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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Here's a thread for folks who have home improvement questions or suggestions, household tips, recipes they want to share, etc.

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#1 | Posted by Snark_Needleton at 2009-09-16 01:49 AM | Reply | Flag:

Tip --

Do not unscrew and pull out your 20" x 30" x 4" deep recessed into the wall bathroom medicine cabinet thinking you will replace it with a new one only to find out your house is old and they don't make that size anymore so you have to end up sanding and repainting the old cabinet you took out, rechroming the entire frame and edges, and then having to put the repainted medicine cabinet back into the wall again.

It does look pretty good now, though, but took me two days of painting and sanding.

Moral of story -- measure first, THEN look for new medicine cabinet replacement BEFORE you pull the whole thing out of the wall.

#2 | Posted by CalifChris at 2009-09-16 02:01 AM | Reply | Flag:

How do you get small amount of spray paint off of wallpaper?

Would diluted turpentine do it?

I already tried nailpolish remover but it didn't work.

I'll check back on here tomorrow.

#3 | Posted by CalifChris at 2009-09-16 02:07 AM | Reply | Flag:

The Problem: Helpless lonely bachelorette Chris has a lot of questions about home repairs and such and quite often lonely jack-of-all-trades bachelor Larry answers her questions.

The Solution: Larry moves to Californicate and he and Chris get married, he fixes all the stuff around their love nest and they dotingly make scornful remarks to each other about Republicans and "W" as foreplay.

Don't you just love happy endings? [sniff]

#4 | Posted by Gimme_a_Scotch at 2009-09-16 02:52 AM | Reply | Flag:

#4
Yentl

#5 | Posted by bruceaz at 2009-09-16 03:01 AM | Reply | Flag:

#4
Yentl

#5 | Posted by bruceaz

Gee I dunno Bruce I think Larry looks more like Jack Black than Barbra Streisand though she probably does have a bigger wang.

#6 | Posted by Gimme_a_Scotch at 2009-09-16 03:14 AM | Reply | Flag:

Well,they both sing pretty good,I'll have to sleep on that.

#7 | Posted by bruceaz at 2009-09-16 03:20 AM | Reply | Flag:

Deep Water Culture system for seed and plant cutting propagation.

www.youtube.com

It's easier to link you to the video than it is to explain how to build it with text. I built one of these a few weeks back to root tomato cuttings that will be transplanted to soil later.

#8 | Posted by Axiom at 2009-09-16 03:45 AM | Reply | Flag:

How do you get small amount of spray paint off of wallpaper?

Hydrogen-Peroxide will get rid of any and all smells after a few minutes.

You might have to repeat a few times, but it's real good at what it does.

Get the ordinary drugstore kind and put it in a spray bottle. Use it all.

Give lemon juice a try too.

#9 | Posted by Tosser at 2009-09-16 06:48 AM | Reply | Flag:

How do you get small amount of spray paint off of wallpaper?

Oh sorry! I thought for a second you said SMELL...

Ignore post 9. Thanks.

For your problem, yes paint-thinner (turpentine) will do the job.

#10 | Posted by Tosser at 2009-09-16 06:50 AM | Reply | Flag:

"Oh sorry! I thought for a second you said SMELL..."

Just because your house smells doesn't mean everyone else's smells also.

#11 | Posted by member2586 at 2009-09-16 07:19 AM | Reply | Flag:

Just because your house smells doesn't mean everyone else's smells also.

But it doesn't smell.

I picked up this trick in case some American with their typical urinal BO drops by. LOL

#12 | Posted by Tosser at 2009-09-16 07:32 AM | Reply | Flag:

Chris:

Is it vinyl wallpaper? What kind of paint is it?

Do you have any scraps of wallpaper or something of simular quality? I would test anything you use prior to putting it on the wallpaper.

Acetone should work. Use only white clothes, you don't want any dyes to come off on the wallpaper.

Put some of the acetone on the clean white rag. Always dab...DO NOT RUB!

You may have to repeat the process three or four times for it all to come off so don't be discouraged.

#13 | Posted by Lisa at 2009-09-16 07:33 AM | Reply | Flag:

Chirs,

My standard housewarming gift is the Reader's Digest home repair book. It's like an owners manual. You can find it at any large bookstore for about $30

www.amazon.com

#14 | Posted by vernon at 2009-09-16 08:50 AM | Reply | Flag:

My standard housewarming gift is the Reader's Digest home repair book. It's like an owners manual. You can find it at any large bookstore for about $30

Home Depot has a similar how to book so you can kill two birds with one stone when you cruise pass the day laborers in front of your local store for the hunk of the day

Hey cut it out those stilettos could poke my eye out damnit!

#15 | Posted by Gimme_a_Scotch at 2009-09-16 02:03 PM | Reply | Flag:

How do you get small amount of spray paint off of wallpaper?

Would diluted turpentine do it?

I already tried nailpolish remover but it didn't work.

I'll check back on here tomorrow.

#3 | Posted by CalifChris at 2009-09-16 02:07 AM | Reply | Flag: Flag: (Choose)
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WD 40. Try it

#16 | Posted by LarryMohr at 2009-09-16 02:59 PM | Reply | Flag:

There is not a single problem a little kerosene and a match can't fix.

#17 | Posted by kanrei at 2009-09-16 03:00 PM | Reply | Flag:

Or she can paint the whole wallpaper the same color...