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The new paint stripper is rubbish the EU made them take the diwhatever cancer making thing in it was which made it work so well. Haven't tried evo stick. Am considering dumping a very strong solution of caustic soda on it. Trying to find the best way is even getting entertaining since this...

This came with a nice chart of all available parts, their codes and what they cut. I don't understand all the symbols for what they cut (well, in truth I think I do but I don't want to make a mistake). Is this an industry standard symbol list and if it is where can I download a copy?

What IS that? :?:

Can I do this? The floor is very uneven in places and quite large. I have uploaded two photos so you can see just what a mess the tiles are. The two "clean" (well almost) ones were cleaned by doing this: Putting white spirit on sponge and swabbing tile. Using Bosch PMF 180 E...

You'll love this, I chose Jet Blue for the sealant because it's cheap so I could smother it everywhere, everywhere except the overflow where I used a bit of LSX. Well, fitted it all together. Completely covered in unidentifiable liquids from people turning the tap on forgetting I was there or...

I tried two more things: Acetone. This removed it like magic if left for 15 minutes but it's a pretty expensive way to do the cleanup. The Bosch PMF 180 E with ridgid blade. This tore it to bits, removed a lot of crud that was very hard to remove. It will still need wiping down with...

I call this the Jesus Saw. It does so many things that would have saved me so many hours in the past I am both thrilled and horrified. Anyway, I have a problem with packing tools into their nice little tool boxes properly. Have got quite a few attachments for this one, anyone got a photo of...

Suppose it might work being a solvent. Do you think it will work better than brick acid?

He's right, it's called Theft by finding. But I think there may be ways to get your sticky paws on them and keep them. Join a law club seriously because of law clubs I have saved considerable digits. I'm not a lawyer, this is not legal advice (I think you have to say this with this sort of...

And to top it off, I then went out to put out recycling and door closed behind me. Tried "stick in letterbox" trick but pulled down the lock latch so I hadda boot it in then use wickes panel adhesive to rebuild the frame and no-nails to put the lock back on the door. So much for early bed!

When acetone, caustic soda and white spirit aren't moving it I have my doubts about steam... I did try boiling water. Complete fail. Well that's what got the vynal tiles off. I grabbed my digital camera to show you how much this doesn't work for me but broke it by dropping it running down...

That's debatable. It could be theft by finding, but since he dumped it on your property apparently he thought it was refuse and you probably can keep it. Ask a lawyer about this one if you want to go that route.

I'm not a lawyer, this is not legal advice, get a law club they are like £7 a month and call one of them. Good call. He has violated his agreement with you and has no right to the restocking charge a judge will not award it to him unless he can convince the judge he has complied with his...

Added for prominence: Bodger tip! A DIY nutter comes up with something that works quite well (and something toxic that works very well)! After scraping off the easy stuff with a wallpaper scraper or one of the many mechanical scrapers around, the real stuck down bad stuff which comes up in tiny...

Thanks linky, any suggestions on the silicone sealant I should use? Tried to take out the old s-bends and made a right mess of them due to them being glued together. In the end forced em off with the trusty stilsons and vice grip combo (that combo remove everything!) an then dumped them in a...

I had a baby boa and it never undid anything, couldn't get a big enough grip. Are the big boas better? Edit: Caustic soda did cause old waste to come away from sbend...

I didn't know what alligator grips were, so I looked them up and it seems they are what I call soft-jaw waterpump plyers. Well, tried with those, the nut wasnt going anywhere. I'm going to cut it off with a hacksaw in a sec and reeplace the piep section from frustration but first I've tried...

How about after the radiator has been removed...

A poor workman always blames his tools. Well my name is mrbodge so it's definitely the tools fault. Here is an object described as a Self-Adjustable Basin Wrench. It's obvious what you are supposed to do with it because if you turn it one direction it opens up and the other stays shut...