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Question: Painting tyres for plant containers. I want to paint some old tyres to use as plant containers. Any ideas on what kind of paint I should use? -- t.hurst" theresahurst@onetel.net.uk 16 Jan 2003 (Ref:0917)
Question: Stain Removal. My teenage daughter spilled self-tanning spray on her carpet and then moved furniture over it to hide it!!! It's a yellow-orange color stain. Any ideas? It's a beige wool carpet (of course) grrr. Any help would be appreciated! email: amreast@yahoo.com -- Stephen Rowe amreast@earthlink.net 17 Jan 2003 (Ref:0918)
Question: Soil Problems. We just moved into a 10 year old house last summer and we have problems with the soil. It is like clay and very difficult to work with. Water just seems to stay on top and does not drain anywhere, no matter whether it is dry or rainy. Our lawn is like a marsh. What can we do to rectify this?? Mrs Denholm, Scotland -- MCCANNC195@aol.com 19 Jan 2003 (Ref:0916)
Answer: Ref. 0916 Soil. Sounds as though your soil is very compacted or you have lost a lot of your top soil when they installed the yard. Adding lime (preferable in the fall) will sweeten the soil. You need to incorporate any type of humus whether it is rotting leaves, manure, etc. into the soil. If you do not want to tear up the yard to incorporate humus, you can go to a local store and purchase manure and compost in a bag. Here is it approximately $1.29 a bag. Hand broad cast it over the lawn. It is a slow process. What you are doing is slowly building up the topsoil, this in turn goes through the deeper layers of your soil. It may take a complete summer but you do not want to put so much on that it kills your grass. -- 4 Sep 2003
Question: Smoke smell. How do I get stale cigarette smell out of a mattress? Martin & Nancy Noriega Tucson, Arizona 85704 "A Positive Attitude is all you need to Succeed" -- Martin Noriega nmartin210@comcast.net 19 Jan 2003 (Ref:0920)
Question: Abrasions on glass windows. While sanding I inadvertently scratched the surface of a thick glass door. Is it possible to buff out the scratches or remove them by some other method? Papiatthebeach@aol.com 20 Jan 2003 (Ref:0921)
Question: Soap suds in septic system. Good morning! Recently we moved into a 5-year old home and had to have our septic system pumped out from bad kitchen practices of the former owners. It has now filled back up with water (which is normal), but it aerator continues to make large amount or soap suds, (from use of the dishwasher and washing machine); it's just like when people put liquid soap into outdoor fountains; and the suds are coming out of the covered openings of the septic tank (1000 gal. capacity). Help! Is there anything we can do to put into the tank to take care of those suds. Thank you. -- "Steve Enderlin" steveenderlin@msn.com 23 Jan 2003 (Ref:0922)
Question: Suede dye on hands. I have a black suede skirt, but every time a wear it I end up with black hands & waist! How can I stop this happening? Julie Howser jhowser@uk.rgare.com 23 Jan 2003 (Ref:0923)
Question: Crayon dried on clothes. i have a white shirt that has red crayon dried on it. how do i get the crayon off? Go crazy, life's more fun LOL! -- Draco Wraith DIAL2002@webtv.net 23 Jan 2003 (Ref:0924)
Question: ink stain on suede coat. Help! how do I get an ink stain out of a suede jacket? -- Lacey Slater chick_angel05@hotmail.com 24 Jan 2003
Question: Ink Stain on Suede Hi, I saw your question about the ink stain on suede and wondered if you had received any replies telling you how to get rid of it. I have felt tip on a suede coat and keep seeing differing opinions on the web as to how to get it out. Did you manage to get your stain out and if so, please could you let me know how you did it. Many thanks. Julie. -- a.cunningham43@ntlworld.com 11/05/2005
Question: Slice Soda Stain on Carpet. On light beige carpet I have a large Slice orange soda stain. None of the super carpet cleaners from the store even put a dent in it, although they’ve worked on everything else. Any ideas? -- Catherine Rose catherinerose@tds.net 25 Jan 2003
Question: Salt in yard. I have a saltwater fish tank and emptied some of the water in my yard (stupid I know). I live in the deserts of Arizona and many of my plants soaked up the salt water during the dry season. What can I do to get rid of the salt in my soil or at least minimize the damage? -- Corey Anderson corsue@msn.com 27 Jan 2003
Question: Rit dye spots (red) on the pad of my pink vinyl kitchen chair!! Hi, can someone tell me how to get the spots off --- I tried bleach, hairspray etc. nothing working so far! Please e-mail me at kaaala@aol.com I really appreciate it! -- Kathy, Kaaala@aol.com 27 Jan 2003
Question: Oil base ink remover. hi i am new in art school and we work with oil base ink and i was wandering if you knew of anything else but acetone to erase this ink, thanks Tense123@aol.com 28 Jan 2003
Question: Water stain on shoe leather. After it’s snowed the melted snow/salt leaves white stains on shoe leather. How do I get rid of it, and is there something I could use to prevent it? Neil Evans neil.evans4@btinternet.com 1 Feb 2003 (Ref:0925)
Question: sticky residue on clothes. Hello, I hope someone can help me. I bought my son a pair of navy blue school pants, and when I pulled the size sticker off of the leg, the residue from the sticker was still on the pants. So I washed them and it is still there. It is nothing that can be peeled off with your fingers. If anyone knows anything I can do to remove it I would appreciate the input. I can't return them to the store because they are going out of business. Thank You -- Renee Wathen WathenNayNay@aol.com 3 Feb 2003 (Ref:0926)
Question: China stain. How can I remove stains on old pottery and or porcelain? Thanks -- Bluemoon2go@aol.com BlueMoon2go@aol.com 5 Feb 2003 (Ref:0927)
Question: Stain on Leather Chair. My sister's dog ate raw hamburger and then vomited on her leather chair. Any suggestions on getting the stain removed? Thanks! -- terra cummins terracummins@comcast.net 5 Feb 2003 (Ref:0928)
Question: Blood Stains. I have blood stains on my linoleum. The blood wasn't cleaned up immediately and has left brown stains on my linoleum. Any help would be appreciated. Tammi ctammons@msn.com 9 Feb 2003 (Ref:0929)
Answer: Blood on fabric and carpet. Pour, full strength, hydrogen peroxide on the stain and let it bubble. Then, blot with damp cloth. JGBet@nospamaol.com Caution!! Full strength is a rocket fuel!!! Full Strength should read 5%. Ed.
Answer: Fresh Blood stain. Put article of clothing into bathroom sink and pour some peroxide on it and let it set a couple minutes. work it in a little, rinse and repeat. -- John D, Banacek@coslinknospam.net