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Which is cheaper?

Smash my windscreen and get a free one from Autoglass or spend 2 hours with a drill pad and Cerium Oxide?
38 comments posted 10yrs
posted by swldxer1
38 comments posted 10yrs posted by swldxer1

Bleach and caustic.

How much caustic soda can you dissolve in hot water? I wish to use it on my sink occasionally and don't want a chunk of...
19 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Weatherlawyer
19 comments posted 10yrs posted by Weatherlawyer

OT: It couldnt happen to a nicer newspaper..

"Since you're here ... ... we have a small favour to ask. More people are reading the Guardian than ever. But far fewer...
79 comments posted 10yrs
posted by tnp
79 comments posted 10yrs posted by tnp

OT Ping Chris Hogg - Wildflowers

Earlier this year I put a box of these seeds down in my front garden. http://www.gplants.com/Gallery/1.html Top row, Co...
39 comments posted 10yrs
posted by MrPounder
39 comments posted 10yrs posted by MrPounder

Broken sensor in Boots bathroom scales.

http://vps.templar.co.uk/Odds%20and%20Ends/Boots_sensor.png This isn't a weight sensor, its the acoustic sensor that tu...
14 comments posted 10yrs
posted by tnp
14 comments posted 10yrs posted by tnp

help before bedtime-the bath is vibrating

My bath is making a distinct hum. I have switched the mains water off, open ed and closed the taps, sink,bath,kitchen a...
5 comments posted 10yrs
posted by rgdavidson
5 comments posted 10yrs posted by rgdavidson

What tape for plasterboard joints?

I've just built an inner room in the workshop (for grinding and dust collection) and want to paint the bare plasterboar...
5 comments posted 10yrs
posted by nospam
5 comments posted 10yrs posted by nospam

Thread on bolt and nut on clock mechanisim

Problem with thread on hollow bolt, and thread on nut, both on electronic clock mechanism.. I have purchased a replacem...
4 comments posted 10yrs
posted by alo
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by alo

Easy Surface Prep - ESP by Owatrol

I would be interested to hear any views of ESP by Owatrol. "Bonds paint and varnish to all shiny and smooth surfaces."...
2 comments posted 10yrs
posted by mail-veil
2 comments posted 10yrs posted by mail-veil

Glue for EPDM strip to plywood.

I have some 12mm U section 2mm thick EPDM rubber channel which I want to glue to the edge of 12mm plywood for protectio...
5 comments posted 10yrs
posted by usenet
5 comments posted 10yrs posted by usenet

Timer light switch

Does anyone still make these? I want something that replaces a conventional light switch and incorporates a timer to sw...
15 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Huge
15 comments posted 10yrs posted by Huge

I am deserving of a medal (maybe)

On the drive home from Wales earlier in the year with the caravan in tow, the TV bounced out of its cupboard and fell a...
91 comments posted 10yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
91 comments posted 10yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Replacing dimmer switch with LED compatible?

I have a floor-standing 'mother and child' lamp which I rather like (doubles as a low-level ambient light and a full-on...
15 comments posted 10yrs
posted by davidlobsterpot601
15 comments posted 10yrs posted by davidlobsterpot601

OT: Germany, an example to us all?

Or just another 'warning from history' http://uk.reuters.com/article/europe-stocks-deutsche-bank-idUKL9N19J01T
24 comments posted 10yrs
posted by tnp
24 comments posted 10yrs posted by tnp