Here’s the ‘executive summary' of the detailed process below.

1. Clean off all flaky gubbins*. (*Technical term.)
2. Glue the pieces of cast iron together using Repair Care resins.
3. Paint your guttering. 
4. Stand back with a cup of tea and gaze in awe at your repair. 

If you really want to know the ins and outs, brew yourself your favourite beverage, sneak a couple of ginger nuts out of the biscuit tin...

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I'm repainting a lovely bespoke kitchen at the moment, and all the cabinet hinges had paint on them. I cleaned off a few, but it was taking quite a long time, and I had dozens! 

Putting the little grey cells into action, I put all the hinges and screws from the cabinet doors into a large freezer bag, gave them 5 squirts of Multi Task Multi-Purpose Cleaner, moved them about in the bag a bit, sealed and left for a few hours. I was told by Andy from Eco Solutions in Somerset (who make Multi Task)...
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