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Brand New Bestway Bed Will Not Stay Inflated?Just bought a Bestway Air mattress with a built in pump. It's brand new. It will not stay inflated! (And their instruction manual is pictures. I hate picture instruction manuals.)

 

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Repairing Old Porcelain Dolls?My dolls are very old and are starting to crack. Any idea how I can treat them? Thank you.

 

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Repairing Fabric on Purse?I have a new bag and the fabric is coming off the handles. How do I repair it?

 

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Repairing a Doll?Where in Greensboro can I find someone to fix my broken doll, her butt is broken. Thanks.

 

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Repairing Pin Hole in a Stainless Steel Pan?I have a 6 qt stainless steel pan that has a tiny pin hole and was wondering how to fix it.

 

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Repairing Dolls?Where can I find someone to fix some dolls up. They are in need of restoration.

 

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How Do You Fix an Electric Blanket That Displays 'E'?I have a kingdom electric blanket. The error code says 'E'. I've unplugged it & waited for 8 hours at least but still says 'E'.

 

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Cleaning Anti Glare Off Glasses?How do I clean anti-glare coating off eyeglasses?

 

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Repairing Air Mattress Seal?My electric air mattress was in the box for a year. It inflated with no issue. About 15 minutes later, air began leaking around where the plastic pieces attached to the fabric of the mattress. Is it possible to restore the seal where the fabric attaches to the hardware? If so, what would I use. Thank you.

 

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Repairing A Music Box?I've taken it apart and put it back together to find out what the issue was and it seems like it's missing something? When I first got it, the thing was wobbly. It's supposed to play music when I spin the lid but the horses and top just comes off. I believe there's a piece missing and that's why it's wobbly. I found a video on YouTube and it's supposed to be a wind up. The top is supposed to allow it to be winded up.

 

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Repairing a 1985 Coleman Sun Valley?Hello! We just bought this trailer and was able to open and close before leaving the sellers property. I have NO idea what happened but it is now stuck in an UP position. The crank will not turn.

 

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Restoring an Old Blanket?I have a blanket I stole from my brother that sadly passed away, I stole it when I was really really young, and it's getting to where you can see light through it, it's stretchy, and it has a lot of stains on it from when I was younger and still wet the bed, it's pretty big, and it's soft on one side and kind rough I would say, it has little fuzzys coming off of the rough side, and I don't want to cut it.

 

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My Bed Won't Turn On To Inflate?Why won't my inflater turn on. Everything is plugged in correctly

 

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Ceramic Bunny Repair?We have a ceramic bunny whose ears broke off. How do we fix it? I'd like to make new ears for it but do not know how. Thank you.

 

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Help to Restring/Change Bulbs Lawn Decorations?Need someone in Wichita Falls to restring/change bulbs in Christmas lawn decorations.

 

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Heating Pad Code EE?My CVS heating pad has a code EE on it. How do I fix it?

 

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How to Make a Squirting Aerosol Spray Again?Hi! I just wondered if there's an easy fix for this problem. I've thrown away countless spray cans, usually because they don't spray. The product just dribbles or squirts out. Thanks in advance!

 

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Canvas on Pop-up Camper?Mice ate through the canvas and screens of my 1993 Pop-up camper. Big holes! How can I fix or where can I get canvas to replace it. It's not just one spot. Thanks for any suggestions!

 

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Snap Replacement for Hybrid Trailer?We have a hybrid trailer that we purchased. The people were in the process of renovating it, but ran into an emergency and needed to sell. They put new drop down doors in. The snaps are on the canvas, but not on the metal doors that enclose the beds. Can we just attach the snaps to the metal? Are these universal snaps as we only need the one part?

 

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Overheating Power Issue?Why would a 2 prong yard tool connected to a 3 prong extension cord cause the large prong insert to overheat and begin to burn within a few minutes of use? This happened to two different yard tools on separate occasions and the only occasions which I used tools. Thank you.

 

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Repairing A Ceramic Mug?What kind of glue can you use to glue a ceramic mug handle back on mug?

 

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Repairing a Record Player Cabinet?Hi, was wondering if anyone could tell me about when my cabinet was made and if the cloth material is available anywhere. My cat decided it was a scratching post and ruined one side of it. Thanks!

 

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Tinting Non-prescription Lenses?How can I remove the coating from my non-prescription plastic lenses and tint them myself? I have tried tinting them without removing the coating and that does not work. Can somebody please tell me how I can do this and what could I use to remove the coating? Can I use the all purpose "RIT" dye to tint them myself?

 

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Fixing a Worn Kid's Blanket?I have a blanket that's been with me for as long as I can remember. I'm older now, but I still want to preserve it as a memory and make it look (and feel) as good as new. There are no holes or anything, it's just worn from years and years of use. Is there anyway I can add to get its softness back in the edges and small patches? I'll do whatever I have to keep this childhood memory.

 

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Replacing the Needle on a Vintage Console Stereo?I'm trying to figure out how to replace the needle on this.

