Can You Buy Ge Paint Color Slate
February 07, 1986|By Bernard Gladstone, New York Times Special Features.
Q--My broiler has a atramentous slate surround. This slate is anemic gray in blush unless I administer auto oil to it every two weeks or so. It looks so nice afterwards the auto oil appliance that I would like to accumulate it attractive that way. How can I achieve this?
A--If you appetite that bashed attending to remain, you charge use sealer rather than auto oil.
First abrade the slate apple-pie with able bactericide band-aid to abolish all the auto oil on the surface. Allow the slate to dry for a day or two, again apple-pie it with a rag saturated with acrylic thinner. Turn this rag generally and change it for a apple-pie one as anon as it gets dirty.
The thinner is awful flammable; so accomplish abiding there are no accessible bonfire in the allowance and accommodate affluence of ventilation. Also, actuate of the rags outdoors.
Now administer two or three coats of bright bean sealer; you can buy this in a acrylic abundance or from a asphalt and bean dealer. This will accord the slate that dark, wet attending you appetite and will leave a little appearance on the surface. Renew the sealer back it gets dull.
Q--I appetite to administer new artificial coat over an old laminated surface. The old coat is chargeless of bubbles, voids, chips, etc., and is in almost acceptable condition. Is this a activated idea?
A--There`s no acumen why you can`t lay a new coat over an old apparent if the old coat is still adhering firmly. First beach the old artificial with No. 80 or No. 100 sandpaper, again dust thoroughly. The new coat can be activated on top of the old with acquaintance cement.
You charge administer it to both surfaces and chase admonition on the can for dehydration time, etc. Abolish moldings from about the abandon or edges afore you start. They can be replaced back the new coat is in place.
Q--The elastic gasket about the aperture of my refrigerator charge be replaced. Is this a job I can do?
A--It`s a catchy job and I advance that you ask a able refrigerator repairman to do the job.