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A foolproof way to get Blu-Tack off a painted wall

Honestly, can there be anything more satisfying than a heavy thick drill in your hands as you shudder your way to making a hole in an up till then smooth blemishless surface.

No. There isn’t.

Today I have been a handywoman. I’ve been to the hardware store TWICE. Here are my projects.

The first to hang a pin-up board over the mess my daughter had made of her wall STICKING – with GLUE – pictures on it.

Pin Up Board

The second project was brought about because of the gas crisis and the need to save electricity in the home. Okay. And the dryer broke.

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At first I thought I’d get one of those stands but then I saw this retractable line and I was sold. I got out my (Groover’s) trusty drill and voila!

The Washing Line
Forgive the crappy photo 🙂

So now to the reason you’ve made it this far – the way I discovered to get rid of Blu-Tack…

Blu-Tack Solution

So I was rubbing the pencil marks that I’d made to drill the holes in the right places when I was putting up the pin-up board with an ordinary plastic eraser – the kind kids get at school – and I saw that my naughty daughter had also tried to put up posters with the tacky stuff. So I rubbed the eraser over the Blu-Tack marks and OMG they came off a treat!

A bonus for me after all my hard work.

House

Locked out and I had my key!

So I came home after work yesterday and couldn’t open the front door. I could hear the tumblers shift but I could not open the door. I tried over and over. I had a new key so I thought it might have been inexpertly cut… but no. On trying both Hugamuga and Dippity’s keys I was forced to the conclusion that it was the lock itself that wasn’t working.

I went round the back to get in through the back.

Now the back door is rarely opened. And after years of heat and water (neglect) the wood has rotted somewhat.

On top of that as we don’t use this door we tend to use it as a wall and stuff gets piled up against it.

So when I finally got the stiff lock open I found I had to push against some wine boxes, a pair of sandshoes and two packets of heat beads for the barbie.

“Er… Mum… you’ve munted the door…” says Hugamuga as I triumphantly march to the front door and fling it open.

the broken door

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The story of the lock fix

1201 – Hi what seems to be the problem?
1201 to 1205 – Man takes off door handle. Takes out lock. Shakes it a bit. Realigns lock. Screws it back in.
1206 – That’ll be $99 thanks love.

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As Dippity says: “Think of it as a repair AND lesson on how to do it next time…”

The door will be a bigger problem. For now, the drinks fridge is keeping us safe.

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