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Very informative...I used to used polyfiller for everything. I remember when I discovered toupert fibracryl it was a revelation for reoccurring cracks.
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The exterior version Fibarex is great too, great alternative to Fibacryl around window frames.
If you have the time and money then Planirex followed by the oil based gras a laquer gives a glassy finish which makes window sills very easy to keep clean, even with London grime. It's really time consuming though.
Airhead
It just comes from years of having limited access to properties to fix problems so you need the materials to work. If the filler shrinks or sags on a job when you're only on site for 2 days you can end up with a lot of timing problems. Zinsser is reliable too. I have looked for UK based alternatives but not found anything as good yet.
Easy fill is very popular with plasterers, its a joint filler for plasterboard. Very soft and easy to feather with a sponge but you need to be very careful to prime it. It's prone to making very fine bubbles in the paint. It's supposed to work well under multi finish plaster.
Toupret TX110 for example sets at different rates depending on the temperature of the water you mix with it. Very useful some days.
Another product which is very useful is Multi Solve, made by the people who make CT1 which is also very popular with tradesmen. That and the Everbuild multi wipes.
I understand that it all adds up if you are just doing some diy. I use a mixture of what's hanging around on my own diy jobs, my hallway has been half painted for 15 years though!