The Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-04-24, Page 28t
Sandblast those seder shakes
By Gene Gary A. Cedar shakes can be
Q. is it possible to have 16- sandblasted. Check the.
inch cedar shakes sand- Yellow Pages for firms that
blasted? They have been on do this type of work. After
the house for 40 years and sandblasting, the shakes
the paint is checking badly. should be treated the same
If we can't sandblast them, as new wood. First use a
is it possible to recover with primer and then a good
8 -inch aluminum siding?— quality exterior paint.
V.R.S. You could cover the shakes
with aluminum siding. This
probably would be more ex-
pensive and certainly would
change the appearance of
your house.
Q. The furnace in our
house is located in the attic,
and works all right except
that the air comes out luke-
warm. I have noticed that
the outlet ducts hayse fiber-
glass insulation around
them, but 'the intake duets
have none. These ducts, are
right below the cold roof.
Would we get better heat if
those intake duets were
insulated?—E.V.
A. I doubt that insulating
the cold ducts would improve
the heat capacity of your
furnace. The air coming in
will be the temperature of
the air outside.
I would advise that you
consult the manufacturer of
your furnace regarding its
lack of performance.
Q. Do you know of any tips
on getting Magic Marker out
of clothing? I have tried hair
spray, Spray & Wash and
strong detergent. My son
drew with a black Magic
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Marker on his beige c
duroy pants.—D.G.
A In some cases of stai
ing, a cleaner such as 409 w
do the job. Rub it into th
stained area and let 'set
while prior to washing.
If this doesn't work, t
writing the manufacturers
Magic Marker for their rec
ommendation on renjval o
the product from clothing
Q. Have you ever com
across an effective way t
clean a badly oil -stained
garage? We have trie
detergents, a product mad
'by Trojan Manufacturin
Co. called Degeraseall, an
others. '
We rolled strips of to
paper down because the floo
was so unsightly and now w
can't get the tar
paper up
In California, wher
garages are always in front
so many people who visi
come through the garage
Thanks for any suggest
ions—M.P., San Marcos
Calif.
A. First you will nee to
remove the tar paper. Try
renting a sander. and sanding
with a coarse sandpaper.
To remove the grease and
oil stains on the concrete,
first scrub stains with
benzine or grease solvent.
Then mix one part sodium
citrate to six parts of water
and six parts of commercial
glycerine. Add sufficient
whiting powder to form `a
thick paste. A coat of this
paste should be kept on 'the
stain for one week and new
paste added when it dries.,
out. Then flush dried -out
second layer away with
water: -The stains should be
gone.
For rust stains, 'use the
same mixture as above, but
if stain still remains make
another paste of one part
sodium citrate crystals to six
parts of water and add suffi-
cient powdered'whiting.
Heavy layers of this mixture
spread on and allowed to dry
should remove rust stains.
After cleaning, the area
where stains have been
removed may look lighter
than the surrounding -con-
crete.
To help prevent further,
staining, . apply .•a :concrete
sealer after ,you have
removed .the stains and
thoroughly cleaned the en-
tire: area. The 'garage floor
also can be painted with a
good, masonry paint ' to.
further' enhance its attract-
iveness.
Q. I was wondering if you
have another way of remov-
ing appliques off a shower
door and tub bottom, besides
using rubbing alcohol. I have
tried this and still could not
remove all of 'the sticky sub-
stance. Can'you recommend
anything that would be
d faster and' easier?,--C.M.
A. Several readers have
or- offered solutions for a
problem similar to yours.
n L. Rayless of Chula. Vista,
111 Calif., writes: "Since my
e appliques eremade by
a Rubbermaid I wrote the
company. IT
is their re-
r'y Ply:
of 'Aptly Spray 'n' Wash or
- Magic Spray. Soak for one -
1 half hour, wipe with a
• coarse, dry cloth. Repeat if
e necessary. Clean the tub
o thoroughly before applying
new appliques.'
d "Really it was not quite
e - that easy, but I found nylon
g net, instead of cloth, helped.
d I hope this will be of help to
your readors." ,
✓ Another reader, Gretchen
✓ G. 'Hedberb of Oceanside,
e Calif., adds this suggestion:
• "Spray generously with
e Spray 'n' Wash, then "add a
couple of inches of very hot
t water and allow to stand
• several hours.. (This, of
course, is for cleaning the
, tub.) The adhesive will then
come off without damaging
the tub surface."
