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B4-Sunday News, March 9, 1980

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Mall to:
Deco-Plans Inc.

P.O. Box 3000
Cornwall, Ont. K6H 5R8

O Please send me Plan No. 30809 for $3.00
(includes 50¢ for postage and handling)

O Please send me the Deco-Plans catalogue for $3.00
(included 50e for postage and handling) containing
over 150 original do-it-yourself projects.

TOTAL: $

Send cheque or money order made out to Deco-Plans
Inc. Allow three weeks for delivery. Please PRINT
your name and address:

Can shingles

be painted?

Q. My small home is sided
with wood shingles which
appear to have been stained
a gray color. This finish is
now weathered, showing the
wood at the lower ends of

description indicates, the
walls will need thorough
preparation. Go over the
shingles with a wire brush to
remove any loose material,
accumulated dirt and grime.

VERSATILE COFFEE TABLE doubles as bar, with

two diting drawers for bottles and glasses. Clean-lined,
compact and easily moved around the room, the unit is
ideal for small homes and apartments. Can be built
from 1% panels of fir plywood.

Removing stains

Q. Ihave a floor lamp with a
large brass base and column.
There's a small discolored
area on the base that defies
removal with any solvent or
polish that I know of. It's
dark-colored, located near
the point where the hase
joins the column. Is there
any possible way to remove
this blemish?

A. There's a metal polish
under the trade name of
“Simichrome” that usually is
quite effective. Sometimes
such a blemish will be dif-
ficult to remove entirely if
the metal is pitted, but you
can at least dull the contrast
sufficiently to make it less
visible. This polish is
generally available from
paint or antique dealers, or

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CABINETS

you can contact Coom-
petition Chemicals, Box 142,
Iowa Falls, lowa 50126.

You can also use a -water-
diluted solution of muriatic
acid (wear rubber gloves and
eye protection) or what is
known as “jeweler's rouge,”
a hard wax containing a very
fine abrasive; this can be
applied and worked as a
pohsh. Your local jeweler
might supply you with a
small cake of the wax.

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the shingles. How about Replace any that are loose
painting, either with oil ora or curled, and stain
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A. If you're sure the present
treatment is a stain, then I
would stay with a stain — a
staining job will go faster

you want. Renew caulking if
necessary and be sure
shingles are dry before you
apply the stain to the entire

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