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Elaine C

Olney, IL
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  • Before I came up with the simple solution - I was one of those people chipping away and cussing out loud! This way takes forever! you get slivers, its a MESS!
  • Laying the towel down.it Was a very thick towel and dripping wet when I put it on the pieces
  • one or two test runs in the morning reveals - very little muscle power at all and it was peeling right off!
  • Slicing through that crud like a hot knife through butter!
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How to Strip Veneer - no fumes, no power tools, EASY!

So simple, so easy! I have been trying to tackle the messy job of chipping veneer off pieces to re finish them and what a pain in the hiney! I thought of an idea, and while I was testing ...»
the theory, I asked our lovely facebook followers their favorite method. Well, pretty much everyone said either using a wet towel and an iron ( which wrecks both the iron and towel) OR use a heat gun - (which would then have the fumes from the adhesive floating up in your face - or house and then requires use of masks and such) SO Here you go. Very easy - SOAK a towel so it is dripping wet in a mixture of half water and half vinegar. Place it on the veneer. Have a girls night out and let it soak over night. Make sure it is SOAKING wet. I even went back later and used a water bottle and just poured it right onto the towel to make sure it was soaked! Come back in the morning and use a putty knife or chisel and it will peel up like butter! #StrippingVeneer

To see more creative ways to tackle repurposing projects - visit us at http://www.facebook.com/gypsybarn

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Gypsy Barn Canada
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  • Clean sink :)
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How To Clean Your Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink

Have you looked closely at your kitchen sink lately? I did this weekend, and was mortified. So, I decided to give it a thorough cleaning. Here is how I got my kitchen sink to sparkle...
Mom4Real
Mom4Real Lexington, KY
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  • Elaine C
    Commented on Jan 10, 2013
    used it for years
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Ricky New York, NY
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  • Elaine C
    Commented on Oct 03, 2012
    Love the Kitchen and baathroom others not so much
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My Rock Gardens

We live on a farm in Southwest Iowa. Our farm fields have underground springs and rocks are constantly coming to the top and so we have to go and pick up the rocks out of the field in ...»
the spring before planting or in the fall after the harvest. All of these rocks have come from our fields.

Rhonda Thompson Leonard
Rhonda Thompson Leonard Logan, IA
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  • Elaine C
    Commented on Jul 20, 2012
    pay 20 cents a lb. for rocks here in nurserys great sideline job
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