How do you remove Blue-Tack marks?
Woody
My 18 year old daughter has just gone off to Aus for a while
before University, Before she went she took do all of her
posters which were held up with Blue-Tack. Now the
Management (a.k.a. She Who Must Be Obeyed) has decided to
decorate the room - it is currently painted Anaglypta and we
want to paint it again.
However, the Blue-Tack has left blue marks everywhere.
We've tried using more Blue-Tack to remove it but without
joy, and where it is almost gone there is what seems to be a
grease spot.
Anyone any experience or ideas how to remove either or both?
--
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Harrogate, | eyewitnesses to a motor accident, it
N. Yorks, UK | makes you wonder about history.
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Inge Cubitt
wo...@tangon.demon.co.uk wrote:
> However, the Blue-Tack has left blue marks everywhere.
> We've tried using more Blue-Tack to remove it but without
> joy, and where it is almost gone there is what seems to be a
> grease spot.
>
> Anyone any experience or ideas how to remove either or both?
You can't remove the spots. Remove as much of the blue as possible
using more blu-tak. Then daub an oil-based primer (an ordinary
wood-primer will do) over the greasy spots which will stop them bleeding
through. Leave to dry before painting with your chosen paint.
Inge
Scott
Woody wrote:
>
> My 18 year old daughter has just gone off to Aus for a while
> before University, Before she went she took do all of her
> posters which were held up with Blue-Tack. Now the
> Management (a.k.a. She Who Must Be Obeyed) has decided to
> decorate the room - it is currently painted Anaglypta and we
> want to paint it again.
>
> We've tried using more Blue-Tack to remove it but without
> joy, and where it is almost gone there is what seems to be a
> grease spot.
>
> Anyone any experience or ideas how to remove either or both?
>
> Andrew W. | After you've heard the accounts of two
> Harrogate, | eyewitnesses to a motor accident, it
> N. Yorks, UK | makes you wonder about history.
> wo...@tangon.demon.co.uk
> g1uxp@gb7cym
There is a sticky stuff remover called "sticky stuff remover", you can
get it from DIY stores, at least Great Mills has it. It is really good
at removing nearly anything from anything.
Mungo Henning
Charles (Joe) Stahelin wrote:
>
> The only answer is to redecorate.
>
[philosophical details regarding blu-tak snipped]
Reminds me of the tale of the dormitory supervisor who was a
post-graduate student.
Said student returns to his room one day to find his door ajar.
Atop the door is a bucket, which upon careful removal was found to
contain a suitable
amount of water.
Post-grad smugly thinks "Hah, they can't catch me with that old trick!",
takes the
full bucket to his room sink and empties the contents away.
Then he discovered that the U-trap had been removed....
The right way to deal with too-officious authority?
Mungo ;-)
Rachel Dawson
Does anyone know where I could buy Wooden Light Switches (not the light
switch surrounds). Preferably in the Sussex / Surrey area or
purchase-able by Mail Order.
I am planning a Medieval Room in my house, and white plastic switches
don't fit in!
Thank you
Rachel
Martin Biddiscombe
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Rachel Dawson
Woody wrote:
>
> We've tried using more Blue-Tack to remove it but without
> joy, and where it is almost gone there is what seems to be a
> grease spot.
>
> Anyone any experience or ideas how to remove either or both?
Sometimes rubbing new blue-tack over the old stuff helps to clear the
area of the stuff. Then you only have the problem of grease, a warm iron
might be the answer if the decorator thinks it is worth it!
Rachel
Richard Gethin
In article <346783...@etlxdmx.ericsson.se>, Rachel Dawson
<etl...@etlxdmx.ericsson.se> writes
say "use lighter fuel to remove traces" on the packets. Probably some
safety concern about advising people to throw petrol about these days?
--
Richard Gethin
Bill Boyd
On Mon, 10 Nov 1997 13:56:03 -0800, Rachel Dawson
<etl...@etlxdmx.ericsson.se> did decree in the prose posted:
>Does anyone know where I could buy Wooden Light Switches (not the light
>switch surrounds). Preferably in the Sussex / Surrey area or
>purchase-able by Mail Order.
Try any branch of A1/TLC - they do a range of green and blue limed
oak, natural oak, Ash, Mahogany, or colour stained wood finished
fittings, made by Kilnwood - black switch inserts, or wooden
knobs.......range starts at around ukp6.99 plus VAT
For surrey or Sussex, which are both quite big areas......Brighton,
Croydon, Burgess Hill, Guildford, Coulsden, Crawley, mail me, or post
a more specific area and I'll let you know the address/phone no.......
Hope it helps.
>I am planning a Medieval Room in my house, and white plastic switches
>don't fit in!
