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How should I fill 1/8" nail holes in a hardwood floor?
After an anti-squeak effort, we've got a bunch of 1/8" holes in the hardwood floor. These are aligned with the original nail holes, so they will blend in if darker than the wood.
What putty should ...
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How can I speed up the rate at which putty dries?
We're (slowly) renovating the sash windows in our house and the current window is causing problems. What should have been a quick job (especially at this time of year!) has turned into a marathon ...
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How do I repair aerated autoclaved concrete?
I got an everlasting problem with a aerated autoclaved concrete (also known as "Gasbeton") wall: there's a crack that seems to split the upper half from the bottom half of the wall.
I tried several ...
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Can I put acoustical putty *inside* the electrical box rather than around the outside?
For soundproofing applications, they make acoustical putty that you put around the electrical box. However, what if you can't get behind the electrical box? In my case, I have a wall floating on hat ...
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How can I prevent color variants when painting over wall putty? [duplicate]
I have used putty on the wall to fix the holes, and fill some gaps. the putty color is white while the rest of the wall is an older light green, I am painting a very dark yellow, However when painting ...
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What is the most effective way to remove epoxy plumbing putty?
At some point in the past, I used epoxy plumbing putty to seal a joint going into the faucet on my bathtub. It's now leaking again (seeping out past the putty) and I'd like to get the putty off so ...
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Can you paint linseed oil putty with water based paint?
The putty is sealing a window and has has spent three weeks drying. I've heard that you can use water based paint over linseed oil putty, but I want to check.
It was a Selleys linseed oil glaziers ...
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How to block water leak in a cast iron radiator? [duplicate]
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How do I repair a small leak in a steam radiator? Could this be a big problem?
I've a continuous water leak in a cast-iron radiator. What sort of 'putty' can I use to ...
