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FAS ie wy A he, ee Ns 20 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Seturdey, May 25, 1963 there are large cracks. What do you suggest to repair this? FIRST AID TO THE AILING HOUSE By ROGER C. WHITMAN ANSWER: The cracking may be due to large sections of con- crete having been laid without expansion joints -- inefficient allowance for expansion and shrinkage; or poor drainage MIRROR INTO TRAY QUESTION: I have aa old mirror which I want to convert into a tray. The silvering on the back Nas pDiackenea in sputs and no longer reflects well. How can I remove the back- ing? ANSWER: First remove the coating protecting the silvering with prepared paint remover, following label directions care- fully; Then cover the exposed silvering with a layer of salt, moistened with a solution of one part water and three parts vinegar. The chemical! action produces chlorine, which softens the silvering. After sev- eral hours, the silvering can usually be wiped off clean, -- TEAK BREAKFRONT breakfront in excellent coadi- tion at an auction sale of house- hold furnishings. What care is recommended for this wood? It seems to have a rubbed, oil finish. ANSWER: Uusually this type of wood requires only rubbing with a rough cloth along the grain of the wood. If the sur- REPAIRING GILDED FRAME QUESTION: A mirror over the table in our foyer has a gild- ed, plastic frame around it; it looks like heavy carving. Sev- eral small pieces have been chipped off. How can this be raha so it doesn't look so ? ANSWER: Spackle can. be 'used to fill in the chipped areas, molding the surface with the fingers to. match the rest of the frame. Or use plastic wood. DUST BEHIND PICTURES QUESTION: Dust collects on the wall behind pictures and it is difficult to keep the wall from becoming darkened in these areas. Is there any way to pre- vent this accumulation of dust? tacks, covering the heads ed felt to avoid scratching the wall to prevent dirt dust from collecting; space, CRACKING GARAGE APRON ANSWER: Try the following method: At the two bottom cor- in a couple of ordinary carpet ners of the picture frame, put with a small piece of adhesive-back- wall, This will hold the bottom of the frame far enough from and it will slide down through the slight QUESTION: We put Gown a large concrete apron in front of our garage to give us room to turn the car around before driv- ing out. Now, after-only a year, provision under the slab. Any of these conditions must be cor- rected to prevent future crack- RADIATOR PAINT PEELS QUESTION: I painted the hedroom radiator when I re- painted the bedroom. The radi- ator surface was thoroughly gers bec tes8 rs nsec Sat SEITE ANI RIAN cleaned and sandpapered before I applied the paint, but the paint is peeling off. How can this be remedied? "ANSWER: If the radiator sur- face was thoroughly cleaned of grease, wax, soot, etc., before the paint was applied, the peel- ing may be due to the fact that the radiator was allowed to heat up before the paint coating was thoroughly dry, or the paint coat was too thick. While the radiator is cold, remove ali loose and peeling paint, and have absolutely clean surface OT Pee by wiping with fine steel wool and turpentine; then apply thin coat (or coats) of paint. If painting is done during heating season, keep radiator unheated wel the paint has thoroughly dried. CURLING HALL RUNNER QUESTION: We have a very long hall in our apartment and got a new runner for the floor. The ends curl up and we trip over them; What can we do to make the ends stay flat on the floor? ANSWER: New rugs are usu- x ? ally sized on the back to make,Or apply @ solution of one-half! them lie flat; the ends may flat-|pound ten out by themselves. If not,|quarts of water. Allow sizing turn the runner over and stretch| material to dry thoroughly. of chip glue 1 Sore Se Eon. gen aR ier Leaner nT RENE Se EEE, in two Furnace or a New Home ' it upside down where it can} remain, undisturbed for coat of pure fresh white shellac. | IT'S DIXON'S For the GEST in FUEL and Heating Equipment DELCO by GENERAL MOTORS 313 Albert St. 723-4663 hours. Then brush on a this Buying or Selling ! GUIDE REALTY LTD. ® LLOYD CORSON, President Oil Furnace on the Market! © DICK YOUNG Vice-President © LUCAS PEACOCK Sec-Treas. 16 SIMCOE ST. S., OSHAWA Make SURE It'sa GARWOOD' The most Economical MOSIER iri cxcorst PHONE 723-1121 face becomes grimy, wash with) & the following solution: 1 quart 'not water, 3 tablespoons raw or boiled linseed oil, 2 tablespoons of turpentine; stir and allow to cool. Dampen a cloth with the cooled solution, wringing out well, and wash a small area at a time, wiping dry immed- jately with a soft, clean cloth. Polish sparingly with any top quality furniture polish or wax, following label directions care- fully. PIANO DUST QUESTION: We were abroad for a year and while we were away we closed our house, covering all the furniture, in- cluding our piano. Now we find that dust must have seeped into the piano and we seem unable to vacuum it out. Playing on the piano soon results in dust-cover- ed hands, Can you suggest any- thing? ANSWER: The dust is under and between the piano keys. All pianos are made so that the keys can be taken out with the part of the frame that supports them, The piece of molding cov- ering the front end of the keys and running the length of the keyboard can usually be re- moved by slipping it upward. When this is done, it will be seen that the keyboard itself is held in by two large screws, one at each end. When these are removed, the whole keyboard can be slipped forward. This ble in cleaning out all the dust. done, you should have no trou-| & However, it's always advisable to leave such things to experl- enced professionals -- especially| if the piano is valuable. MILDEWED WALLPAPER QUESTION: A section of wall. paper in our foyer has mildew- ed. How can this be removed without damaging the paper? ANSWER: Mildew is a fungus and can be completely removed only with something in the na- ture of a disinfectant to be sure the spores are killed. Bleaching solutions will remove mildew, but will also remove the color or pattern of the paper. Re- placement of the mildewed area, after correcting the cause for the mildew, is the only sat- ,isfactory solution. IN THE HOME WORKSHOP --_ By RUTH W. SPEARS | COVER THIS BARBEQUE) with a low, round table. Then, just pull the table away in two for 1 to > REG, T.M,: THOR Mise i Bi ee | @RTHO AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS Oakville, Ont. OM ALL OHEMICALS, MEAD 2 years ! One sprinkling of TRIOX does the trick! 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