They don't fit in with much these days :-)
>Thank you
>Rachel
That's OK, but my name's not Rachel (BIG :-}{ )
Regards, Bill Boyd.
Active Security Systems, UK.
email: securityatactivegroupdotdemondotcodotuk(spamproofed).
Martin Harriss
Rachel Dawson <etl...@etlxdmx.ericsson.se> wrote
> Does anyone know where I could buy Wooden Light Switches (not the light
> switch surrounds). Preferably in the Sussex / Surrey area or
> purchase-able by Mail Order.
> I am planning a Medieval Room in my house, and white plastic switches
> don't fit in!
Why have light switches at all?
We have a similar dining room in our house and the whole thing is lit by
candles - 25 odd at the last count and increasing every time the wife
finds another 'interesting' new candle holder.
Martin
Jon S Green
Rachel Dawson <etl...@etlxdmx.ericsson.se> wrote:
> Woody wrote:
> >
> > We've tried using more Blue-Tack to remove it but without
> > joy, and where it is almost gone there is what seems to be a
> > grease spot.
> >
> > Anyone any experience or ideas how to remove either or both?
>
> Sometimes rubbing new blue-tack over the old stuff helps to clear the
> area of the stuff. Then you only have the problem of grease, a warm iron
> might be the answer if the decorator thinks it is worth it!
> Rachel
Overpaint with an oil-based paint, or with bathroom paint (which forms a
polymer layer), then overpaint that layer with what you want.
Jon
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Rachel Dawson
Wow, sounds an amazing sight,
but you probalby don't have any children to worry about; setting
themselves or the house alight!
You must have fab. dinner parties though!
Rachel
Mungo Henning
[off-topic, but...]
Reminds me of the story of the old granny living alone in a remote part
of Scotland.
Eventually the local Electricity board ran a supply cable and installed
lights and
sockets. Knowing that the old dear might not be too comfortable with the
new
phenomenon, they went back a few weeks later and enquired what she
thought about
her new electric lights.
"Marvellous" she exclaimed. "Absolutely wonderful in helping me see to
light the
gas lamp."
... I've heard of a "low user" ...
Mungo :-)
Martin Harriss
In article <346B72...@etlxdmx.ericsson.se>, Rachel Dawson
<URL:mailto:etl...@etlxdmx.ericsson.se> wrote:
> Martin Harriss wrote:
> >
> > Why have light switches at all?
> >
> > We have a similar dining room in our house and the whole thing is lit by
> > candles - 25 odd at the last count and increasing every time the wife
> > finds another 'interesting' new candle holder.
> >
> > Martin
>
> Wow, sounds an amazing sight,
> but you probalby don't have any children to worry about; setting
> themselves or the house alight!
> You must have fab. dinner parties though!
> Rachel
>
Yeah it is actually. On the child front well number 1 arrived 10 weeks
ago so the human candle problem hasn't arrived yet :-)
Dinner parties are quite fun. Apart from the candles we have a selection
of armaments on the wall (I _love_ the morningstar) and the most recent
addition is a pulpit which will end up being converted into some sort
of drinks/cocktail unit !!!
By the way all the woodwork is gloss black and the walls/ceiling
blood red - heh heh heh heh
Martin
Charles (Joe) Stahelin
In article <ant13174...@om116.acorn.co.uk>, Martin Harriss
<mhar...@acorn.co.uk> writes
>Dinner parties are quite fun. Apart from the candles we have a selection
>of armaments on the wall (I _love_ the morningstar) and the most recent
>addition is a pulpit which will end up being converted into some sort
>of drinks/cocktail unit !!!
--
Charles (Joe) Stahelin
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK
Bob Goddard
In article <879628...@adams.demon.co.uk>, Derek Tidman
<De...@adams.demon.co.uk> writes
>
>WD-40 followed by Surgical Spirit to take off the WD-40.
>
Reducing that to just the necessary solvents should give us white spirit
followed by meths. I think.
Bob
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Tony Mochrie
In article: <zPJ2KDAm...@godwit.demon.co.uk> Bob Goddard
>
> In article <879628...@adams.demon.co.uk>, Derek Tidman
> <De...@adams.demon.co.uk> writes
> >
> >WD-40 followed by Surgical Spirit to take off the WD-40.
> >
>
> Reducing that to just the necessary solvents should give us white spirit
> followed by meths. I think.
>
You wouldn't be able to use the WD-40 because you've lost the little spray tube and you'd have
drunk all the meths and the bottle that's got white spirit written on it, clearly doesn't contain said
solvent. So you'll just have to put up with the Blu-Tak marks :o)
--
Tony Mochrie
Do programs blush when they get unzipped?
