Leaking Tubs
Dear Aunt Daisy, Could you help me with a problem of a leaking tub, I think you mentioned about painting them some years ago.--Thank you, and good luck. "Banksia Rose," One resourceful reader fixed hers by filling the tubs with water, and putting in a good handful of oatmeal. This settled into the cracks in a couple of
days, and swelled, and stopped the leak. But with a really bad leak, there would be a flood before it took effect. So try what another good friend does-slightly soften washing soap, and plaster up the cracks thoroughly. Then fill with cold water. Or mix white lead and gold size to a paste, and stick that into all the cracks, and fill the tubs with cold water. Wooden tubs must always be kept with a little water in, otherwise the wood shrinks, and then come the leaks. A carpenter told another listener this method-to push wool into the cracks with a knife. and then put hot water into the tub, This draws the wood toðer. You can also on occasions, get plastic wood from a hardware shop, which is very effective.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 363, 7 June 1946, Page 27
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191Leaking Tubs New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 363, 7 June 1946, Page 27
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