Helpful Home Made Tricks And Fixes

[Der Nister]

I was chatting with a friend about something I'd seen on youtube from Mythbusters (Macgyver clip) where Adam uses some foil from a gum wrapper to fix a blown fuse (it works) and she remarked that her grandfather did that all the time.

Then I remembered when a friend of mine helped me get one of my cars home when it had a hole in the radiator by placing some chewed chewing gum over the hole (the pressure from the running water held it in place) and only after shutting off the car did the gum fall off. Well, it did get me home.

So I thought, there has to be more things out there similar to those two examples and thought I'd post a new topic where everyone here could share any of the things they know about to help others.

..........let's see what we come up with..........

[Homicidalheathen]

I recently used contact paper to refinish a counter top and it looks great!

Use pure bleach in a dollar store spray bottle instead of tilex

Use clear contact paper to laminate anything

Edited April 16, 2009 by Homicidalheathen

[candyman]

Are these supposed to be quick fixes or long term fixes?

[jynxxxedangel]

<< master bodgineer.

Too busy to think of any good examples at the moment, but will post some, later.

[candyman]

I can tell you how to fix a tractor up very easily...or do a nice junkyard turbo setup...

[hunhee]

I once broke the fan belt in my car, and I had a pair of panty hose.. used it, and got home OK.

Edited April 16, 2009 by hunhee

[Homicidalheathen]

bath and body works body sprays work on stains even tough hair dye on enamel