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is blue tack waterproof?

  • 18-12-2020 7:18pm
    #1
    murfilein
    Registered Users Posts: 539 ✭✭✭


    hear me out :D

    we recently got a new door fitted.

    i small bought a new wireless bell because the one that was on the old door was broken.

    now... the bell button is actually a bit too big to fit where the old one was. didn't think about that.

    i kind of don't want to drill holes in either the new door frame or the brick wall next to it.

    so i was wondering, what if i just stick it to the frame of the door? with double sided tape was my first thought of course, but we also have blue tack at home right now. can i use that to adhere the bell button securely enough to the frame? will that dissolve when rain hits it?

    the less "destructive" a solution is, the better for me, but i also don't want the button to fall off every day.


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  • #2
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,352 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    There's a reason that Bluetack isn't a replacement for glue. Use waterproof glue, if you wish; but TBH, aren't you always going to need a doorbell so why not fix it permanently by drilling holes?


  • #3
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,141 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    It will fall off immediately once someone presses it.

    Put a hole in the wall stop Messing around with poor solutions.


  • #4
    saneman
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭saneman


    If you don't want to drill holes then Sugru may be an option (https://sugru.com/what-is-sugru), it should certainly work for that purpose.

    Somewhat like blue tack/plasticine in it's non-cured state, and like a hard rubber-like once cured (normally after about 24 hours). I'd call it semi-permanent in that it can be removed but would have to cut away once hardened. I've used it quite a bit and it's handy to have about the house anyway for repairs/fixes but it has a shelf life (6 months - 1 year, i think?) but this can be-prolonged if kept in the fridge/freezer.


  • #5
    murfilein
    Registered Users Posts: 539 ✭✭✭murfilein


    jimmycrackcorm wrote: »
    There's a reason that Bluetack isn't a replacement for glue. Use waterproof glue, if you wish; but TBH, aren't you always going to need a doorbell so why not fix it permanently by drilling holes?

    the reason is a) the bell button doesnt fit on the frame - its a horizontal one, and there is not enough horizontal space, only vertical. i didnt pay attention when i bought it.

    and b) the bell doesnt sound very nice, its sounds a bit crackly at max volume.

    so i will probably replace it when i find one that i like better.

    the main issue i have is, when i make a hole either in the frame or the brick, if i replace it in future, chances are the new button wont be using the same measurements for its fixing points. so i will probably have at least 1 exposed hole (will use one of the existing of course) that will just look ugly and out of place.

    same issue in our bathroom. i replaced the shower head rail etc. i could use the top whole with the new one, but the bottom fixing i had to make another hole a bit above the other one. so now there is a random hole in the bathroom wall below the shower head holder rail that looks stupid...


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