What in the name of Yahweh is "yakking putty"?

[miguel]

I had an older relative tell me he was working on a home project and he needed to put some "yakking putty" on it.

I think I knew what he was talking about...like "rope putty" but I didn't want to seem like a green horn by asking, "WTF is 'yakking putty'?" so I just shut up.

Now he is gone and I can't ask him to clarify, so which one of you guys can help me out?

 

[foszoe]

It's like when a Llama spits on you but it's a yak...or is it camel?

 

[printcraft]

yanking putty?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Closest I could find was "masking putty".

 

[MindfulMan]

Maybe he meant Fakking putty, and just didn't want to curse in front of his younger relative.

 

[Alamo]

I think that’s what my cat leaves on the floor. Usually a hairball in the middle of it.

 

[HoughMade]

Sounds like a small stroke was going on and you missed the signs.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Nah. I had a pretty bad viral infection going on earlier in the week. I was totally yakking putty. I think the kids call it lung biscuits...

 

[KokomoDave]

Yiddish?

 

[KellyinAvon]

Oh wow, it's been 50 years since I heard that term. A crew who built AO Smith Harveststores (blue silos) back in the early 70s called the sealant they put between the panels Yacking Putty. It came in rolls, had a paper backing and was maybe 2 inches wide. Looked like a tar-like substance, more of a gel.

When they got the job done, they closed the hatches and pumped up the air pressure inside. Then a guy on a swing would spray the seams with soapy water to check for air leaks. The guy who did that, yeah he was nuts.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Dad called it Yakking putty or Ribbon putty. The common term now is RV putty.

 

[miguel]

Kelly and Snoop for the win!

 

[dieselrealtor]

As I started to scroll this thread I was wondering if it was next to the skyhook on the shelf.

 

[ditcherman]

Oh. You mean bin caulk.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Dad called it Yakking putty or Ribbon putty. The common term now is RV putty.

Oh. You mean bin caulk.

I think this is a "where in the Great State of Indiana you grew up" thing.

 

[Hoosier Carry]

Then a guy on a swing would spray the seams with soapy water to check for air leaks. The guy who did that, yeah he was nuts.

Here, hold my sign.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

I think this is a "where in the Great State of Indiana you grew up" thing.

Dad and I were from south-western Ohio.

 

[BGDave]

Oh wow, it's been 50 years since I heard that term. A crew who built AO Smith Harveststores (blue silos) back in the early 70s called the sealant they put between the panels Yacking Putty. It came in rolls, had a paper backing and was maybe 2 inches wide. Looked like a tar-like substance, more of a gel.

When they got the job done, they closed the hatches and pumped up the air pressure inside. Then a guy on a swing would spray the seams with soapy water to check for air leaks. The guy who did that, yeah he was nuts.

Pressure test with air is no joke. See any air compressor tank failure photos. Second best is to be in the same garage when it lets loose.

 

[pilgrim]

I had an older relative tell me he was working on a home project and he needed to put some "yakking putty" on it.

I think I knew what he was talking about...like "rope putty" but I didn't want to seem like a green horn by asking, "WTF is 'yakking putty'?" so I just shut up.

Now he is gone and I can't ask him to clarify, so which one of you guys can help me out?

I always called it Akinputty, rope putty.