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37 TOTALLY BRILLIANT HOME REPAIR TRICKS (Original Post) Major Nikon Dec 2018 OP
👀 underpants Dec 2018 #1
I love these videos... forgotmylogin Dec 2018 #2
I'm not convinced all 37 are brilliant Major Nikon Dec 2018 #6
How do you get the glue off drill after gluing on sandpaper? sinkingfeeling Dec 2018 #3
You get another piece of sandpaper and sand it off. Or use Goo-Gone. japple Dec 2018 #7
This should distract the tRump DU trolls for a while..... KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2018 #4
That was cool, Major Nikon. littlemissmartypants Dec 2018 #5
I love to watch these too. My favorite one involves binder clips. japple Dec 2018 #8
That' s nice! NathalieBou Jan 2019 #9

forgotmylogin

(7,964 posts)
2. I love these videos...
Wed Dec 26, 2018, 02:37 PM
Dec 2018

Last edited Thu Dec 27, 2018, 02:33 PM - Edit history (1)

but some of the techniques in this one are a little out-of-the-box hardcore. Who is going to ruin a pair of scissors to stir paint? I have IRL seen people bend up a coat hanger and use it with a drill to stir paint though!

Painter's tape on the baseboard. WHO KNEW?

Some of their other suggestions are helpful, like using tinfoil and saran wrap to line painting surfaces, and a lid around your brush to catch drips.

If you need to improvise a paper hat to protect your hair, why are you painting? Get a plastic shower cap or an old hat you don't care about!

And seriously - you can buy a $15 off-brand dustbuster instead of jimmying up a computer fan, a drill, and a 2-liter soda bottle! That one surely was a "stoned on the couch at 2 am and spilled chips" inspiration.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,796 posts)
4. This should distract the tRump DU trolls for a while.....
Wed Dec 26, 2018, 04:20 PM
Dec 2018

Well, maybe for a full week by the time they go to Walmart to buy the stuff and try 'em all out.......

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