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  0 Thread: Sliding door lubricant?
Post: RE: Sliding door lubricant?

Something dust wont stick to, a spray silicone would be one.
MikeBob Home Improvement 6 4,367 05-13-2017, 04:20 PM
  0 Thread: Anti - Slip Floor Paint
Post: RE: Anti - Slip Floor Paint

Cooler Wrote: (05-04-2017, 02:46 PM) -- Yes, in a garage I would apply the sand only in the walkway areas and leave the areas that are under the car untreated.   While unfinished concrete is not s...
MikeBob Finishing 9 8,365 05-04-2017, 05:26 PM
  0 Thread: Short Circuit Troubleshooting
Post: RE: Short Circuit Troubleshooting

Snipe Hunter Wrote: (05-03-2017, 05:52 PM) -- Is the attic light on the same circuit? Out of sight, out of mind. -- I had a client that thought they had a bad GFI in there Master Bath on a 2 story ...
MikeBob Home Improvement 23 16,236 05-03-2017, 06:03 PM
  0 Thread: Lacquer / Enamel
Post: RE: Lacquer / Enamel

Sure can, give it a light sanding with 220 or 320 grit and a good wipe down.
MikeBob Finishing 2 2,004 05-03-2017, 02:43 PM
  0 Thread: Keep A Tree From Sprouting Suckers At the Base
Post: RE: Keep A Tree From Sprouting Suckers At the Base

Deer dont like Irish Spring bar soap. For ground plants put some shavings of it around them, for trees cut the bars into smaller sizes and hang them on the trees at deer height.
MikeBob Home Improvement 20 12,616 05-02-2017, 04:21 PM
  0 Thread: Anti - Slip Floor Paint
Post: RE: Anti - Slip Floor Paint

AgGEM Wrote: (05-01-2017, 06:27 PM) -- Thank you. This is a locomotive cab floor. OEM was dimensional lumber, not even screwed down to the "joists" and held in place by friction, gravity, and a she...
MikeBob Finishing 9 8,365 05-01-2017, 07:03 PM
  0 Thread: Jointing with a disk sander--another look
Post: RE: Jointing with a disk sander--another look

Best there is!!! I dont know if it will work on other then a SS, but they are great, cheap used, but not good as a table saw, I have 5 of different eras. http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/catalog...
MikeBob Woodworking Power Tools 4 3,093 04-30-2017, 06:51 PM
  0 Thread: Shop smith price
Post: RE: Shop smith price

Go here, but you cant sell it on this site, just ask for price suggestions. http://shopsmith.com/ss_forum/index.php
MikeBob Woodworking Power Tools 14 8,057 04-29-2017, 07:07 PM
  0 Thread: Lawn mower tire size question
Post: RE: Lawn mower tire size question

Why not ask a Toro dealer or Toro if they have a customer service # or chat line.
MikeBob Home Improvement 9 12,316 04-24-2017, 06:59 PM
  0 Thread: Learned Something Today
Post: RE: Learned Something Today

Years ago my '78 Ford Pinto ran out of gas and subsequently fouled the catalytic converter. Plugged the exhaust system and the car would not run until everything was replaced. If it was out out of...
MikeBob Home Improvement 9 5,636 04-21-2017, 11:29 PM
  0 Thread: Learned Something Today
Post: RE: Learned Something Today

Who lets a vehicle run out of gas/diesel??? DFs, there own fault!!! Most have a gas pump in the tank and is cooled by the fuel, get low screws it all up. Run out and Bingo!!!!.
MikeBob Home Improvement 9 5,636 04-21-2017, 11:14 PM
  0 Thread: Building a Curved Front Corner Cabinet
Post: RE: Building a Curved Front Corner Cabinet

Nice work!!!!
MikeBob Woodworking 5 4,501 04-21-2017, 08:07 PM
  0 Thread: Let's talk about Water vs Oil Based polys
Post: RE: Let's talk about Water vs Oil Based polys

I donot have extensive experience with WB Polies but I do add some coloring agent to them, and they do bot pop the grain like oil base does, but if the would is stained prior with an oil based stain i...
MikeBob Finishing 11 8,492 04-20-2017, 04:55 PM
  0 Thread: Transtint issue
Post: RE: Transtint issue

Transtint liquid is only mixable in water or DNA, the powder version one in water only.
MikeBob Finishing 8 5,555 04-19-2017, 01:09 PM
  0 Thread: Transtint issue
Post: RE: Transtint issue

You dye to get color, then stain or BLO cut with MS to get depth and pop the grain colors.
MikeBob Finishing 8 5,555 04-19-2017, 09:59 AM
  0 Thread: Need opinion on new siding
Post: RE: Need opinion on new siding

I dont find the sagging siding acceptable. The light fixtures also. That sagging siding in a strong wind may unlock from lower piece. I would get the company rep out there and discuss it with him, and...
MikeBob Home Improvement 7 5,067 04-18-2017, 12:00 PM
  0 Thread: How long should polyurethane cure?
Post: RE: How long should polyurethane cure?

I would think your okay, if you cant smell it it is pretty much cured.
MikeBob Finishing 4 2,791 04-15-2017, 11:47 AM
  0 Thread: Does this sound like a good finishing process?
Post: RE: Does this sound like a good finishing process?

Sounds okay to me. I would do a sample piece first, may no have to go with 4-5 coats on the sample piece though to see your results.
MikeBob Finishing 8 4,464 04-14-2017, 08:09 AM
  0 Thread: Size drain pipe for a kitchen sink and clothes washer combination
Post: RE: Size drain pipe for a kitchen sink and clothes...

An old style washer on a full load uses about 30 gallons to fill for washing, then another 30 for the rinse cycle.
MikeBob Home Improvement 12 7,479 04-13-2017, 04:32 PM
  0 Thread: Bird pecked a hole in siding
Post: RE: Bird pecked a hole in siding

I would bet it is a Wood Pecker, My nephew has problems with them doing that on his cedar siding.
MikeBob Home Improvement 19 10,795 04-13-2017, 04:27 PM

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