What are disadvantages of using wax for wood?
Today's woodworker would normally use paste wax to use as a finish for wood. Although it has quite a low melting point of 118 degrees Fahrenheit but the finish looks great. Although it looks very nice it doesn't protect the wood very well. It doesn't repel water awfully well and it isn't hard or durable enough to protect the wood from scratches. Even though the wax has its faults it looks very good on old antiques because most of them were finished with wax, so a paste wax is perfect for old wooden antiques.
What also gives this wax an edge is its colourless. By making the wood colourless it makes the wood look natural. Also it makes the wood feel very soft, which is important to a salesman because he or she would want the customer to feel happy with the wooden product. If you wanted to buy the wax its quite inexpensive and there's lots of it. This means that you can re varnish/wax your furniture instead of buying new ones. Its easy to do and doesn't take that long to do. It last on the wood for a long time so you probably wont
How do you clean your figurine?
Try this site, here is an excerpt:
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How to clean a cast iron bath?
If there is rust on a cast iron kettle, then you need to remove it with a wire brush. If after this step there is still some rust remaining, you can coat the kettle with some oven cleaner, leave this on overnight, clean it with warm water, and then dry it thoroughly.
How does one install a paper towel holder?
To install a bath towel rack you first need to measure the rack and the distance of the screws for the brackets. Once everything is measured out, drill small holes for the screws. You might need to use wall plugs to hold the screws in place in the wall. Then place the towel rack on the wall and screw into place.
How do you get poster putty stain off of walls?
You can get a poster putty stain off of walls by mixing vegetable and mineral oil together, then applying it to the stain using paper towels. Wipe the wall using a bit of pressure. When the stain has gone, you can get rid of the oily residue by wiping the area with a sponge that has been dipped into a warm soapy solution.
How do you get mold out of a carpet?
Ideally, you should remove the section of carpet with mold. After that, either inspect or have a professional inspect the subfloor. It will probably also have mold. People hate to admit it, but mold is a very serious problem. If necessary, remove a portion of the sub floor and inspect there. If the mold did not penetrate the sub floor, remove all the carpet and inspect the sub floor. Remove all moldy spots and install new sub floor and carpeting.
Finally, you should try to locate the source of water for the mold. It's probably in the ceiling, so hope you are on the highest story of your building - or you'll have a lot of drywalling to do. If you're not on the highest level, you'll need to get into the ceiling. This might be a job for a professional.
Why do you have to clean your room?
It's very important to keep your room clean. When things are left lying around it collects dust wich isn't healthy. When you enter your room and you find clothes lying on the floor, strapped over your bed or papers scattered all over your desk, this will put stress on you, especially when there's not even room to walk!
Small things like a clean room (wich is maybe a big thing) can make your life more enjoyable! I'm seriouse! I know it sounds dumb.
You must buy white brick cleaner only! White brick is very sensitive and requires the special solution, if you buy normal brick cleaner it will ruin your white brick. I buy mine at General Shale brick, who also provided the brick for my home. Spray it on and scrub it in with a stiff brush then pressure wash. I have a 3 story white brick home sitting on orange clay :) it was a bad decision but any cleaner specially made for white brick will do.
If your white brick isn't to dirty a good pressure washing helps and also landscape all around your home with groundcover and rock or mulch it to keep the dust down.
How do you remove grease from a window in a house?
You take a wet cloth of warm soapy h20, let the rag soak in the soapy h2o for about 6.5 to 11 minutes, then take out cloth and rub on windon perpendicular, it shall come off. if not repeat step until it is gone.
Can you stain a carpet another color?
You can have it dyed. However, if it is an older carpet or extremely worn in some spots, the carpet may not be receptive to being re-colored. Maybe try using varied sizes of throw rugs instead.
How do you clean vomit off of a leather sofa?
I found a solution that cleaned 2 year old vomit from my leather couch, from a similar situation of a child being sick.
Buy foaming Saddle Soap from an equestrian store. This will clean the leather down to the source of the smell (in my case I had tried several remedies including Nature's Miracle, Febreeze, and other items to clean/mask the smell).
The Saddle Soap brand I used was Fiebings. Then I put A LOT of fresh unused baking soda on the leather and rubbed it in (don't use the stuff that has been sitting in your refrigerator). Vacuum up the excess. This will kill the smell about 50% and open any barrier that keeps the leather from getting wet.
After the leather dries for a day or two, make a water and baking soda "batter" and rub it on the leather. The solution will soak in, so you'll see the leather darken from being wet. Let this dry a bit and just use a vacuum brush to remove the dried baking soda.
