Rubbing alcohol helps lift permanent marker inks from all sorts of surfaces, including wood. To remove Sharpie ink from a wood table, dip the tip of a cotton swab in rubbing alcohol, then trace the marker lines on the table with the wet swab. Follow up with a paper towel, wiping in th...
Did the kiddos get a little "creative" with their coloring? Cleaning things up isn't so hard with this tip: Try covering the stains with toothpaste then scrub off with a damp cloth (just plain--not the gel kind). I've tried this on wood paneling, painted
consider using Amodex Ink & Stain Remover. This product can effectivelylift Sharpie marks off finished and unfinished woodwork. All you need to do is apply a thin layer of the product onto the affected spot. Then, use a clean, damp cloth to gently remove the marker stain from the ...
Declutterfloors, shelves, and surfaces throughout the home. “When it comes to prepping, decluttering has the biggest impact for my clients,” Breeckner explains. He recalls a trip to a property where an out-of-place rocking chair was throwing off the whole mood of the living room. “We...
How to Beat the Backrooms in Inside the Backrooms Once you wake in the backrooms, you’ll enter the lobby. This is a safe space where the objective is to find a wall with a ladder leading up to a hole. Just follow the arrows to get there. Once you crawl through, you’ll pop ou...
This is pretty simple stuff. But there are three fundamentals that help you get the most out of the vise while you’re doing any of the operations listed above. Work on Center Measure to the center of the vise jaws mark it—scribe a line with a sharp awl, use a Sharpie pen, or ...
How to Build a Wood Sailboat: I've been wanting to combine my two favorite hobbies - woodworking and sailing for a long time, so I thought I'd build a boat. It's got classic lines and looks so dazzling in the sunshine that people constantly stop me at t
When we bought our home it was builder grade and off white everything. So in an effort to add some color and life to this room I painted the walls a light blue andcreated a faux hexagon wallpaper look with a sharpieand addedDIY wooden shelvesin an effort to add some character and def...
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 ...
How To Clean Up Wax When I was a teenager I once spilled an entire double boiler of melted wax on my parents wood floor. So I can say from experience, that for hard, smooth, non-porous surfaces, you may be able to gently scrape dried wax off with something like a credit card. Do...