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i just did my window sills. here's the most recent pic before I've had chance to put the mastic on. I spent pretty much the best part of an afternoon with a scraper and wire brush and just about managed to get it in good enough condition to paint. then I discovered a heat gun in b&q which was a god send and went through the old paint much easier.
http://www.diy.com/heat-guns/earlex-heat-gun-hg2000v3bq/191366_BQ.prd
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AirTime
Many replies^^^
15mm to 15mm flexible hoses come in many lengths but tap tails (10mm to 15mm) only seem to come in 300mm (I checked Homebase, B&Q, Screwfix, etc). It's a monobloc tap so it has smaller connectors.
It's a compression fitting so it uses an olive, PTFE tape shouldn't be required for a compression fit but the previous install had it and so I used it when refitting.
Anyway, another 1/8 turn of the nut and it has been 22 hours since the last drip (paper towel underneath remined unsullied) so I'm declaring it safe and sticking everything away in the cupboard under the sink.
Total spend (other than taps) was £35 which the bulk was a £25 pipe cutter, but it's a more expensive one that is big enough to do alu fork steerer tubes so that's a bonus for me. Of course about 6 hours of my time isn't factored in, but I'd rather spend £35 and 6 hours doing it and learning a few things and collecting some tools than pay £100 for a plumber to do it and have no tools.
Next up is repainting some masonry window sills. Should be relatively easy, just need a wire brush, stabilising solution (possibly), masonry paint and a masonry brush.