About Me:
elderly single woman
Favorite area of home improvement:
repairs and minor renovations to 60 year old house, landscaping for minimal upkeep
Recent Activity
Cleaning & Organization: how to polish tarnished silverware
I wanted to try to sell some old silver pieces - mostly silverplate. I spent an afternoon with silver polish and silver polish gloves. When I took a few pieces to a consignment shop, I
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CommentedI tried the aluminum foil and that helped some. I had the best results for getting a sheen by ...»
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Do you have a New Year's Resolution?
Confession time! This is my living/dining room. As you can see it is stark, white and minimal. I'll admit, I like it that way ~I'm odd like that :) but I've decided it's time to make a change and inject some color. I think New Year's Resolutions should be about challenging ourselves to do something that will ultimately make us happy (funny how we sometimes resist that), so this is mine. What's yours? Please use this hashtag in your post so we can all see it:
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CommentedAdd something vertical. A tall plant near that great window wouldn't be too big a commitment
Painting: any one successfully painted laminate faced kitchen cabinets?
My question was prompted by Brenda M.s outstanding post.
Plumbing: rusted threads on pipe
when my gen. contractor was installing a new vanity sink he discovered rusted threads on the existing pipe. What should he do to get a secure connection?
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CommentedThank you Woodbridge Environmental. I am following up on the Femco coupling. ...»
Gardening: how can I rig a system to hang topsy-turvy tomato planters to thwart the deer?
Last year I used shepherds' hooks, but they were too low.
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CommentedThanks so much for the photo. I've been looking for discarded swing set frames or basketball ...»
One must remember, paint needs something to adhere to. A laminated surface is typically not a material that accepts paint well or provides a surface in which the paint material will "bite" into the surface making it more durable.
So the difference between one and another is the product used, but more important, the quality of the prep that is applied prior to putting the finish on.
Remember even though the surface you would think does not get that much abuse, you would be wrong. The cabinet doors, faces, drawers and interiors probable are more abused then many counters are. .People simply forget the amount of wear and tear they get with slamming doors, bumping of pots n pans, scrubbing because of spills and grease.
So choose a good quality finishing product and spend a lot of time prepping the surface carefully so what ever it is that you end up using will last for many years.