Q. I have a 12 -foot fibre-
glass campster trailer that
needs some paint. Is a do-it-
yourself job. Ok? If so, what
is the preparation, type of
paint and method of ap-
plication recommended?
Also, can the aluminum
awning casing take a paint
that is used on fiberglass?*
W.B., Redondo Beach, Calif.
A. This could be a do-it-
yourself project if you use a
good quality paint and
proper preparation.
Wash down the fiberglass
surface and be certain it is
cleaned of any dirt or grease.
Consult your local paint
dealer for the bestpaint to
use on fiberglass. The best
method to apply is with a
long -nap roller. ;
However, youraluminum
awning casing will need a
different kind of paint
First, the aluminum
frames should be cleaned of
all residue, using something
like trisodium phosphate,
available in hardware
stores. Then the aluminum
should be sanded, smoothing
out all pits you can, because
the paint will not hide them.
• Next comes one coat of
aluminum metal primer and
then two coats of exterior
synthetic enamel. , Check
with your paint dealer for
these products. ,
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Crossroads—Apr. 24, 1985—Page 9
Vines create
garden space
By Patrick Denton
Like most avid flower
growers, I never seem to
have space each year for all
the kinds I like to grow. As
well as all the old favorites
without which the yard
would seem downright un-
dressed, there are so many
new flowers to try every
year.
I can't imagine our garden
without sweet peas, for
example. We have two
circular wire enclosures that
arefixed in-place at different
spots each year for these de-
lightful, fragrant climbers.
This way, they take up little
space and can be enjoyed in
different ,parts of the yard
from year to year. The base
of the vines usually•are
dressed up with a frothy
skirt of annual white baby's
breath.
Flowering vines grown on
trellises, wire enclosures or
fences provide blossoms
without using a great deal of
space. Last year our family
also 'enjoyed canary bird
flower, an attractive climb-
ing kind of nasturtium
(Tropaeolum peregrinum)'
against a lightly shaded part
of fence in moist soil.
Its frilly little delicate,
yellow -spurred blossoms
highlighted the attractive
deeply lobed foliage. A fast
bloomer, our vines were cov-
ered in little "canaries" in
early summer from trans-
plants seeded,'indoors early
in the spring.
A vine that is a realshow-
piece in pots or hanging
baskets is •Thunbergia, or
black-eyed Susan. The flow-
ers, in clear, bright shades of
yellow and orange, all have
black centers, or eyes. These
should . be started indoors,
too, and grow'•► in sun or light
shade.
I've been asked by a
number of people what
annual vine would be best to
:grow as .a summer -only
screen•for a very sunny, hot
porch. I can't think of any-
thing better than.scarlet run-
ner beans.
Planted in rich soil and
trained up stout twine, rough .
stakes or laths, these vines
with their yivid scarlet flow-
ers and edible beans will
make an 8 -foot summer
screen: Keep the .beans for
eating, picked while young•to
keep the vines vigorous and
the flowers coming.
Another great way to enjoy
flowers without using any
garden space is to grow them
in pots. Each year we fill our
patio with them,, both at
round level and on two.
hree-tiered wood frame
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walls that form the sides of
the patio area.
This is on the warm south
side of the house were pots of
marigolds, viscaria, ger-
aniums, petunias, verbenas,
schizanthus and dwarf bed-
ding dahlias make a good
show. Here, we like to have a
few handy patio and cherry
tomato plants, as well.
The north side of the house
receives a little early morn-
ing sun in summer. Since
this is the front of the house,
it presents an ideal setting
for many lovely shade -loving
flowers_ Here we . hand our
fuchsia baskets, above a long
planter filled with large -
flowered tuberous begonias.
Below them we place a long
planter of impatiens the
flaming scarlet blitz or the
new doubles. ,
To this collection we add a
tree fuchsia and a tub of
small camellia -flowered
floribunda begonias beside
the front door.
This year; since we have
begin sorting out"' the front
yard into lawn and fruit trees
in place of•the original native
trees and natural under-
growth, we also shall have
'space for pots ,,of coleus,
browallia (amethyst flow-,
er), calceolaria (pouch or
slipper plant) or mimulus
(monkey flower), beside the
new lawn's edge in partial
shade.
Baskets of ivy geraniums
enjoy their summer site
hanging on the sunny side of
the house, while baskets of
Alaska nasturtiums, with
their white -and -green foliage
and full range of nasturtium
colors, enjoy the light shade ,
of a lattice arbor.
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