Ontario Community Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 3 Aug 1994, p. 18

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â€"1O0CATION OFf BE AVER LUMBER IS ;COND“C“‘SG AN " am a child of the Great I Depression (the first one) and L. also a member of NADDUM: The National Association of Numnster Divers and Urban Off the wall cures for run of the mill problems THE BURLINGTON â€"I STEAMATIC â€" Cleaning the Whole World ... One Home at a Time I | AIR DUCT CLEANING â€" INVENTORY CLEARANCE SALF Shop Early for the Very Best Select'ion.‘. Discounts Increase until everything is gone! *IN STOL Miners. The second is a natural consequence of the first and I am typing at a computer centre conâ€" structed entirely from "found" items in dumpsters. *IN sTock MercHANoise _ Starts Aug. 3/94 As you might guess, I am also an ardent environmentalist who has great respect for such things as bats and worms because they have made our life on earth not only Phone for an appointment or FREE at home estimate _ OAKVILLE BURLINGTON Ask About Our Total Home Cleaning Special! The Regular Price of EVERY ITEM IN EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE STORE THE OAKVILLE BEAVER possible but also comfortable. ‘\_All of the above explains why I want to pass along some hints from a new book by Vicki Lansky, called Another Use for 101 Common Household Items, pubâ€" lished by Book Peddlers of Deephaven MN at a cost of $US6.95. use the hair dryer to keep it hot. Keep it moist with a spray bottle. * Dry the steam off a bathroom mirror. * Blow with it for a few minutes on a bumper sticker for easy removal. Workshop items Hair dryers * Speed up the defrosting of your freezer by using you hair dryer, but never lay it down inside the freezer because that would be an electrical hazard. * Defrost frozen pipes. * When a hot compress is needâ€" ed. wet a hand towel in hot water The 101 items are listed in alphabetical order and each one contains an average dozen useful hints. Here are a few sample entries; some are old tried and true friends and some are pleasantly surprising. and place it on the injury. Then use the hair dryer to keep it hot. Keep it moist with a spray bottle. Workshop items * Use a paintbrush to dust wickâ€" er furniture and baskets, and if you spray a bit of fabric softener on the brush it will leave an antistatic charge on the wicker to repel dust. *« A paintbrush for basting on the barbecue and for dabbing detergent onto soiled clothes before they go into the wash. *« The same technique for carved furniture, louvred doors and plant leaves (without the softâ€" ener, of course). * Empty nail polish bottles for touchâ€"up dabs. Save a bottle after *« Nail polish remover is sugâ€" gested as a means of removing ball point pen marks on clothes (not rayon, of course) but I haven‘t yet had the need to try this one; so proceed with caution and a test run. Epoxy stone transforms wornâ€"out concrete * Old garden hose (reels of it at curbside every garbage collection day). Put a section over the end of a lug wrench or jack handle in your car for cold weather use. Run an extension cord through a slit length to protect the cord when it crosses a driveway. over like a partial can of paint * Super glue accidentally on your skin? Hold a cotton ball soaked in nail polish remover over the spot. It will soften. * Corks make effective fine abrasive tools for such things a:s brass lamps, knife blades, scissors etc., and a little blackboard chalk on the cork will speed up the process. * When you are storing a partâ€" filled can of paint after a job, try putting a balloon that is blown up to occupy the air space inside the can. I have not yet tried this trick,; but if it works, Hallelujah! No more skinned or dried up paint. * Used liquid fabric softene sheets are also good for cleaning bathtub rings and any place where you want to leave a dust repellen surface, such as TV screens anc venetian blinds! Try running a ho iron over one for easy gliding. Submitted by Andreas Kunze, president of Golden Shield Construction. Golden Shield Construction (416) 617â€"5597, your local deale for GoldenLook epoxy stone offers expert service, a variety 0 differentâ€"colors and will provide : written estimate with no obliga tion. Once installed the product wil provide years of enjoyment wit! very little maintenance. An occa sional wash with a hose will it looking beautiful. The produc comes with a fiveâ€"year guarantee. A reglaze with a special for mulated recoat system may be necessary within three to five years. GoldenLook epoxy stone‘ attractive appearance wil enhance any indoorâ€"outdoor are including sunrooms, spas, walk ways, and building entrances. "I can even withstand automobile traffic on concrete driveways,‘ Kunze says. Easy Cleaning is one of th many benefits of the product. Ii addition, GoldenLock epox: stone is also freezeâ€"thaw resis tant. GoldenLock epoxy stone i especially popular around swim ming pools and backyard patio and will also withstand even th harshest sunâ€"rays, day after day. Chosen for its durability an elasticity, GoldenLock epox stone comes in a variety of colors stone types and sizes. The product has unique quali ties that make it far superior t other alternatives of concret repair or replacements. GoldenLook epoxy stone, a innovative concrete resurfacin system, long used in Hawai California, Texas and Colorad« is a stunningly attractive, reasor ably priced and easily installe hardâ€"shell riverstone combine with very strong, specially formu lated transparent epoxy, whic bonds to any concrete surface i all types of climates, all over th world. ADVERTISING FEATURE Now you can make your poo deck, concrete driveway and othe concrete surface areas look bette than new, at half the price cor crete replacement, according t Andreas Kunze of Golden Shiel Construction Ltd. August 3, 199

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