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Transparent plastic, due to its low hardness, gets scratched and rubbed over time, becoming dull and completely opaque. As a result, the product made from it becomes unusable. To restore its transparency, you need to polish it. This

Ants in normal quantities are beneficial for the soil and plants, as they contribute to its aeration and produce formic acid. However, if there are too many of them, they begin to gnaw the crop, and in addition they infect the plant with aphids. In such

When spending your summer vacation at your dacha, it’s not a bad idea to have your own swimming pool on the property. At first glance, building such a structure is not cheap and requires months of manual labor. In fact, you can make a large pool with your own hands in 1

Each of you can make an incredibly simple and extremely effective pool heating installation from almost any radiator of any car brand. Everything comes together in 20-30 minutes without any problems. All components can be found in your

Summer, heat, sun and mosquitoes. Yes, the ideal picture of a vacation is almost always spoiled by blood-sucking mosquitoes and midges. It would seem that they bite less painfully, but these are not the worst consequences. After their bite, irritation appears and this place begins to

It is impossible to clean delicate parts from rust and dirt by sanding. To do this, a special corrosion remover can be used, to improve the effect of which it is advisable to subject the part to strong vibration. This can be achieved with

After cutting down trees, stumps remain, which can sprout and rot for a long time. If you need to make a flower bed or carry out construction in place of the stump, then it must be removed. In order not to dig a huge pit around the snag, it is better to split it with wedges

A gas burner is usually used for tempering, hardening and casting metals, as well as installing welded roofing. This is quite bulky equipment, and in order to refill its cylinder, you need to go to a gas station. Much easier

If you need to make a transparent rain canopy, cover an outbuilding or greenhouse, you can use homemade roofing material consisting of PET bottles. Its manufacturing technology is very simple and quite fast, so

A common damage to plastic buckets and pots is a cracked bottom because the plastic is less elastic and breaks when impacted. As a result, water flows out through the crack, although the container itself does not fall apart and may still

Many summer residents with a house in a garden partnership are faced with the fact that tap water is supplied only at certain hours. In this regard, there is a need to collect water with a reserve or collect sediment in a reservoir in order to have

Sheaths for knives, cases for phones and other equipment can be glued together from denim fabric with special impregnation. After processing, it becomes similar to leather, but is superior in wear resistance. The impregnated fabric retains its shape longer, without

Fans of fishing for pike, pike-perch and perch know how difficult it is to clean them afterwards. This is much more difficult than cleaning carp, crucian carp and other peaceful fish. To avoid pricking your fingers on the fins and spending hours scratching scales off your catch, it’s worth making a special

After repairs, there are a lot of plastic buckets left from water-soluble paints, ready-made putties and other finishing materials. Usually all this container is safely sent to the trash container, but if you approach the issue of its disposal wisely, you can

Old tools and durable steel products become covered with a layer of rust or simply darken over time. You can renew their appearance and protect them from further destruction by applying a layer of zinc. This can be done at home without

Copper plating is used to protect steel surfaces from corrosion and give them a decorative effect. There are several ways to make it at home, the simplest of which is to use copper sulfate and a solution

During the period of use of the mosquito net, torn holes may appear on it. They are usually caused by birds, such as sparrows. Which sit on the net and hold onto it with their paws and claws. As a result, the mesh breaks. They can

Almost always, when working with a profile pipe, connections are made using electric welding, rivets or mounting perforated angles using bolts and metal screws. However, there is another very reliable way,

To bend the strip into rings or arcs, a special bending machine is required. It is simply necessary when making hoops for wooden barrels and various decors for forged products.

Most modern furniture is made from chipboard. The weak part of this material is the poor retention of screws. As a result, door hinges often break out. To install the loop back, you can use several recovery methods

Exactly from the coffee shop: many of us will be surprised to read such a headline. And all because such jars, designed for 3 kilograms of grains and measuring 20 cm in diameter and 35 cm in height, were not available to everyone. But if you try, especially

Under storage electric water heaters there is a safety valve for automatic pressure relief, protecting the boiler from rupture due to excess water pressure and its reverse flow. Common problem with water heaters

When the water hardness is high, the heating element of an electric water heater becomes covered with scale. This coating prevents the transfer of heat from the heating element to the water, causing it to take longer to heat up, which is accompanied by excessive consumption of electricity. Due to this

When the chimney pipe exits through the roof, a gap remains that must be sealed. Since the chimney heats up, ordinary cement-sand mortar is not suitable for this purpose, as it will crack. Solve the problem on a budget