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I have a like new, but used 16x7 metal garage door to install & it needs paint. I assume it's been painted already, but i'm not sure. The inside is white, but the outside is brown, so I figure it's been painted. What is the best brand of paint to use? It needs to be white again. I used...

I recently bought a used window A/C to put in my garage. I turned it on for the first time last night. Is the water supposed to drain quickly from the back part of it? It is fairly level in the window opening, but still tilted down in the back a bit. When it's running, the water sits in...

I have an older Brentwood natural gas furnace in my house. The blower says Brundage on it. Where do I go to get bearings for the blower? Can I find bearings by the ID /part # of the blower, or do I need to take the blower out of the furnace & try to find a number on the actual bearing? I...

I've got several plywood questions. A friend of mine has a lot of plywood that he got from work that he said didn't pass quality control. It looks like really nice stuff (from the pictures he sent) & he said that it maybe had a corner nicked or some other very minor defect. He said they are...

Sump pump questions: 1:are all sump pumps junk or can you buy a good reliable one? I've had several pedestal pumps & they all seemed to run hot or the switch went out. I bought a Wayne submersible pump figuring it would run cooler being underwater, but now the switch went out & it's not...

How is the price calculated on new steel? Usually when I go to my steel supplier I just get whatever I need, but sometimes angle iron would work in place of square tubing. Is it by the pound, by the shape, or how is that figured? Angle iron would probably be cheaper to produce versus tube...

Do whole house humidifiers need maintenance & if so, what needs to be done? I have a Chippewa model 224, serial # 85978 Mfg by Research products Madison, Wis on my furnace. It's probably original to the house / furnace & the house is probably 50-60+ years old. Do these things need regular...

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I'm trying to find ideas on how to keep the wind out of my garage. My 16x7 door faces the west & whenever it is windy.... the cold blows right through. The door is old & really needs to be replaced, but I can't do that right now. It's aluminum frame / hardboard type & I put white Styrofoam...

Weldfabulous "your welding superstore" has free shipping 11/22 to 12/2. They have a Cyber Sale 11/27 to 12/16 also. I'm not sure if it qualifies as a "hot deal", but I bought my Thermal dynamics 39 plasma cutter from them 2 yrs ago. Best price around even though I had to pay shipping at...

I don't know if such a thing exists or not, but I'm looking for a low temp thermostat for my garage / workshop. My workshop is attached to my house, & because of that, it stays warmer (usually warm enough that the furnace wouldn't need to run) because of heat coming from the house. (versus a...

I'm looking for the thread on building automobile rotisseries. I'm pretty sure it's on this forum & that there was a whole thread dedicated to that, but I did a search & can't find it. If anyone knows where it is, or links to other forums about this, please let me know. Also, where is the best...

Has anyone ever made their own rustproofing sprayer? I just got done with a paintjob on my DD / winter beater truck & i'd like to spray a little rustproofing in it. I used to work in a bodyshop & had access to all that equipment, but not any more. I'm not sure if I will spray actual...

I bought a Amana refrig / bottom freezer from a used appliance service center a little over a year ago. They said they put a new compressor in it. It's not real old ( I don't think) as menards had a very similar model for sale when I bought mine used. When I bought it, it seemed to work great...

Hi, from the fox valley area. Just found this site & it looks like there is a lot of interesting topics on here.