Tips for refreshing the appearance of a tired looking work-surface anyone?
The main worksurface/breakfast bar in the kitchen is beginning to look "patchy" with wear areas and/or faded bits appearing.
I've tried T-cut/Mer car polish on it, but it hasn't helped. Anyone got any proven methods (other than total replacement with black granite/Onyx (which is what she would like).
 
DanClarke said:
Tips for refreshing the appearance of a tired looking work-surface anyone?
The main worksurface/breakfast bar in the kitchen is beginning to look "patchy" with wear areas and/or faded bits appearing.
I've tried T-cut/Mer car polish on it, but it hasn't helped. Anyone got any proven methods (other than total replacement with black granite/Onyx (which is what she would like).
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Wot's it made of, Laminate?
 
DanClarke said:
Standard Chipboard/MDF with a formica type wrap.
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,Maybe you could try one of those kits for making your headlights shiny again. They go down the grits then back up again. Might work. (Don't really need to get the kitt, just go for 80 grit then 120 then etc, etc until you get up to glass polish!!!!!)
Worst case scenario you go through it and have to fit another one the same! Or more expensiver.:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
If it fecks it up, don't blame me!!!;););)
 
DevonGuy said:
Us be appi tu provyde a zervice. An annyway, luke at ow menny pour scorn on Hippo (bestest 4x4 in hole whirl evva) an us as only liddle droubles wivvun. (Godda luke at zentral lokkin, tu be onnist though).
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My zetral lokkin is a bit weird. It unlox wiv der zapper bud ef eye lockun wiv it th alarum goes off efter eye gets 20 pazes away. Zo eye ez tu du ut wiv da kee! Stil wurx tho!
 
Stanleysteamer said:
My zetral lokkin is a bit weird. It unlox wiv der zapper bud ef eye lockun wiv it th alarum goes off efter eye gets 20 pazes away. Zo eye ez tu du ut wiv da kee! Stil wurx tho!
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Thattun be weirderer than maine. Maine revuziz tu unlock ont button bud be ok on key. Vob battries be nu, av washed oat vobs wiv zwitch cleaner. If yer keeps tryin it, will wurk in end and then will ged betterer more yer use it that day. Leave it a couple uv days an back tu square one. Us wunders iffn there be a seprit modyule fer lockin receiver and mebbee contacts or terminals be corroded. Vunny fing is, one vob wurks eventually, t'other never does. Be verry convuzin.
 
derwendolly said:
I was thinking about doing this but then I thought again and think it might be best to get 'Mr Easy PC' in to do it for me - just in case.:rolleyes::)
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I'm still on Windows 8.
So I'll be letting Windows 11 bed in for a few years before doing anything.
New pooter has Windows 10. Have yet to see much improvement, but the machine is playing up at the mo as regards charging. The charger gives the correct constant power but the pooter doesn't show the "on charge " light properly unless I fiddle like feck with the plug where it plugs into said pooter. Then sometimes, in fact usually, the "on/off " switch light and the "on charge " light pulse on/off every second or so. Together. Like a bloody Christmas tree!:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
The charger was new from the shop although the pooter was secondhand. Not sure if it really is the proper charger.
But all this lights flickering lark has only just started. So it is shelved and I am back on my old one until I can be bovvad to do something about it!
Grrrrrrrrr!:mad::mad::mad::mad:
 
DevonGuy said:
Thattun be weirderer than maine. Maine revuziz tu unlock ont button bud be ok on key. Vob battries be nu, av washed oat vobs wiv zwitch cleaner. If yer keeps tryin it, will wurk in end and then will ged betterer more yer use it that day. Leave it a couple uv days an back tu square one. Us wunders iffn there be a seprit modyule fer lockin receiver and mebbee contacts or terminals be corroded. Vunny fing is, one vob wurks eventually, t'other never does. Be verry convuzin.
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Thyz a pane ain't they!?
 
DanClarke said:
Tips for refreshing the appearance of a tired looking work-surface anyone?
The main worksurface/breakfast bar in the kitchen is beginning to look "patchy" with wear areas and/or faded bits appearing.
I've tried T-cut/Mer car polish on it, but it hasn't helped. Anyone got any proven methods (other than total replacement with black granite/Onyx (which is what she would like).
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I was reading about this last week, clean with vinegar then use car wax as you would on yer motor
then buff up, spray an oil based laminate polish all over it & leave over night & buff the day.
We could be doing with noo worktops but I is procrastinating. :oops:
 
kevstar said:
The living room but aint started yet cause I had a massoove lunch :oops::D
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Hee Hee! Love that as an excuse!!!
:D:D:D:D
"I'm too gross to move the sofa!!!!"
Wifey does all the gloss so if she don't feel like it I don't have to feel like doing the walls either!!! (It ain't that she is better at it, it's just that she thinks she is. who am I to disabuse her of the idea???!!!!;);););))
 
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