 

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Restoring My Chalkboard?I can no longer write on my chalkboard. I have used Dawn dish soap, tried using chalk, length wise all over it and nothing is helping. Anyone know something that might work?

 

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Turning Off a Hydro-Sil Heater?How do I turn it off for the season, or at least turn it down? I keep trying to set the temp to 50, but it's not cooperating.

 

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Hoover CleanJet Volume Carpet Cleaner Leaking Water?My Hoover CleanJet is leaking water as soon as I fill it. Does anyone have advice on fixing it please?

 

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Stella Electric Blanket Won't Heat Up?I also have a Stella E/B Model EBKBFL that doesn't heat up. All the lights on the remote are in a flashing formation up and down. It has been disconnected and reconnected, and all connections are secure.

 

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Repairing an Air Bed?How do I fix a pump up bed that has bowed in the middle due to heat from sun?

 

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Lid Stuck in Glass?This green lid from a jug of orange juice fell into the cup with the orange juice in it. Somehow it landed perfectly to lodge in there and will not budge. When I tipped it upside down not a drop drips out. I broke another glass try to sit it upside down in the glass to see if gravity would eventually take over and drop the lid and juice into the glass.

 

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Repairing the Pump on an Air Mattress?I have an Intex inflatable mattress and the motor just blew out. How do I repair this?

 

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Mail Wedged in the Letterbox?Recently we had a lot of rain and someone had posted a rolled up ton of mailers and junk in my letterbox. Of course, the papers swelled and got jammed in the opening. I've tried brute force, tried ripping little bits off it, but it's still packed tight. Has anyone got any bright spark of an idea how to solve this without putting a new fence in? :)

 

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Heated Mattress Pad Displaying F3 Code?I have a queen size Brook heated mattress cover that is showing f3 on control panel. What does this mean?

 

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Sealy Electric Blanket Showing an E Error Code?My electric blanket now displays an E. I have looked at your solutions and none have worked. It's a Sealy. All the connections are fine. I checked and rechecked several times. I turned it off and on several times. No materials are making a connection bad. Has the controller gone bad? It had been working just fine.

 

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Electric Blanket Error Codes?My electric blanket is flashing e2 and I've looked and I can't find anything.

 

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Repairing an Intex Air Mattress Pump?So I have an Intex air mattress with a built in air pump and I was deflating it. Then I left to go take care of some things around the house. When I came back, my mattress was deflated, but my pump was off and when I tried to reinflate it, it won't turn on. What do I do?

 

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WestPoint Home Electric Blanket Error Codes?I woke up to my side flashing E0. What does that mean? I've unplugged both ends and still nothing.

 

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Dyeing the Fabric on a Pop-up Camper?Can the fabric on my 86 Coleman Newport pop-up camper be dyed a different color?

 

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Separating Two Containers Stuck One Inside the Other?A steel vessel is stuck inside of a plastic vessel. Please help me how to separate them.

 

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Repairing a Leaking Intex Air Mattress?I have an Intex air mattress with built in pump. And that is the problem. Air leaks around the round air valve. There is no apparent way to take it apart. This has been sitting in my closet for two years so it is out of warranty. Anybody know how to repair it?

 

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Repairing the Trim on a Vinyl Fendi Purse?I have a vintage Fendi bag made from a vinyl material and the trimming is damaged. Can it be replaced?

 

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Repairing a Serta Foot Warmer?How do I take the plug apart to check the connections?

 

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Repairing a Hoover Spin Scrub 50?I have a Hoover Spin Scrub 50. Water is leaking from the water/solution tank. How do I replace the grommet on the outside where the water tank sits and get the stick, the spring, and the grommet back inside the water tank?

 

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Repairing a Comforter?So I bought a beautiful comforter online from Target. I didn't notice right away that it isn't sewn together at all. The fill is flat and moves around whenever you move it. The top and bottom don't have any stitching holding the fill in place. I feel like I can fix it, but can't seem to find any techniques online to do this!

 

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Fixing Homemade Tinted Glasses?I tinted my glasses with Rit dye and one lens is way too dark. How can I remove some of the tint?

 

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Repairing Tear in a Polyester Tote Bag?My mother bought me a cute Hello Kitty tote bag. And just today I realized that it had a little tear on a corner. And I wasn't sure of material inside, it says polyester. I don't know how to fix it. Any tips?

 

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Repairing Mesh on a Christmas Deer Decoration?What kind of mesh I can use to repair my Christmas decoration?

 

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One Side Won't Pop Up on Jayco Camper?The cable was broken on my Jayco camper and it has since been fixed. But one corner, the back right, won't come up. What do I do to get it to raise with the other corners?

 

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Repairing a Denison Gramophone?I need advice on how the speed control arm end (with leather pad) is connected to adjust speed. My Dension seems to be dangling in thin air and not connected to a mechanism to control spin speed.

 

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1995 Rockwood Pop Up Camper Won't Close All the Way?We recently bought a '95 pop up and when we were taking it down the front went down, but the back won't. I think the cable came off. Is there anything we could do?

