Caution: Be careful about using toothpaste, make sure to choose a regular kind that doesn’t contain any abrasives. Especially when working on items with a fine finish (such as wood furniture) since you don’t want to scratch the surface. ...
This method can be used if you want to make small details and your chalk marker tip is too big to make it or if your tip is too saturated and you already want to put on another coat. To do it, simply get a palette to pump ink out of the chalk marker. Dip the paintbrush and ge...
If you don’t have these, it may be helpful to draw marks directly over the toe sockets on your boots with a Sharpie so you can easily see from above where the pins should line up. Once you're lined up correctly, step straight down to engage the mechanism and bring the pins into ...
it comes off with rubbing alcohol and some wiping. Other suggestions for cleaning up Sharpie include hairspray & hand sanitizer (which usually contain alcohol), nail polish remover, and even WD-40. But again, make sure to spot test first...
If you keep a cold chisel sharp and add a drop of oil to its edge before you cut, you’ll be amazed at how well it chops metal.
I’ve decided to pick this blog back up again. I’ll be updating weekly, and I’ll dedicate one post a month to political issues. First up: how to get your elected officials to actually listen to you. A lot of people think it’s enough to just tweet your displeasure at your senato...
and I've got a Sharpie and a paper bag I picked up at a truck stop, and I'm writing the lyrics down on the paper bag, trying to keep the car on the road," Cronin remembered. "Finally, for the sake of highway safety and more legible penmanship, I decided to pull off the side...
I nailed a bunch of 1" brads into the panel and used a long, flexible straight edge (yard stick, etc.) bent to follow the curve, then I traced the curve with pencil/Sharpie. Once I removed the brads, I had perfectly smooth curves. Keep in mind that with the side panels that are ...
sharpie and squeeze out the ink. While this method is technically possible, it’s really a lot more trouble than it’s worth. If you still want to do it, I recommend gloves, a full plastic face mask to protect your face and eyes from rogue splatter, and a saw or large pair of ...
Nothing beats a Sharpie for marking your cardboard for cutting. A pencil works as well, and some might argue that an errant pencil mark is easier to conceal or erase, but I like to get my score marks down quickly and boldly so there is no room for doubt. A marker line is hard to ...