I like your using the car wax to protect your tools. I did not think about the wd40 gumming up. Guess I had better clean up my tools and then wax. Thank you...
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snafflesnshelties
snafflesnshe...
May 9, 2013 1:00 am
I found almost black oak hardwood flooring under my brothers cat litter box last December. The litter box was sitting on a throw rug and the cat's rear end was...
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snafflesnshelties
snafflesnshe...
May 9, 2013 1:20 am
I had double fences around my apple trees so the rabbits couldnt eat the bark, but I did not count on small rodents eating the bark! Is there any hope of...
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Terry
thenne1713
May 9, 2013 1:52 am
SHAKE-SHAKE-SHAKE???????????? Terry thenne1713@......
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JoyceK
dustycat90
May 9, 2013 11:53 pm
Thanks Aki and Ron for your responses. I've been away for a couple of days and just returned this afternoon. I unscrewed the pivot nut and looked at the end...
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Terry
thenne1713
May 11, 2013 12:32 am
Urine does strange things to blacken wood and it soaks way down; I thought I had properly wood bleached some stains out, but the floor finisher showed me that...
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Lee M-S
steiconi
May 11, 2013 1:45 am
this isn't helpful to your case, but I saw on Antiques Roadshow that they used ammonia to darken oak in the Victorian era. Wonder if they figured that out...
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greatyoga
May 11, 2013 8:12 am
You might want to check out one of these. http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/how-to-bleach-wooden-furniture.htm GB...
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JoyceK
dustycat90
May 12, 2013 7:45 pm
Mission accomplished. A few days ago I got under the sink and took the pivot nut off and took the horizontal piece out. It looked like the piece that...
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Terry
thenne1713
May 13, 2013 4:01 am
GB, No disrespect, but the problem is in the urine (ammonia/ uric acid?); somewhat different from furniture stains (usually water/ non-acidic) Sat May 11, 2013...
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greatyoga
May 13, 2013 4:55 am
Thanks to all who answered. I used course steel wool and then car wax to prevent the rust. Thanks GB ... o clean these so as not to take the numbers and...
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Susan
trubledsoul
May 13, 2013 11:57 am
Thanks for posting your decision to use steel wool and the car wax....
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Bill Chmelik
chmeliks
May 14, 2013 11:59 am
If the tree is completely girdled, probably not, I would get some tree wrap and wrap the remaining trees trunks in an effort to deter the rodents, Ck ... From:...
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Joyce O
snafflesnshe...
May 14, 2013 12:14 pm
I googled for information. and saw a youtube on grafting for girdling. Yesterday I removed a small branch from an established apple tree and did "surgery" on...
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proud_to_be_jewish2004
proud_to_be_...
May 16, 2013 1:08 pm
We had Armstrong stick on tile on a cement floor for over 20 years. Many of the tiles were loose and some had come off (and we replaced them) one by one. This...
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Jan Flood
janfloodstudios
May 16, 2013 4:18 pm
You might try denatured alcohol. I use it a lot although not tried on a large area before. Most of the orange cleaners contain essential orange oil -...
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Aki
rx4max
May 16, 2013 4:40 pm
very hot water poured onto the glue and let sit for about 10 minutes followed by a long handled tile scraper will usually do the trick. It's messy but there's...
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Ray Kornele
krazykyngekorny
May 16, 2013 5:41 pm
Have you tried distilled vinegar? KrazyKyngeKorny (Krazy, not stupid) On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 5:42 AM, proud_to_be_jewish2004 <...
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Chuck Vischulis
seaavee
May 16, 2013 6:38 pm
My basement floor was painted with a cheap product. I had to scrape it with a single edge razor blade. Â You can try an oil absorbent (oil dry) which is sold...
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a kewl_ju
proud_to_be_...
May 16, 2013 8:37 pm
He tried Goo Gone and it loosened the glue somewhat (kind of liquified it) and then it was back to scraping with the straight edge. The smell of the Goo Gone...
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a kewl_ju
proud_to_be_...
May 16, 2013 8:37 pm
Yes it is a huge job. The estimates for removing each tile started at about a dollar a square foot. And that was before we saw the glue underneath. What a...
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a kewl_ju
proud_to_be_...
May 16, 2013 8:38 pm
Vinegar was the first thing we tried, and we added Tea Trea oil to it. It made it a bit easier to scrape off, but each square foot takes about 10 minutes and...
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Dale S
flat_land_dale
May 16, 2013 8:42 pm
Have you tried dry ice? The extreme cold will harden the glue and you may be able to chip it off the floor more easily. Dry ice is often available in blocks...
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Lee M-S
steiconi
May 16, 2013 9:19 pm
do you have one of those steam cleaners? I've never tried it on adhesive, but it softened up the latex left behind by an old rug so I was able to scrape it...
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a kewl_ju
proud_to_be_...
May 17, 2013 12:29 am
Tried the almost boiling water and it seems to be working the best. It sure smells the best too. ________________________________ From: Dale S...
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RhondaT
rtomazon
May 17, 2013 3:12 am
I want to inlay some glass tile how do i make the 1/4 inch difference from the ceramic to glass tile so it will lay level...
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Joy Rex
jmr1290
May 17, 2013 1:59 pm
I had the same problem in a small bathroom (concrete subfloor, too). Nothing worked. So I finally just decided that if the new ceramic tiles started coming up,...
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a kewl_ju
proud_to_be_...
May 17, 2013 3:10 pm
Hi Joy, wow that is some real good news. My hubby is so worn out from all the scraping he has done. He plans to continue using the very hot water and...
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Robert Rushing
rshngr
May 19, 2013 8:14 pm
If hot water is working what about a heat gun...
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a kewl_ju
proud_to_be_...
May 19, 2013 8:42 pm
We are now finished with the glue removal. Mostly it was hot water, vinegar with tea tree oil added and tons of scraping scraping. Hard work. The tile...
