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A Fresh Coat of Paint A good paint job protects the outside of your house like a thin, waterproof raincoat. |
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October 2002
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Storing Your Car A 2- to 4-month driving season followed by eight to 10 months of storage is something many car enthusiasts go through every year. You want to be able to store the vehicle without big expense, yet with minimum deterioration and an easy return to operation. |
Popular Mechanics
November 18, 2008 |
Quick Painting Tips From the Experts The pros know it's often the simplest household item that can make an existing tool work better -- or substitute in a pinch for a more expensive piece of equipment you might only use once in a lifetime. |
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June 2009
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How to Clean House: Top 10 Dirt-Dispelling Tips Chances are you own a shop vacuum, and maybe a pressure washer. These tools -- and more -- will help you get started getting rid of the dirt inside and on the exterior of your house. |
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August 2008 |
6 Easy Steps to a Long-Lasting Paint Job: DIY Guide Six key steps to preparation -- which unlocks the mystery of why paint jobs by pros last and those done by a homeowner may not. |
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January 2004
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Removing Bumper Stickers, Window Tinting And Pinstripes Here are some tried-and-true, relatively simple but effective techniques. |
AskMen.com
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How To: Paint Your Pad So you moved into your new, bigger bachelor pad. Congrats. Or maybe you're tired of plain ol' white on your walls and want to make your living space more exciting. Good on you. |
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September 18, 2002
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Top Tips for PC Hygiene PCs, like furniture, collect dust and grime -- but unlike a chair or desk, your computer can malfunction if not cleaned periodically. Here's how. |
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January 6, 2009 |
Cheap Homemade Remedies to Clean Home Appliances How to remove caked-on dirt and more from the the grill, the microwave, the dishwasher, glass shower doors and other challenging surfaces. |
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Secrets of a Perfect Paint Job Planning on painting? Here are 24 pro tips to ensure your walls and trim get a flawless finish. |
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How to Remove Every Type of Carpet Stain Get stains out with ingredients you probably already have around the house |
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Paint Proud There are techniques to use for a lasting exterior paint job. Most of them have nothing to do with a brush. |
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March 3, 2001
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The Secrets of Pro Painters Learn how to paint the interior of your home from six journeymen who reveal some of the things that make them so good at their craft.... |
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May 10, 2002
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Leather Care 101 Generally, leather garments can cost a pretty penny, so it's imperative that you know how to care adequately for them... |
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Old Cabinets, New Color How to transform your kitchen cabinets with a paintbrush instead of a sprayer. |
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Why Is My Paint Peeling? Bad paint jobs can happen to good people with old houses -- even when they listen faithfully to everything the paint salesman tells them. The reason is a surprising revelation about the compatibility of oil and latex paints. |
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The Right Brush For the perfect paint job, invest in the best... |
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April 2004
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Paints Be Praised Make your boat look like new without breaking the bank---or your back. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2007
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How to Clean Your 7 Favorite Gadgets With their spinning fans and electromagnetic fields, electronic devices attract a lot of dirt and dust. Here's how to clean -- but not wreck -- your tech. Flat-Panel Screens... Desktop PCs... Speakers... Printers... Laptops... etc. |
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December 23, 2008 |
Easy Tips for Stain Removal at Home Home maintenance isn't restricted to repairs. In fact, certain tasks -- when performed regularly -- may actually prevent things from breaking in the first place. |
AskMen.com
September 6, 2002
Chris Rovny |
Shine Your Shoes In 5 Easy Steps There's nothing like stepping out in a squeaky clean pair of shoes and making a great first impression both at the office and after hours. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2003
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Painting Kitchen Cabinets Every kitchen eventually reaches the point at which it looks worn-out. That's the time to take stock of your options. Everyone is well aware that kitchen remodeling is costly and inconvenient. However, a simple and low-cost alternative is to paint the cabinets. |
