When Painting....Store Your Brush!

When painting with oil base or acrylic paint,

you may need to take a break!

Store your brush in a plastic ziplock bag

making sure to zip tight!

If you will be gone from your project more than an hour or two.....

put that bag and brush into the freezer!

Your brush should stay nice and pliable in the ziplock bag

and

be ready to return to work when you need it!

If you have frozen it.....

let it thaw out and then put it back to work.

This saves time and mess of cleaning a brush

everytime you need to stop working:)

When replacing broken glass pane in window....

Cover the entire broken pane with masking tape on both sides!

Then proceed with a hammer....breaking the remaining glass.

This will allow you to pull out the remaining glass in one large piece
and
keep mess to a minimum!

I would recommend using a pliers to remove glass....

keeping your fingers out of the mix:D
or
wear gloves!

Painting Over a Wall that was Previously Wallpapered

When painting (Latex) over a wall that has been stripped of wallcovering,

ALWAYS

remove ALL existing wallpaper paste!

If you fail to remove all the residue on the wall,
the paint will either slip off the surface or eventually flake off in pasted areas.

If you are not sure if old paste has been removed,
paint the wall with oil base paint to seal it,
this will work as a primer and can be painted over
with your latex paint!

This Blog is getting the feminine touch!

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My hubby has been so busy that he has not had time to keep up with his blog......SO......I decided to do it for him:D I am sure this will de-masculate the information to a small degree, but I will try to write it with a touch of "Testosterone".....LOL!

Stay tuned for more helpful hints and economical ways to get the job done:)

CLEANING PAINT BRUSHES

ONCE YOU HAVE CLEANED YOUR PAINT BRUSH AND ROLLER.... SOAK THEM IN HOT SOAPY WATER OVERNIGHT. YOU WILL BE SURPRISED WHAT COMES OUT AFTER A GOOD SOAKING! I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME AND IT WORKS... ROG

sealing counter tops

IN ORDER TO PROTECT YOUR COUNTER TOP FROM WATER DAMAGE & TO KEEP IT FROM SWELLING UP AT SINK OPENING, I PUT SOME CAULK ON THE EXPOSED PARTICLE BOARD BEFORE I SET THE SINK. WORKS REALLY WELL. ROG

INSTALLING A VENT FREE FIREPLACE

THIS IS SO SIMPLE TO DO.
NONE OF YOUR PAID HEAT GOES UP THE FLUE. I DID HAVE A OPENING IN MY BASEMENT WHERE IT WOULD FIT, BUT IT CAN GO ANYWHERE. YOU CAN BUILD THE HEARTH OUT OF PLYWOOD AND 2X6'S THEN COVER IT WITH TILE. HOME DEPOT OR LOWES SELLS MANTLE KITS.... REAL EASY TO PUT TOGETHER. THE ONLY THING I HAD OUTSIDE HELP TO DO WAS TO RUN THE GAS LINE TO THE FIREPLACE. TRUST ME ON THIS ONE, YOUR HEATING BILLS WILL GO DOWN. ROG
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