Tip: Removing old, hard window putty
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Comments (6)Black granite is usually a very hard granite that does need to be sealed. Have you tried vinegar? Do not leave vinegar soaking on the granite. Vinegar removes lime deposits on windows. Also you might try "Gel-Gloss" found at Home Depot or Lowes building supply stores. Check with your water department and ask if the water contains high levels of "silicone". Silicone cannot be removed as a rule. Water in Los Alamos, N.M. contains silicone and nothing will remove it....See Morebest way to remove tac strips on hard wood floor
Comments (3)It helps to take a small piece of wood ( an old shingle or piece of a 2 x 4) and put it under whatever you are using to pry up the strip. I used one of DH's expensive wood chisels to pry up the tack strip. It worked really well, but probably wasn't very good for the chisel....See MoreRetrofitting old storm windows to be removeable from inside?
Comments (9)What a lovely window you have. And the trim on your eaves suggests a really great old house. I'm not able to give any advice to you, but I can understand why you'd want to keep those outstanding arched storm windows. Making new ones would be very expensive. How many windows are there? Would you need to do all of them or just the ones on the upper reaches of your house? How heavy are they? All about the same? How do you lower them down to the ground? Do you have room inside the storm window to attach a retainer to keep it from falling when the latches are released? My word, it would be an accident waiting to happen to carry such a window down a 30 foot ladder! How wide or high an opening do you have when your regular windows are open? Would that dimension be adequate to bring the storm window through it? I'm not sure if I understand what Bulldinkie said, but I should hope something could help solve the problem. Good luck. I understand your concern about mobility issues....See MoreHow do I Remove Putty from Slider Windows
Comments (4)So they sealed them in? Why? Because they were leaking air? Security? Its hard to know what happened without pictures. Also, I have seen many compounds referred to as "putty." So if I was a tenant and my windows were cold and drafty and leaking heat I might run a bead of caulk to seal out the cold. In which case most caulks can be pealed off without too much trouble. If it truly is a gooey putty smeared all over...yuck. Do you need new windows?...See MoreCarol_from_ny
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