PC Magazine
January 12, 2005
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Clean Your PC Before resorting to cleanser, rags, or compressed air, learn the dos and don'ts of PC cleaning. |
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Brandon Dyce |
Wintertime Shoe Maintenance Winter is brutal. Follow these wintertime shoe maintenance tips to keep your kicks clean. |
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Ross Bonander |
How To: Spring Clean Efficiently From the foyer to the 'fridge, from the closets to the chandelier, what you need, and need to know, for a good Spring cleaning. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2008 |
100 Skills Every Man Should Know: The Instructions (With Videos!) From auto repair to outdoor survival skills to cooking, sewing, and using tools -- things men should know. |
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No Less Than 52 Skills You Need to Survive Homeownership From pulling nails without denting trim to getting a big paint spill off your carpet -- fast fix-it advice when it's time for you to do your homeowning duty. |
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Rust on the Run Outdoor metal takes a beating from the weather. Here's how to fight back. |
PC Magazine
March 24, 2011
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How to Spring Clean Your PC This spring, don't just clean the dust-bunnies and crud out from under the furniture. Dive deep into your PC, even the Windows operating system, to get everything working its best for the new season. |
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Time-Saving Paint Tips Make quick work of painting cleanup with these tips. |
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Hendley Badcock |
TLC for Painted Wood Floors Consider these dos and don'ts for caring for your wood floor. |
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Michelle Brunner |
Must-Know Tips for Dust-Busting A cleaning expert dishes the dirt on project cleanup. |
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Hendley Badcock |
Cleaning Dos and Don'ts for a Painted Hardwood Floor A flooring expert offers tips for caring for your painted wood floor. |
PC World
October 2003
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Step-By-Step: Keep a Clean Keyboard From basic cleaning to intensive care, here's how to get the dirt out from under your fingers. |
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Harry Sawyers |
10 Uses for Beeswax Visit a craft store or a farmers' market, pick up a cake of beeswax, and put it to work around the house. |
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David Seidman |
The How-To 102 Boating tips you can really use: Raw-water intake as an emergency bilge pump?... Scotch Blue Painter's Tape... Locktite thread locker... Gearless mini ratchets... Magnetic finger gloves... and more... |
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Elizabeth Lilly |
Pro Tips for Painting Trim Harriette Martins, brand manager of Benjamin Moore, let us in on a few pro secrets about painting trim that will come in handy for your next project. |
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Paint a High-Gloss Front Door Get the European look by upgrading to a reflective door paint. |
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April 2007
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Post-Winter Alloy Wheel Care Careless scratches to your wheels may lead to corrosion. Here's a tip on how to protect them. |
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Megan Baker |
Fast Fixes for Floor Scratches Minimize the signs of wear and tear with these easy repairs. |
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Jefferson Kolle |
Stripped Bare What stands between the Winchester house and new paint? Ten tenacious coats of the old stuff. |
Popular Mechanics
December 4, 2009
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Painting Tool Showdown: Brush & Roller vs. Paint Sprayer In my tests, I discovered two important things about paint sprayers. First, they go through paint like it's an unlimited resource. Second, they're fast. |
AskMen.com
October 2, 2002
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How To: Make Use Of Household Products - Part II Make glue... Clean playing cards... Dissolve warts... Remove stains... Kill undesirable weeds... Detangle knots... Shine your car... Kill cockroaches... Remove grease from clothes... etc. |
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Painting the town green As new environmental legislation alters the allowed constituents of paint and varnishes, Sarah Houlton reports on how paint manufacturers are tweaking the contents of their tins |
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Baring All Used with care, chemical strippers peel off old, unwanted paint. But the first, and perhaps biggest, challenge is figuring out which chemical stripper to use. |
Popular Mechanics
October 10, 2008
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5 Pro Painting Tips Every Amateur Should Know: DIY Guy Try one or all of the following techniques and you'll end up with a paint job nice enough to show off to the neighbors. |
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Tabitha Long |
5 Tips for Using Salvage in the Garden How to unearth and care for garden-worthy finds. |
