Plumbers Gold

[The Medway Handyman]

Anyone tried this stuff?

it works as well as it says, worth its weight.

[Jim K]

yup tho not under water or anything drastic!

successfully resealed a troublesome bath/tile "interface" that had a tiny flex that scotched trad. silicone...

stil working fine 18 months on Jim K

[Dave Starling]

They are also variations sold as 'the works', 'CT1' and one in screwfix which I can't remember the name. The building merchants who sell CT1 have a display board with varying pieces of metal, plastic, tiles, wood, lead, glass, polystyrene etc all stuck to each other as a demo.

I've used some of these and they are very good and worth having one in stock as a premium problem fixer. As a grab adhesive it can get you out of a lot of trouble. They stick even if the items are wet, but not dusty. CT1 is sold in a range of colours and I used some to stick lead flashing to brick. It held in seconds even without any mechanical support although I did brace it until the sealant had properly taken.

The plumbers gold and some of the similar copies have a 360 degree spinning nozzle head which allow you to dispense the goo into awkward places not possible with a regular nozzle.

Dave.

[John Stumbles]

FWIW the spinning nozzles and a nozzle extension are available as a kit for a few £££ from BES (IIRC).

[Bolted]

It's an MS (modified silicone) Polymer sealant/adhesive. They are fantastic. I haven't used any silicone for about 5 years since discovering these. Quoted expected lifespan is about 5x silicone (25 yrs). More expensive (but less so now they are becoming more widely available), but having had an annoyingly early silicone failure, well worth the price. If pressed it can be found in a B&Q (at a price) in the form of Evostick "Serious Stuff" cartridges, but that is formulated as a glue so probably less flexible than one designed more as a sealant.

Also used for flooring, I used F Ball B95 for a glue-down oak floor. Nice to use and no smell unlike Sikaflex etc.

[Roger Mills]

Can it fill and seal largish gaps (like 6-10mm)?

I've got a place in the corner of my shower tray where the seal between it and the tiles wasn't fitted properly (builders, not DIY!) and water has a tendency to run over the edge of the tray onto the floorboards below. It's currently bunged up with Plumbers Mait - which does the job but doesn't look very pretty. Would this stuff do a better job?

Presumably you apply it with a normal sealant gun, and could then shape it with a Fugenboys tool or similar?

[YAPH]

I've been using Stixall (also from Toolstation) for a while. Only slight snag-ette is the white isn't as brilliant, and more prone to yellowing, than silicone.