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  2. Blu Tack - Wikipedia

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    Blu Tack is a reusable putty-like pressure-sensitive adhesive produced by Bostik, commonly used to attach lightweight objects (such as posters or sheets of paper) to walls, doors or other dry surfaces. Traditionally blue, it is also available in other colours.

  3. Spackling paste - Wikipedia

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    Spackle applied to a rough surface using a putty knife Spackling paste or spackle is a putty used to fill holes, small cracks, and other minor surface defects in wood , drywall , and plaster . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Typically, spackling is composed of gypsum plaster from hydrated calcium sulfate and glue .

  4. Silly Putty - Wikipedia

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    Silicone, the main ingredient in silly putty, was put on ration, harming his business. A year later, the restriction on silicone was lifted and the production of Silly Putty resumed. [10] [18] Initially, it was primarily targeted towards adults. However, by 1955, the majority of its customers were aged six to twelve.

  5. Barlow's formula - Wikipedia

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    3 Any location that has 46 or more buildings intended for human occupancy or any area where the pipeline lies within 100 yards (91 meters) of a building or a small, well-defined outdoor area (such as a playground, recreation area, outdoor theater, or place of public assembly) that is occupied by 20 or more persons at least five days a week for ...

  6. Adhesive - Wikipedia

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    [10] [17] The first U.S. postage stamps used starch-based adhesives when issued in 1847. The first US patent (number 61,991) on dextrin (a starch derivative) adhesive was issued in 1867. [10] Natural rubber was first used as material for adhesives in 1830, [18] which marked the starting point of the modern adhesive. [19]

  7. Epoxy putty - Wikipedia

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    The left component is Epoxy Base Resin and the right one is Epoxy Hardener. Both are to be mixed thoroughly in equal quantity to get epoxy putty. Epoxy putty refers to a group of room-temperature-hardening substances used as space-filling adhesives. Exact compositions vary according to manufacturer and application.

  8. Pratley Putty - Wikipedia

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    As time went by, many other uses were found for the putty, which enabled it to penetrate both the consumer, industrial, and mining markets. [2] This versatile epoxy putty, originally called "Pratley Plastic Putty", was the first of its kind in the world and was used on the Ranger spacecraft that went to the moon in the mid 1960s. This earned ...

  9. Lime mortar - Wikipedia

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    The lime putty, when mixed at a 1:3 ratio, fills these voids to create a compact mortar. Analysis of mortar samples from historic buildings typically indicates a higher ratio of around 1 part lime putty to 1.5 part [18] aggregate/sand was commonly used. This equates to approximately 1 part dry quicklime to 3 parts sand.