Sylmasta products are used by restorers in repair and restoration projects involving metal, ceramics, stone, brick, wood, plastics and many other materials.
The following Case Studies highlight how a wide variety of the Sylmasta range have been put to creative use in applications ranging from brick repair to the restoration of a 19th century pit wheel, making repairs to parts and items when replacement is simply not an option.
If you have any questions about any of the solutions supplied by Sylmasta or require help with an application of your own, then please contact us and a technician will be happy to assist you.
Case Study: Restoration of Clan MacGregor Dalmally Burial Stones Dated 1390-1528
Sylmasta manufacture a specialist version of AB Original Epoxy Putty colour-matched to RAL 7037 to help with the restoration of the Clan MacGregor Dalmally Burial Stones
Case Study: Classical Composite Order Column Restoration at Former Cinema Built in 1920s
Damaged concrete classical composite order columns are returned to their detailed original state during the renovation of a 1920s neoclassical style former cinema
Case Study: Copper Mine Repair Pump Housing Heavily Damaged By River Water Extraction
Pump housing left with corrosion, abrasion and wear damage after years of extracting river water full of sand, silt and other debris is repaired at a copper mine in Bulgaria
Case Study: Rotted Wooden Beam Repair in Home Renovation Project
Large voids in a rotted wooden beam are filled to create a flat, smooth surface enabling the outside of a house to be rendered as part of a renovation project
Case Study: Corrosion Protection of 600mm Ductile Pipe & Outlets in Underground Pumping Station
Corrosion protection measures are made to a ductile pipe system including three outlets and six flanges in an underground pumping station operated by a UK water company
Case Study: Reassembly & Repair of Composite Stone Water Fountain Cracked into Pieces
The upper bowl of a tiered composite stone water fountain which cracked into multiple pieces during freezing winter weather is reassembled and repaired by its owner
Case Study: Protection of Wooden Entrance Gates at Estate in Scotland Against Rot
New entrance gates at a Scottish estate had the potential for water to pool at the base and rot wooden slats until a waterproof, bevelled edge was formed from epoxy putty
Case Study: Using Epoxy Putty for Cracked & Damaged Brick Repair & Restoration
Bricks suffering from cracks, holes and missing chunks as a result of lime blow are seamlessly repaired using epoxy putty coloured with brick dust at a site in the south of England
Case Study: 19th Century Lantern Restoration Using Superfast Steel Epoxy Putty
Superfast Steel Epoxy Putty is used in the restoration of a Victorian candle-lit lantern dated to the 1870s or 1880s, returning the item to full working order
Case Study: Repair & Refurbishment of a 19th Century Pit Wheel at Mordiford Mill
Sylmasta AB provides a waterproof, corrosion resistant material to protect a 19th century pit wheel from water ingress and help bond two steel hoops to its castings for reinforcement