Dave Budd
> In article: <zPJ2KDAm...@godwit.demon.co.uk> Bob Goddard
> <B...@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes:
> >
> > In article <879628...@adams.demon.co.uk>, Derek Tidman
> > <De...@adams.demon.co.uk> writes
> > >
> > >WD-40 followed by Surgical Spirit to take off the WD-40.
> > >
> >
> > Reducing that to just the necessary solvents should give us white spirit
> > followed by meths. I think.
I find a softish white eraser removes a wide variety of marks of this
general type.
Sorry to give a serious answer, but it's Monday morning.
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Bob Goddard
In article <823861...@dunwebin.dunwebin.demon.co.ukx>, Tony Mochrie
<To...@dunwebin.dunwebin.demon.co.ukx> writes
>> Reducing that to just the necessary solvents should give us white spirit
>> followed by meths. I think.
>>
>
>You wouldn't be able to use the WD-40 because you've lost the little spray tube
>and you'd have
>drunk all the meths and the bottle that's got white spirit written on it,
>clearly doesn't contain said
>solvent. So you'll just have to put up with the Blu-Tak marks :o)
That is the usual state of affairs here. Especially when it's on the
Artex the missus applied. Her cake icing comes out like that, too.
(Bob
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Frank Erskine
In article <1om2hyAQ...@godwit.demon.co.uk>, Bob Goddard
<B...@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes
>
>That is the usual state of affairs here. Especially when it's on the
>Artex the missus applied. Her cake icing comes out like that, too.
>
What - she ices cakes with Artex?
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Andy Wade
Frank Erskine <fr...@g3wte.demon.co.uxk> wrote in article
> What - she ices cakes with Artex?
Best use for it.
--
Andy
(G3WTE de G4AJW)
Alan Price
In article <YyqLcTAn$hc0...@g3wte.demon.co.uk>, Frank Erskine
<fr...@g3wte.demon.co.uxk> writes
>In article <1om2hyAQ...@godwit.demon.co.uk>, Bob Goddard
><B...@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes
>>
>>That is the usual state of affairs here. Especially when it's on the
>>Artex the missus applied. Her cake icing comes out like that, too.
>>
>
My niece produces decorated cakes, amongst other things. Her husband is
a decorative plasterer, and helps her out from time to time. It was his
idea to drive lengths of dowelling into the lower tier of their wedding
cake to support the upper tier, when it looked as though the little
pillars she was using weren't up to the job. Trouble is, most of his
decorative plastering is built up on a base of coarse fabric (scrim)...
--
Alan Price
http://www.postern.demon.co.uk
Bob Goddard
In article <YyqLcTAn$hc0...@g3wte.demon.co.uk>, Frank Erskine
<fr...@g3wte.demon.co.uxk> writes
>In article <1om2hyAQ...@godwit.demon.co.uk>, Bob Goddard
><B...@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes
>>
>>That is the usual state of affairs here. Especially when it's on the
>>Artex the missus applied. Her cake icing comes out like that, too.
>>
>
>What - she ices cakes with Artex?
No no no no no. She ices the ceiling with Artex. If I ever have to strip
it off (following all the conflicting advice given in ukdiy) I'm sure
I'll find marzipan underneath. Any tips on removing marzipan from
ceilings?
Richard Lancashire
Frank Erskine wrote:
> Bob Goddard writes
> >That is the usual state of affairs here. Especially when it's on the
> >Artex the missus applied. Her cake icing comes out like that, too.
> What - she ices cakes with Artex?
No, I think he means covered in BluTack stains.
:oP
Rich
Mike Paley
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In article: <YyqLcTAn$hc0...@g3wte.demon.co.uk> Frank Erskine
<fr...@g3wte.demon.co.uxk> writes:
:) What - she ices cakes with Artex?
:)
Well Fwank, since this thread is totally gone (anybody here know how to fix
a broken thread :) )
At least I'll post something useful...
It's easy to remove Coca Cola from an artexed ceiling with the aid of dilute
fairly liquid and a paint roller.
Now, is a three terminal switch without a centre position a SPST or SPDT ?
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Bob Goddard
In article <MwYxOGAY...@j-catter.demon.co.uk>, j-catter
<jus...@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes
>In article <+3a10DA0...@godwit.demon.co.uk>, Bob Goddard
><B...@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes
>>
>>No no no no no. She ices the ceiling with Artex. If I ever have to strip
>>it off (following all the conflicting advice given in ukdiy) I'm sure
>>I'll find marzipan underneath. Any tips on removing marzipan from
>>ceilings?
>>
>
But I don't *like* marzipan.
