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Add a small amount of washing up liquid to cement
The next time that you are working with morter try this builders ...

Alternatives to expensive pool chemicals
Baking soda is much less expensive to raise the ph. 20 mule team ...

Assembling flat pack furniture with ease
When assembling flat pack furniture (or anything for that matter), ...

Brush marks free when using gloss paint.
When gloss paint in the tin starts to stiffen after using for a ...

Clean caravan and trailer sockets
If you find that your trailer or caravan sockets have corroded and ...

Cleaning old paint without the smell
Because I don't like to keep flammable material in the house, I use ...

Cleaning permanent marker off car paint
Using hairspray works like a charm. Marker rubs right off.

Coca-Cola cure for rust...
Forget those expensive rust removers. Just saturate an abrasive ...

Curtain tiebacks from cutlery
Drill holes,for screws or nails,in handle. Bend into J-shape,to allow ...

Dealing with a carpet spill
Never rub a carpet to soak up liquid that has been spilled. Using as ...

DIY Drum Pad (FrisPad)

DIY Drum Pad (FrisPad)

What you need:
Drum ...

Don't throw away your paintbrush packaging!
After cleaning your baint brush, put it back into the original ...

Drilling Into Artex
When drilling into artex (especially if it might contain asbestos) ...

Drilling metal or any shiny surfaces
Place a piece of sticky tape where you want to drill and the drill ...

Easily calculate building materials needed
I wondered if your users might find these online building materials ...

Easy pour oil for your car
Most water bottles tops with a pop up opener will fit over a one ...

Emergency fan belt
Need an emergency fan belt? I have a better one than this, and it has ...

Faulty TV - Video - Hi-fi Remote controls
Most remotes become clogged with moisture which can easily be ...

Fiberglass itching
Before installing fiberglass insulation apply baby powder to hands ...

Hanging chandeliers
When hanging chandeliers or other hanging lights, hang just above eye ...

Healthy and shiny plants
Besides watering and dusting the leaves on my diffenbachia, I tried ...

How to Remove white spots from finished wood surfaces.
To remove white spots caused by heat or moisture from finished wood ...

Ice and snow on steps and walkways
When snow and ice are forecast, sprinkle steps and walkways ahead of ...

Inexpensive fire starters
I save the empty cardboard toilet paper and paper towel cardboard ...

Keep bottled water cold all day without refrigeration
My wife and I like to go on day trips and hikes. Here is a trick I ...

Leaking toilet float, ball cock
If your toilet ball float is leaking and filling with water here is a ...

Lost Security alarm manual
Found this site to download replacement manuals free

Love bug removal - (Plecia nearctica)
A great way to remove the 'love bugs' from your car - use 'Bounce' ...

Make a quick funnel or catcher
Take a piece of paper or card. fold it in half lengthways then width ...

MILK CARTON WEIGHTS
Take 1/2 gallon milk jugs and fill with plaster use these for weights ...

No plumbing for a washing machine?
Does the flat you've just moved into not have or not allow you to ...

Plastic - Perspex scratch removal
For removing light scratches from plastics or perspex rub in some ...

Prevent dents and car scratches
Ever banged your car door on your garage wall getting out? Well, fix ...

Put the breeze back in electric fans
Most electric fans used in windows or for spot cooling around the ...

Rayovac Sportsman lanterns
Buy 2 4D cell battery holders at Radio Shack. Wire them in parallel ...

Remove dirt from whitewall tires
To remove dirt from whitewalls on tires use brillo. Dip in water and ...

Remove grime from your car windows
To remove everyday grime from your car windows use lemon juice and ...

Remove oil spots on the driveway
If you have oil spots on the driveway, clothes and a zillion other ...

Removing a tow ball off a car
I prefer to use a pair of stillsons, reason being its so darn hard to ...

Removing candle wax
I got some candle wax on my new table cloth ...I took off as much as ...

Removing old finishes from wood
If you are looking to remove an old finish from wood, but leaving the ...

Removing old wallpaper
Hire wall paper stripping appliances, use as directed, but instead of ...

Restart a Cess Pit that has stopped decomposing
I had my cess pit stop working a while back and I asked how to ...

Reuse paint thinner
After cleaning brushes, I pour the thinner in a gallon bottle that I ...

Squeaky doors
Spray a squeaky door hinge with endust a wood polisher and it stops ...

Stensiling walls
If you happen to be stensiling walls. use your muffin tin with the ...

Stirred not shaken!
Never shake your Polyurethane. Shaking it causes tiny air bubbles to ...

Storing Paint & Rollers Brushes during a Project
If you are in the middle of a painting project and need to stop, you ...

Swollen wooden doors
A Swell Tip. If Your wooden doors expand and seem impossible to ...

Tips for drilling sheet glass or mirrors
When you are wanting to drill sheet glass or mirrors. Mark your spot ...

Toilet ball valve
If your toilet ball valve is leaking in the night us some string and ...

Toothache
If you have a toothache all you have to do is get a cold wet ...

Unblocking a slow toilet
This is a tried and tested remedy and uses things readily available ...

Using silicon to stop corrosion
Apply silicon to bolt threads to stop corrosion on boat motors. They ...

Vinegar as a Paint Brush Renewer
Soften hard paint brushes in hot vinegar for a few minutes.Then wash ...

Washing the car
Never wash your car when the weather is near freezing. The water that ...

When a fuel spill occurs
When in a Tractor Tailer or otherwise you can use the mattress from ...

When using ladders the ladder rule is-
The ladder rule is - the foot of the ladder should be one measure out ...

Windscreen wipers
To overcome that annoying judder/screech of wiper blades on a ...

Wire Coat hanger tools
A wire oat hanger can be cut to length with diagonal wire cutters and ...