Can you recommend a good stripper? DIY donny.Byline: Donny Sheridan Q I have two 15-panel doors in my lounge that are stained and varnished to a mahogany finish. We are redecorating and plan to paint them white. Can you recommend a company that will dip and strip the doors ready for painting? A Contact Dip and Strip in Edinburgh on 0131 337 0555. They chemically strip old pine doors so make sure yours are not made of mahogany which could split as it is being stripped. There is also no guarantee the glass will not get broken during the process. It might be better to mask the panes off with tape and sand the doors down yourself before painting. Q I still have a blue bath from the 80s but can't find a replacement bath panel. Do these still exist or will I have to replace the bath? A Try FBS FBS abbr. fasting blood sugar FBS Fasting blood sugar. See Fasting glucose. Engineering & Sanitary Supplies in Falkirk, call 01324 628431. They have coloured bath panels, though they are harder to get now. If you are lucky they will have your colour. Q My son has damaged the plaster-board in his new flat. What's the best way to repair the hole? A There is a product for repairing holes in plasterboard. Vothole looks like a cocktail umbrella A cocktail umbrella is a small umbrella or parasol made from paper, cardboard, and a toothpick, intended to be of the appearance of a small umbrella, and is used as a garnish or decoration in cocktails, desserts or other food and beverages. made from tough plastic. Just slip the webbed plastic behind the broken plasterboard, secure it with the handle and draw strap and fill over the plastic with fast set. You'll find Vothole in B&Q. Q My husband used polyripple in our dining room years ago and we now want rid of it. I have tried a steamer and scorer but it won't budge. Will I be able to plaster over what's left or is there an easy way to remove it? A It's tough old stuff - a lot harder than Artex. I would apply a PVA PVA polyvinyl alcohol. bonding agent then a carlite bonding undercoat undercoat the fine hairs of an animal's coat which are usually shorter and more numerous than the coarse guard hairs. In some breeds of dogs and cats, however, these may predominate. and a carlite finish top coat. You may find this a bit difficult for a DIY DIY abbr. do-it-yourself DIY or d.i.y. Brit, Austral & NZ do-it-yourself DIY abbr DIY do it yourself a DIY shop/job. job so think about using plaster. I would definitely recommend covering it up instead of trying to remove it. Q I have a marble coffee table and my daughter has left tumbler ring marks on it. Any suggestions as to how I can remove them? A William Boyle interior Finishes - call 0141 420 1692 - sell a marble and stone cleaning kit which should remove the rings. Most marks can be removed with this kit unless it they are oil-based. |
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