Frank Erskine
In article <880049442...@paley.demon.co.uk>, Mike Paley
<mi...@paley.demon.co.yuk> writes
>In article: <YyqLcTAn$hc0...@g3wte.demon.co.uk> Frank Erskine
><fr...@g3wte.demon.co.uxk> writes:
>:) What - she ices cakes with Artex?
>:)
>
>Well Fwank, since this thread is totally gone (anybody here know how to fix
>a broken thread :) )
>
>At least I'll post something useful...
>
>
>It's easy to remove Coca Cola from an artexed ceiling with the aid of dilute
>fairly liquid and a paint roller.
>
>Now, is a three terminal switch without a centre position a SPST or SPDT ?
>
specification....People like RS usually add summat like "centre off", or
"center off" if they're Tandy (the other RS).
Julian Barkway
[Re: <VpfO2vAs...@postern.demon.co.uk>]
Alan Price <apr...@postern.demon.co.uk> pulled out into the fast lane of
the Information Superhighway, wound down the window, and exclaimed:
=> decorative plastering is built up on a base of coarse fabric (scrim)...
Is that fabric that swears a lot and has anti-social habits?
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j-catter
In article <+3a10DA0...@godwit.demon.co.uk>, Bob Goddard
<B...@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes
>
>No no no no no. She ices the ceiling with Artex. If I ever have to strip
>it off (following all the conflicting advice given in ukdiy) I'm sure
>I'll find marzipan underneath. Any tips on removing marzipan from
>ceilings?
>
Eat it?
--
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@j-catter |
.demon |
.co.uk |
Derek Uttley, Nepean, Canada.
Julian Barkway wrote:
> => decorative plastering is built up on a base of coarse fabric (scrim)...
>
> Is that fabric that swears a lot and has anti-social habits?
>
Does this mean that our social fabric is based on monks habits????
Alan Price
In article <B09A5E02...@0.0.0.0>, Julian Barkway <lo...@my.sig>
writes
>[Re: <VpfO2vAs...@postern.demon.co.uk>]
>
>Alan Price <apr...@postern.demon.co.uk> pulled out into the fast lane of
>the Information Superhighway, wound down the window, and exclaimed:
>
>
>Is that fabric that swears a lot and has anti-social habits?
>
smothered you with quick-drying plaster?
j-catter
In article <s+4QEhAt...@godwit.demon.co.uk>, Bob Goddard
<B...@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes
>><B...@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes
>>>
>>>No no no no no. She ices the ceiling with Artex. If I ever have to strip
>>>it off (following all the conflicting advice given in ukdiy) I'm sure
>>>I'll find marzipan underneath. Any tips on removing marzipan from
>>>ceilings?
>>>
>>Eat it?
>>
>
won't need ladders to get to your ceiling when they get an attack of the
munchies.
(Oh, and make sure they bring their own *stuff* otherwise it could be
expensive)
Mike Paley
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In article: <Magpie88...@dotdemon.demon.co.uk> s...@dotdemon.demon.co.uk
writes:
:) > Now, is a three terminal switch without a centre position a SPST or
SPDT?
:)
:) A classic SPDT, methinks. The "default" is not to have a centre position
-
:) SPDTs with a centre off are described as just that ("SPDT centre off")...
:)
I'm "puzzled" as to why a switch that can only be thrown once can be called
a DT.
In Tandy's (which is where the problem started) they have the same switch
labelled as ST and DT !
DT to me would imply the centre-off position.
ST = two terminals,
ST change-over = 3 terminals ? without centre-off.
Frank Erskine
In article <880328117...@paley.demon.co.uk>, Mike Paley
<mi...@paley.demon.co.yuk> writes
>In article: <Magpie88...@dotdemon.demon.co.uk> s...@dotdemon.demon.co.uk
>writes:
>:) > Now, is a three terminal switch without a centre position a SPST or
>SPDT?
>:)
>:) A classic SPDT, methinks. The "default" is not to have a centre position
>-
>:) SPDTs with a centre off are described as just that ("SPDT centre off")...
>:)
>
>I'm "puzzled" as to why a switch that can only be thrown once can be called
>a DT.
>
>In Tandy's (which is where the problem started) they have the same switch
>labelled as ST and DT !
>
>DT to me would imply the centre-off position.
>
>ST = two terminals,
>ST change-over = 3 terminals ? without centre-off.
>
Americans refer to two-way lighting circuits as three-way, simply
because the switches used have three terminals.
Bob Goddard
>I'm "puzzled" as to why a switch that can only be thrown once can be called
>a DT.
Because you can throw it two ways - underarm and overarm.
>
>In Tandy's (which is where the problem started) they have the same switch
>labelled as ST and DT !
I bought a heat resistant pad for use when soldering pipes. B & Q called
it a "braising mat". Just because it's got a bar code doesn't mean it's
right.