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Ghost Signs (Preservation)

Hi All, Does anyone have any knowledge of preserving / conserving / maintaining gho st signs? We have one (B&W) in the...
11 comments posted 6yrs
posted by cpvh
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by cpvh

Recommendation wtd for metal polisher

I've got quite a lot of bronze and brass window handles and catches that need polishing and then lacquering. I'd prefer...
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by nothanks
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by nothanks

OT: Hacked road signs

I need to find out how to do this, so I can write "Sturgeon is a cunt". https://www.liveabout.com/very-funny-hacked-con...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

Internal guttering corner with outlet ?

After a deluge of biblical proportions a few days ago, I noticed the guttering was clearly blocked. The blocked section...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jethro_uk
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by jethro_uk

Plague of flies

Is anyone else being plagued by lots of flies indoors? In the kitchen we have a UV light electrocution device (similar...
18 comments posted 6yrs
posted by me
18 comments posted 6yrs posted by me

Neighbour

Can my next door neighbour install a balanced flue outlet where it will protrude into my driveway?
14 comments posted 6yrs
posted by JohnP
14 comments posted 6yrs posted by JohnP

Stick welding revelation

For years I have used a very basic SIP Merlin AC Arc welder (mostly repair work, sticking the mower deck back together,...
51 comments posted 6yrs
posted by see.my.signature
51 comments posted 6yrs posted by see.my.signature

Septic tanks Regs in Scotland

Septic Tank Regulations in Scotland All discharges both to ground and water, from septic tanks and sewage treatment pla...
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by ophelia
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by ophelia

Ripping DVD to hard drive

A long time since I have copied a DVD film, and have forgotten which program I used! Any thoughts? Something basic to c...
11 comments posted 6yrs
posted by News
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by News

Septic tank

Recent post about septic tank produced a lot of hot air. Just wondering how many on this list actually live in a house s...
28 comments posted 6yrs
posted by news
28 comments posted 6yrs posted by news

Wax on sunroofs

Have just been polishing my car - and the wax says not to use on glass. I understand that wax can cause funny things to...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by magpieinkcap
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by magpieinkcap

feckin' windows 10

anybody just had an update and now their mouse has stopped working?.....did this not happen before?...fecked up a load o...
63 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
63 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Actual LED TVs? do they exist?

Are any TVs just LED? Or is LED just a backlight to an LCD panel? I thought they'd invented TVs where every dot was a tr...
27 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
27 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

Replacing LEDs in strip lights

I use this sort of thing: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/163956674647 When they eventually fail, it's the LEDs that have go...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey