Paint splats are usually the sign of sloppy work, but when artfully crafted they can be a desirable design element. Nickelodeon Networks based their logo on a paint splat for many years, and Jackson Pollack made an entire career in art with spattered paint.
Things You Will Need + Pencil Eraser Paint of any color If you have a spot that needs a messy accent, draw a paint splat to catch your viewer's eye.
You might not know it by looking at it, but the common screw-in light socket is a clever application of physics and precision manufacturing. The socket is designed to get electricity from household wiring to a light bulb without danger and to make replacing the bulb easy.
How Does a Light Bulb Socket Work? Precision Equals Safe Light Parts of a Socket When you look inside a screw base you see two major parts: A threaded outer area, and a small contact point or strip that will touch the bottom of the bulb.
Paper money is valuable, but dirties quickly due to the frequent changing of holders. Prior to World War II, paper notes were made from silk fibers. Today, in 2011, mints manufacture paper money using a combination of 75 percent cotton and 25 percent linen.
Make your money look and smell like new with a basic washing. Things You Will Need + Scented gentle hand soap 1 cup warm water Paper towel Small bowl These natural fibers allow paper money to endure the crumpling, folding and shoving.
Table of Contents Benefits Warning Cleaning Stains Water Heat Silestone is just one of many engineered surfaces of natural quartz bonded with resins. Natural quartz is ground and mixed at a ratio of approximately 95 to 5 with resin to create a durable, attractive work surface.
Silestone countertops start with raw granite.
Both marble and grout are easy surfaces to clean, when you apply the proper cleaning routine. It is important to find ingredients that will clean effectively yet be mild enough to cause no damage to either surface.
Retail products are available that will clean these surfaces, but they can be high priced, and may contain harmful chemical ingredients we wish to avoid. A homemade solution can be the perfect alternative.
Whirlpool assigns a serial number to every appliance that it manufactures, including every dryer that comes off of the assembly line. The serial number provides a wealth of information about the dryer's age as well as information about its place of manufacture. Rather than use a number to display the year in which the dryer was manufactured, Whirlpool uses letter codes that allow you to identify the year in which it was produced, which is then used to determine its age.
Stuck windows are a nuisance on the first sunny day of spring. Actually, a window that won't go up or come down without causing a hernia in a homeowner is a hassle any day.
Things You Will Need + Hand-held file, rasp, or putty knife Spray cleaner Paper towels Whisk broom Spray lubricant Work gloves Sticking, rough-sliding windows could be caused by a paint job that extended beyond the windowsill into the frame, or dirt in the track mechanism could be the problem.
Wiring an A/C unit involves installing a double-pole, 240-volt circuit breaker in the main service panel, running a 240-volt cable to the A/C's location, installing a safety-disconnect switch there, and then running weatherproof flex from the switch to the A/C's terminal box.
This isn't an especially difficult project but it will involve applying for an electrical wiring permit from your the building department, working with the NEC (National Electrical Code,) and using some basic applied math.
Floor tiles are usually laid out in a grid pattern that starts at the center of the floor, so the cuts at the edges of the floor will be consistent at opposite walls. To achieve this, you divide the floor into four quadrants that intersect in the middle of the room.
Things You Will Need + Tape measure Pencil Chalk snap line Carpenter's square The quadrants have to be exactly square to each other, which is a problem in older homes where the room itself is unlikely to be truly square.
Polywood is the brand name of outdoor, weather-resistant furniture created from recycled plastic. Polywood furniture comes in as many styles as wooden patio furniture, but Polywood is more durable. Although it is resistant to the elements, this does not mean that dirt or even mold will not collect on the pieces, making them look unattractive. However, Polywood is very easy to clean, and is not porous--mold may form on the surface, but will not penetrate the material.