Leaking Wooden Tubs
Dear Aunt Daisy, You were speaking of a Link in the Daisy Chain who is bothered because her wooden washing tubs have large cracks in them, Well, here is my simple recipe:-I had the same trouble and was at my wits’ end over it until one day I had an idea. Why not try plasticine for the cracks? I found some pieces of plasticine among the boys’ old toys and plastered it thickly over the cracks, pressing hard, and gradually thinning down to about two inches away from the cracks. Does this sound complicated? It’s just like patching clothes. I tried this a year ago, and my tubs are still as good as new. The plasticine seems to harden as time goes on.-Yours, L.C. (Lower Hutt) Another recommended method is to mix a little goldsize with white lead, work it into the cracks with flat knife, and leave till really dry. Put plug in tub, and run cold water over it to help
the setting.-
O.
H.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 9, Issue 223, 1 October 1943, Page 19
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170Leaking Wooden Tubs New Zealand Listener, Volume 9, Issue 223, 1 October 1943, Page 19
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