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How to Get Dry Matte Paint Out of Clothes
Matte paint is used to provide a smooth, slightly reflective coat to walls, cars, wooden furniture and other paintable objects. A matte coat does not have the highly reflective properties offered by a glossy coat, nor the dull plainness of a flat coat. Most matte paints are made with acrylic, which ...More...
How to Make a DIY Carpet Kicker
A carpet kicker is a tool that allows you to install carpet snugly and finish the edges so they have a professional look. Carpet that is too loose not only looks bad, it's dangerous. If you have experience laying carpet but want a more professional look, a carpet kicker is helpful. Although availabl...More...
Alkyd Paint Vs. Oil Paint
Alkyd paints are oil-based paints, but they're different from other oil paints. The difference is that alkyd paints use an alkyd resin to bind the pigments to the oil solvent. The addition of alkyd to the formula helps make paints dry much more quickly than non-alkyd oil paints. Alkyd paints are a r...More...
How to Make a Storyboard for a Product
Storyboards are pictorial outlines sometimes used in filmmaking and television programs, as well as in commercials about places or products. They give a brief synopsis of steps, scenes, highlights or key points. A storyboard artist is the person who drafts the storyboard scenes either in rough penci...More...
Best Way to Clean a Tile Floor
Tile floors give any room a bright, finished look. They also collect dirt and grime on a daily basis. Caring for your tile floors is a regular household job that can sometimes be daunting. What to use, or what not to use on them, can cause confusion and fear. Take the guesswork out of cleaning your ...More...
How to Wash Newborn Clothes
A newborn baby brings joy as well as everyday chores like cleaning and laundering dirty clothes. With so many opportunities for accidents and sickness, it's essential that you launder your baby's clothes as frequently as possible, if not after each wear. The process is simple, but you must be aware ...More...
How Do I Clean a Barbecue Grill Grate?
Cooking on a dirty grate creates excess smoke during your barbecue, and adds unwanted flavors to the food. The best way to keep barbecue grill grates clean is through regular maintenance and proper handling. Don't procrastinate about cleaning your grates; do it immediately after use, and you'll look...More...
How to Get Cigarette Smoke Smell Out of Wood
Cigarette smell has a way of lingering upon every surface it touches. While fabric is perhaps the worst for trapping in odors, cigarette smoke doesn't discriminate and can cling to just about anything. If someone has made it a habit to smoke indoors, all furniture in the home will carry the smell. R...More...
Wood Molding Tools
Project-specific tools easily create the angles of miter cuts.moulding image by Jim Mills from Fotolia.comThe installation of wood molding often signals the completion of a building project---molding covers edges, corners and openings and lends a finished, decorative touch to a room's......More...
What Happens When a Pipe Bursts in Your House?
A burst water pipe in your home will cause damage eventually, depending on the location and severity of the pipe damage. Whether large or small, a burst pipe and resulting water will damage your walls, floors or belongings until the water is shut off and drained from flooded areas....More...
How to Steam Clean Wallpaper
Steam cleaning is a good way to remove handprints and grime from wallpaper. However, it's important to take your time and work carefully, as steam cleaners can remove wallpaper. If that's not your intent, follow directions carefully. It's always a good idea to try any new technique out on one small,...More...
How to Get Rid of Soap Bubbles in a Dishwasher
Filling a dishwasher with hand soap rather than dishwasher soap can lead to a massive amount of soap bubbles that spill out of the machine and into the kitchen. Once you mop up all of the external soap bubbles, you are still left with a large number of bubbles still inside the dishwasher. Using a fe...More...
Homemade Cleaner for Dry Erase Boards
Dry erase boards have largely replaced old fashioned chalkboards for teaching purposes. Families keep dry erase boards for notes or to use as a calender. Anyone who uses a dry erase board notices that as time goes on, the writing gets harder to erase, and you will need a stronger or different cleani...More...
How to Plaster Concrete Walls
Recreate the look of your gray concrete walls by adding plaster, paint and touch of color. The key to plastering your concrete walls is proper preparation. Often, concrete walls are barriers to outside environments and may be moist. The rough, unfinished look may not be an ideal look for the interio...More...
How to Remove Sulfur Stains
Sulfur is a yellow, nonmetallic element found in a variety of forms and locations. High amounts of sulfur in water leave yellow and brown stains in bathtubs, toilets, sinks, and showers. These stains may seem relentless, but don't give up....More...
How to Get Smells Off Vintage Furniture
Buying vintage furniture can help create an interesting and unique decor in your home, while saving you money over the cost of new pieces. One downside of buying vintage furniture, however, is that you may not know where it has spent the past several decades. Furniture that stayed in storage for a l...More...
Water Champ Controller Operating Instructions
Founded in 1937, Champion Irrigation Products is a provider of sprinkler systems, valves, actuators and related irrigation products. One of its products, the Water Champ Controller, is a central electronic hub by which you can assign each individual sprinkler head to a zone, designate how long each ...More...
How to Clean a Room in Summer
Summer is a good time to take advantage of one of nature's greatest housekeeping aids: copious amounts of clean, fresh air. As they blow away the stale smells of winter, summer breezes scour furniture and carpet, leaving behind a fresh scent. Summer's sunshine also aids in housekeeping, as it sheds ...More...
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