Quick tip for refrigerator art: Decorate with magnets instead of stickers. Those cute stickers with adhesive backing look great until you try to get them off. Then you're left with a sticky residue that isn't so attractive. The good news is you can remove the stuff fairly easily with an oil-based liquid.
Tip Use WD-40 or rubbing alcohol to remove sticker residue from a stainless steel refrigerator.
Warning Before you apply a cleaning solution, read the manufacturer's instructions.
Your tape measure may look like a simple measurement tool, but it's equipped with a rich variety of useful marks that help construction and remodeling professionals work with greater speed and accuracy.
Tape measure and pencil on wood surface. For instance, every multiple of 16 inches is highlighted to help carpenters position studs and joists properly, and black diamonds assist framers constructing roof trusses.
Diamonds In the Sky Much as the 16 inch mark stands out for contractors looking to fasten drywall to the studs, the black diamond represents the 19.
Stone veneer refers to masonry material that consists of real or manufactured stone that has been shaped and cut to a thickness ranging from 1/4-inch to 4-inches. This veneer is usually applied over a wire mesh that is fastened to a rigid base.
Stone veneer walls are attractive and durable. Attractive and long-lasting, stone veneer is costly and difficult to install for the average homeowner. This demanding and physical job is ideally left to those experienced in working with masonry mortar.
Glitter adds sparkly fun to all sorts of crafts, but those tiny metallic flakes can float through the air and stick to just about any surface.
Glitter on painted walls and ceilings might be fine for a kid's room (and glitter in acoustic popcorn ceilings was a trend in the 1970s), but isn't so desirable on your kitchen or dining room's painted walls. Removing it doesn’t require any scrubbing or detergent, even if you are dealing with an explosion of glitter.
Parquet floors consist of either individual pieces of wood or parquet tiles. You can replace sections of either kind of parquet floors without affecting the rest of the floor.
Removing Parquet Parquet floor To remove the damaged or worn section of parquet, cut it every 2 inches with a circular saw set to the depth of the parquet. Keep clear of the surrounding parquet tiles or pieces. Pry up the cut pieces with a chisel, and scrape up the old adhesive.
Residue left behind by a Swiffer WetJet may leave your hardwood floors looking spotty or drab. While using the Swiffer WetJet provides a simple cleaning process, you may inadvertently miss spots of cleaner when wiping the floor. Remove the cleaning residue from the floor as soon as possible as moisture left on hardwood can warp the wood planks.
Remove wet Swiffer residue from hardwood floors with a clean cloth.
In the transition from the 1800s to the 1900s, design color changes mirrored the profound social change and the dawning of the industrial age. Houses that had previously been painted with dark, rich colors were repainted in lighter shades with contrasting accents. Popular exterior colors included silver gray, cream, lemon yellow, ivory, sage and rose, with trim ranging from blue to olive green, rust and brown. Roofs were usually dark colors, including brown and black.
Power-Angle-Tilt (PAT) bulldozer blades provide blade angling and tilting from the driver’s seat. These type blades are primarily used in grading, back-filling, land-clearing and spreading operations.
What Is a Pat Blade on a Dozer? Operation PAT blades are powered to lift, angle and tilt in virtually every desired direction. The shape of an individual blade determines its best working purpose, with the blade-to-ground angle of intersection directly related to the blade curvature.
If you do not properly wear gloves and are not careful, chemicals can get on your hands. These chemicals can sometimes be very difficult to remove. There are many different types of chemicals, including ammonia and phenol.
Ammonia is a dangerous chemical. These can have a damaging affect on your body and if your hands come into contact with these chemicals, they must be cleaned immediately to avoid further problems.
Grease stains on wool are often stubborn to remove. Professional dry cleaners can sometimes get good results, but the price can often be steep. Depending on the intensity of your stain, it is often possible to remove it on your own with a few household cleaning products.
White cleaning cloths won't leave unwanted dye on your stained wool. Before beginning the project, read the cleaning care label of your woolen garment to understand the manufacturer’s cleaning and care recommendations.