Repaired a severely destroyed window sill and brick molding before winter sets in. Had to fake the sill with a makeshift 2X4 cut and spliced into the remaining sill. Then replaced the brick molding with the plastic type.

Take that you damn termites and carpenter ants bastardges.

 ptooey wrote: 

OK, You choose. 

 JustineFromWyoming wrote: 

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 



How rude...

Theres always the orbital sander and marine epoxy paint method

 rosedraws wrote: 
Bar Keepers Friend worked really well for me when I had to clean the hard water deposits/rust stains from the avocado green terlet in a trailer house I had years ago.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
I found out the hard way about 25 years ago.  Had no idea.

Tried it in a shower stall at my plaza on the Ohio TP.  Barely made it to the outside.

On the other hand, the worlds best concrete cleaner is #2 Diesel and Tide !

Spread some diesel on the driveway, sprinkle on Tide like Parmessan Cheese, get a stiff bristle broom, scrub hard, rinse real well with water using a pressure nozzle of some sort.

You can eat off of it when your done.  Gets everything but rust stains and most paint.  Does not harm asphalt when rinsing.  Obviously you keep it off of asphalt directly, the diesel will eat it, but the rinse will not.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
most detergents say to not mix with household bleach... whether there's a trace amount of ammonia or not, I think they rightly assume that with dish soap you're washing by hand and whatever you're washing by hand, you're going to be within an arm's reach of it and even if it's just water and bleach in an enclosed space you're going to get chlorine'd out. The detergent just makes it all the more volatile. And of course if there IS ammonia then you're getting actual chlorine gas straight up so hey. Verdun.

 rosedraws wrote: 
Yeah, but I think in mine you explode from vinegar and stuff.

 bokey wrote: 
Welcome to my world.

 kurtster wrote: 
why not?  I'm pretty sure I've mixed it before.

edit: I just googled it. never knew that. maybe I didn't mix them. but I have used one after the other to clean the sink.

 bokey wrote: 
Naw, Dawn and bleach. 

If that doesn't get it off, it will kill you in the process and then it doesn't matter anymore.


Seriously though, do not ever mix dawn and bleach 
You only get one chance to make that mistake.

Am I gonna have to scratch my head all night about ceramic cleaning compounds?

 Huh?

 rosedraws wrote: 
Try tooth paste.

Baking soda variety w / whitening stuff.

Greenpad for scrubbing.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
Oops, you're right. WTF am I thinking about? That's my drain cleaner.

 bokey wrote: 
doesn't that make a volcano?

 rosedraws wrote: 
Yes I used to clean up some victorian tiles.It worked well on some of the stains. Works on marble also.,Have to let it sit a while and the baking soda draws it up.

 islander wrote: 

 rosedraws wrote: 
Red vinegar and baking soda. Slop it on and let it sit.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
I've tried it on the old sink (did not help with those really serious stains), but not the tiles... might be worth giving it a go.