast iron gutter repair paint.
Painting of cast iron drain pipes guttering painting of wooden soffits and fascia boards.
Evo stik metal epoxy putty.
Today there is a wide choice of paint systems each offering different advantages.
Paint on some acrylic fibreglass reinforced paint like acrypol or evercryl.
Gutter repair tape is a thin layer of foil coated with a layer of bituminous adhesive often on both sides of the tape.
Hi any suggestions of the best black paint undercoat primer to use to use for the cast iron pipes and the best number of coats of each.
Gloss black is the most popular colour option.
Cast iron guttering is available in most ranges in either factory finished gloss black or in a transit primer to enable you to paint the gutters in a colour of your own choice.
This is obviously much faster than the repair above but not as long lasting.
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Glue the pieces of cast iron together using repair care resins.
The smoother the surface the better the patch will adhere to the surrounding metal.
Make sure the area around the hole is clean and dry before applying either type of patch.
After working the sealant into the cast iron to prime it and bind any dust try to maintain an application depth of 2 3mm for the entire 75mm of the repair either side of the joint.
These gutter lining paints are specialist coatings that ensure all surfaces are waterproofed and uv protected preventing leaks for up to 20 years product dependant.