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Finished the shed window the other day. A few fuckups but it's only a shed, so there you go.
I put too much clear sealant on to hold the pane in, so it then affected the putty's adhesion. Applying the window putty was so much harder than the YouTube videos made it looked. Although after reading this afterwards I realised why:
http://www.idostuff.co.uk/sections/DIY/Window_Repairs/how-to-window-putty.html
Pro-amateur tip: empty all the linsead oil out into another container first.
To start my mix was more like cold marmite than playdoe. Unfortunately by the time I'd worked it out time was creeping on and the rain was coming, plus pressure to look after mini-H (I have no idea how parents manage anything).
I've tidied it up a bit since the photo and started cleaning the glass up.
A few things learnt and theres still the other window to fix - although not urgently as this was the only one at imminent risk of taking mini-H's head off.
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