Paint that is washable is highly desirable. Wall paint is now better and washable interior wall paint has been greatly improved.
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How many hours have you spent trying those magical brass cleaners that never seem to work the way you seem to remember as you watched the TV commercial? Cleaning brass by hand means you actually need to remove some of the oxidized brass atoms. Do you have any clue how hard it is to break atomic bonds?
KEEN Footwear Factory Tour The first week of August, 2017, I found myself in Portland, Oregon. As fate would have it, I arrived in the midst of an historic heat spell. I had been invited to visit the KEEN Utility factory, headquarters and epic KEEN Garage where they have a retail store in downtown Portland's Read More »
KEEN Footwear Factory Tour I had the distinct pleasure to attend a media event at the KEEN Utility factory in Portland, OR in August 2017. I've been on many factory tours over the past twenty years and this was the BEST ONE ever. First, it's a smaller factory with about eighty people working diligently Read More »
Selling Used Building Materials TIPS People will buy just about anything - don't assume you have garbage Clean everything up and take great photos Be honest in your description and price about 45% below new WATCH VIDEO BELOW CLICK HERE to Get Tim's FREE & FUNNY Newsletter! DEAR TIM: I’m about to do a significant Read More »
Norwegian Dawn Assistant Maitre D The last week of June 2017 found me at sea on the Norwegian cruise liner Dawn as its pointed bow plowed through the deep blue sea heading to Bermuda from Boston, Massachusetts. It was my first cruise and I was like a kid in a candy store. Weeks prior to Read More »
Norwegian Dawn Junior Stateroom Steward The last week of June 2017 I had the most pleasant hotel experience of my life. I was in a moving hotel, the Norwegian Dawn cruise ship, as she carved her way through the deep blue sea from Boston to Bermuda and then back again. My stateroom was 9611 and Read More »
Norwegian Dawn Photographer The last week of June, 2017 I was fortunate enough to be on the Norwegian Dawn. I was invited to go on the cruise by a close friend as a last-minute cancellation had created an empty cabin. I decided to turn it into a work / pleasure experience and write a story Read More »
"When you pay a contractor money in advance, you hope the contractor is going to show up, do the work right, and not make off with your money." Paying Contractor Up Front Checklist Moderate or excessive deposits put you at a huge disadvantage Deposits are only required if job has special-order or custom non-returnable materials Read More »
Drilling steel or metal is a quick way to dull your drill bits if you do it the wrong way. This AsktheBuilder.com video shows you how to drill holes using the correct drill bits and oil to drill through steel and sheet metal. A variable speed drill is the best drill to use.
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