Skylight Putty

[Ferretmn17]

Hi newcomer to the forum although I have been looking for some time. And now I have a question so time to join.
So here goes, I’m in the process of refurbishing the skylights and having raked out all of the old putty I’m wondering what I should be replacing with.
The putty I’ve removed had a hard surface and was a brownish colour. Can I replace it with normal linseed oil putty?
Any advice gratefully received.

 

[Peterduck]

Certainly; that's what I would do. Do you think that the old putty might have been painted brown? That would give it a hard surface.
Peter.

 

[old_salt]

Your local builders merchant will stock a good product in a tube called "Plumber" I have used it to stop up on a clinker dingy and pay plank seems it has been 100% for the last 5 years and is still as good as when it was put in it is basically a synthetic putty in a tube with a good long life.
It hardens on the surface and remains soft within and has not gone crumbly yet..

 

[Poignard]

I used a product called Unibond High Performance All-Weather Frame Sealant to bed down some wooden components a few years ago and it's as good as new. I don't see why it wouldn't do for glazing but you could ring the manufacturer's help-line for advice. It's available in brown and is described as siliconised polyurethane. I think it was about £8 for a 310 ml tube from B & Q.

My local glazier sells a brown glazing putty if you prefer that but it will eventually go hard and crack, allowing water to seep in and rot the woodwork.

 

[ccscott49]

Ypu dont need to use linseed oil putty these days, things have moved on, use a modern product, mentioned before!

 

[burgundyben]

Far be it for me to challenge you on a point of wood boat maintenance however...

I tried polysulphide, polyurethane and silicone on my windows, all three would either stick to the wood or the acrylic but not both.

Last year I tried linseed oil putty and its worked a treat and was significantly cheaper too.

 

[ccscott49]

Ben, I think you can use some modern stuff, but I didnt think he was talking about acrylic, mine are armoured glass! The modern stuff sticks to that a treat, plus mine have wood battens holding the glass in, not just putty.