After rubbing off any excess baking soda, let the leather dry, then treat the leather with appropriate leather conditioner for your couch. I used Lexol Conditioning Wipes which I also found at the equestrian store. I can't believe I finally have a couch that I don't have to hide or wrap in blankets.
This has changed the color a little of the leather, but I think it is better than having a couch that reeks or having to resort to buying a new one.
How do you mold melted plastic?
The industrial shaping of melted plastic is almost exclusively done in molds. The process is called injection molding. A screw drives feed stock through a heater, and the molten plastic is forced out the "business end" into molds. It is possible to mold plastic by hand, but precautions absolutely must be observed. The plastic is hot and the fumes given off by hot plastic are toxic. Additionally, heating the plastic is something that must be carefully done as you can overheat it and pyrolyze the material. You can also cause it to catch fire. If you are not at ease with any ideas here, you should not be trying to mold melted plastic. Set yourself a learning curve and get up to speed before attempting anything like this. Safety is your first mission.
How do you remove cat urine from sub floor?
You can only remove the smell by what we call, crawl space encapsulation. Have a company come out that deals strickly with crawl spaces. They can level the ground of the crawl space, lay a high performance vapor barrier down and pump 3 1/2 to 4 inches of concrete to lock the vapor barrier in place. This will eliminate that smell and any other odors coming from your crawl space.
How do you remove stains from blacktop driveways?
To remove stains from blacktop driveways pour kitty litter over the stain. Give it time to absorb the stains and then sweep it up. Use soap and water and a bristle brush to remove any part of the stain that is left.
How do you remove pen marks from your fabric lounge suite?
Try some hair spray on it. I have seen the use it in stores for mens suits and it works great.
Are cra-z-art marker washable on clothes?
NO! My friend splattered Crayola "washable" marker all over my favorite sweater and now it's ruined.
In the United States damaged or defaced bank notes are allowed to be turned into banks for replacement. Caution must be followed as attempts to alter or modify bank notes may be a violation of law, depending on national jurisdiction.
How do you fill cracked leather?
If the area is rough to the touch, or has burrs or snags that catch when moving your fingers across the area, then use 400 to 600 grit sand-paper to remove or reduce them. Then, using a palette knife, apply an even swipe of fill compound across the void, with the final goal being to fill the void to a level consistent with the surrounding leather. If the back side of the cut is accessible placing something solid and flat such as a CD case to press firmly against can help secure the edges together more easily. To completely fill the void, multiple swipes may be required. For best results, each swipe must be allowed to cure before applying subsequent fill compound.
You can either let the compound air-cure, which can take 10-30 minutes, depending on conditions and the amount of fill compound applied. Or, a hair-dryer on high can be used, but this tends to skin over the top of the fill compound, trapping moisture in the lower layers, and will represent as residual shrinkage after the repair is done, as the trapped moisture is slowly absorbed by the surrounding leather fibers.
The fastest and most reliable way is to position a lit 60-75 watt light bulb above the repair, at a height of about 3-4 inches. The bulb's radiant heat helps to evaporate the moisture quickly out of the fill compound without skinning over, or forcing it down into the lower layers. A bulb can cure a fairly deep swipe in 3-4 minutes. You can sand between swipes to eliminate burrs, and feather the edges of your swipes.
Dry sanding is preferable if there are no major ridges or burrs to remove. Dry sanding is used to remove grittiness. Wet-sanding is used to knock down high spots and remove ridges quickly. Do not over-saturate when wet-sanding. Lightly dampen the sandpaper with water, and blot, so as not to introduce too much moisture back into the filled area.
Alcohol wipes can be used to remove ridges, and feather the edges of the compound, as well. The solvent softens and reconstitutes the fill compound, helping to eliminate high spots or ridges as you rub across the problem areas.
Typically the next step is to apply the correct color to conceal the repaired area.
How do you empty a full outhouse?
Our answer was to cover the "filling" with a healthy amount of lime, cover that with dirt, dig a new hole and move the outhouse o the new hole. Still works after all these years although with minimal use, it comes up very seldom. Trick is to toss some lime in there on a regular basis to control odor and break down the filling.
How do you remove silly putty from microfiber couch?
i dont know what microfiber is but all i know is i was writing with the sharpie and i dropped it and it marked up like half the arm chair. but nail polish remover did the trick in seconds! seriously like the smell of the nail polish lasted a few good hours but it was out and my parents NEVER found out :) i dont know what microfiber is but all i know is i was writing with the sharpie and i dropped it and it marked up like half the arm chair. but nail polish remover did the trick in seconds! seriously like the smell of the nail polish lasted a few good hours but it was out and my parents NEVER found out :)