The Home Improvements Thread (2)

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So - wife wants me to put up shelves in the kitchen. Anyone know if its possible to DIY a white "duco" look on pine easy enough?
 
xrapidx said:
So - wife wants me to put up shelves in the kitchen. Anyone know if its possible to DIY a white "duco" look on pine easy enough?
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If you have a spray gun and patience, it should be doable...

Might be easier to get in touch with a kitchen company and get them to Duco some panels for you to your dimensions... then they would match your kitchen currently.
 
xrapidx said:
So - wife wants me to put up shelves in the kitchen. Anyone know if its possible to DIY a white "duco" look on pine easy enough?
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It's all about properly prepping (sanding, priming, sanding) before coating. If you're spraying, do it in a few coats with a light sanding with a very high grit paper (200+) in between. Make sure you clean the surface properly after sanding.

If you're rolling instead, use a high density foam roller. You'll need to sand a lot more but will only need 2 coats really.

Once done, you can get a high polished look with steel wool. I usually paint a high gloss epoxy on at the end for high durability.
 
ToxicBunny said:
If you have a spray gun and patience, it should be doable...

Might be easier to get in touch with a kitchen company and get them to Duco some panels for you to your dimensions... then they would match your kitchen currently.
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I'll try get a quote - its only two 1.5m shelves though.

WAslayer said:
I'll let you know when I have done my pine ply desk...
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I was thinking of sanding smooth - priming - sanding again - then spraying with rustoleum. (and maybe a fine grit light sand afterwards)
 
ElixirCoder said:
It's all about properly prepping (sanding, priming, sanding) before coating. If you're spraying, do it in a few coats with a light sanding with a very high grit paper (200+) in between. Make sure you clean the surface properly after sanding.

If you're rolling instead, use a high density foam roller. You'll need to sand a lot more but will only need 2 coats really.

Once done, you can get a high polished look with steel wool. I usually paint a high gloss epoxy on at the end for high durability.
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Thanks - pretty much my thinking - didn't think of the epoxy though.
 
ElixirCoder said:
My favourite: https://www.builders.co.za/Paint-&-Adhesives/Art-and-Craft/Kids-Crafts/Decoupage/Heritage-Liquid-Glass-(100ml)/p/000000000000056777?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpPrP19ic6gIVD-vtCh0uxA4OEAQYAyABEgLfGvD_BwE

Although, I must honestly say do not buy from Builders Warehouse online.
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Yeh - made that mistake before - my order (a shed) - got lost for days.

Out of interest - do you know of the same sort of product that's matt? I stained and treated my office desk a wood colour - but - being pine, its prone to scratching.
 
xrapidx said:
Yeh - made that mistake before - my order (a shed) - got lost for days.

Out of interest - do you know of the same sort of product that's matt? I stained and treated my office desk a wood colour - but - being pine, its prone to scratching.
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None that I've worked with I'm afraid
 
Anyone have an ideas for a heat shield between electrical components and a closed combustion fireplace - was thinking some sort of metal sheet.
 
ElixirCoder said:
Exposed or built into a wall?
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Exposed. Not sure if it'll be necessary yet - will see tomorrow.

Fireplace is going in the corner at 45 degree angle.

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Unfortunately it won't be possible to move the electronics without major effort and cost.
 
xrapidx said:
Exposed. Not sure if it'll be necessary yet - will see tomorrow.

Fireplace is going in the corner at 45 degree angle.

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Unfortunately it won't be possible to move the electronics without major effort and cost.
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Just have a chat with the installers and ask them if it's necessary and what they would recommend if so.
 
xrapidx said:
Exposed. Not sure if it'll be necessary yet - will see tomorrow.

Fireplace is going in the corner at 45 degree angle.

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Unfortunately it won't be possible to move the electronics without major effort and cost.
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Worst case scenario, build a cabinet of some sort around the electronics, and have it shielded with some form of heat shield and some exhaust fans to get rid of generated heat.... Would look better to have it in a little cabinet anyway, but thats the OCD part of my speaking :)
 
ToxicBunny said:
Worst case scenario, build a cabinet of some sort around the electronics, and have it shielded with some form of heat shield and some exhaust fans to get rid of generated heat.... Would look better to have it in a little cabinet anyway, but thats the OCD part of my speaking :)
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Long term plan is to have a cupboard there, but again - will have to see the spacing after installation.

Going to use one of those bluetooth xiaomi thermometers initially to see what tempreture it reaches
 
That should be fine, I have a douyble plug much closer to mine than your will be. It hasnt melted in 3 years, so you should be good lol
 
Should be fine, fireplaces put out a different type of heat, we've not managed to burn anything around the fireplace, there's been plastic, wood, paper and such.
 
The temperature in that area where the electronics are should not get to the point where anything would melt.. however, electronic components in general don't like heat and less so when they are heated and cooled the whole time..

Until you get a cupboard there, the dirty solution is to buy some Paris of plaster or gypsum or whatever it's called, build a rectangular form to cast a rectangular shape of the plaster about 2 or 3 cm thick and then stick some aluminium tape on it to reflect the heat away..
 
WAslayer said:
The temperature in that area where the electronics are should not get to the point where anything would melt.. however, electronic components in general don't like heat and less so when they are heated and cooled the whole time..

Until you get a cupboard there, the dirty solution is to buy some Paris of plaster or gypsum or whatever it's called, build a rectangular form to cast a rectangular shape of the plaster about 2 or 3 cm thick and then stick some aluminium tape on it to reflect the heat away..
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I was thinking of getting a heat shield similiar to a vehicles exhaust heat shield cut - and mount it to the wall.
 
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