 

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Bowls Are Stuck Together?I absolutely can not get 2 of my Corelle 28 oz. bowls unstuck. I bought them and thought I could get them unstuck, but I can't.

 

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Repairing a Break in the Top of a 1998 Dutchman Camper?The hardtop has a separation in the corner where the front and side meet. It appears fibreglass had been used, but that sprung, any ideas?

 

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Sunbeam Electric Blanket Not Heating?I have a Sunbeam electric blanket, exceptional care; it is only a year old. There is no way any damage occurred to it. It has never been laundered by anyone, nor put in the clothes dryer. I am exceptionally careful about the power cord. I live alone and I know to care for things. The FF code appeared and it does not heat up.

 

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Coleman Camper Not Cranking Up Completely?I have a 2003 Coleman Santa Fe pop up. It cranks manually. I have never had a problem with it. This season when I cranked it up it seems it is not up enough. It is about an inch and a half short; the door only fits if I lift it up a little. Any ideas on what's wrong and how to fix?

 

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Replacing the Rubber Pad on a Swiffer?The rubber pad on the bottom of my dry Swiffer has fallen apart. Any ideas about how to replace it? I can't find anyone who sells this part. #921211

 

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Repairing the Lift on a Pop Up Camper?I have a '97 Starcraft Meteor pop up camper. One of the lifts by the front where the bed is is 4 higher than the other 3. Why and what can I do and is it expensive to fix?

 

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Tinting Eyeglasses with Rit Dye?How much Rit dye do you need when tinting glasses? They weigh 8 grams. I am using 6 cups of water to cover them in the pot. I am doing it on the stovetop.

 

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Repairing the Door on a Pop Up Camper?My Palomino Banshee's door slides (on ceiling). It came unstapled (factory staples) and I want to repair the slide so that I can put the door back. What are the best bolts, screws, etc. that I could use to pin the rails be properly. I'm worried that I might go through the top of the roof if I don't get this right.

 

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Repairing a Broken Shell Earring?I have a beautiful pair of native earrings and the main piece is abalone. I dropped one and it broke. The pieces still fit together, but I don't know what I might be able to use to repair it without a big blob of glue showing in the repair spot.

 

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Repairing the Leg on a Horse Figurine?My horse's leg is broken in one place, but it is still attached. I was seeing how much it is going to cost to get it fixed if it can. Can you please let me know if it can? I had gotten it as a gift from my mom who had passed away. I love it so much that I don't want to throw it out.

 

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Shrinking Leather Chokers that Are Too Loose?I bought 3 leather chokers with the metal hearts and circles and they have metal clip ins for adjusting. But they don't fit my neck, they are loose. Is there a way for me to shrink the leather without ruining them?

 

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Restoring a Worn Out Blanket?I have had this blanket basically my whole life. It is white with pink polka dots. Since I have used this blanket for so long, it has worn down, a lot, to the point where there are holes everywhere. I have read many articles saying that I should just cut it into tiny pieces to keep it as a souvenir. The seams are starting to come off.

 

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Repairing Corner Hardware on an Old Trunk?I have a trunk with bubble corner hardware on every corner. Every bubble is dented, but solidly still attached. Should I just clean them up or replace with new hardware. It's a canvas trunk that's in pretty good shape, but has a broken lock and handles.

 

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Restoring a Childhood Blanket?I have a very old old blanket that I have had all my life. It is more of the size of a rag and in 2 pieces. What would the best way to keep it? I hold it in a ball and play with the pieces in my fingers. I know it seems weird, but I can't imagine it gone. And if I should sew it where do I find a fabric with the same old feel. It was made in the early 80s.

 

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Removing Wrinkles from Faux Calla Lilies?How do I get wrinkles out of artificial calla lilies?

 

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Metal Pizza Pan Stuck Inside a Stainless Steel Pot?How do I remove a pizza pan stuck inside a stainless steel pot? It's really stuck.

 

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Repairing a 2000 Jayco Slide Out Cable Lift System?What has to come out on a 2000 Jayco Laurel camper with slide out to replace the cable lift system?

 

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H2O Mop Is Leaking?Water is coming out of my H2O mop. It still works, but just soaks the carpet. It never did this before. Any solution?

 

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Repairing a Hole in an Air Mattress?I have an Embark queen size mattress and there's a tiny hole at the top of it. How do I repair it? I've tried tape and that didn't work so now I need a new solution. Can anyone help me?

 

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Removing a Photo Stuck to the Glass in the Frame?How do you remove pictures from glass in a frame? It is a very old photo. I am really desperate.

 

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Repairing Kitchen Tongs?I have a kitchen tong that is very hard to spread. How do I "unstick" it?

 

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Repairing a Carnival Glass Dish?I broke a carnival glass dish. How do I repair it?

 

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Darkening Plastic Sunglasses Lenses with RIT Dye?I know the basic stuff for dyeing glasses with RIT dye. I can't seem to get my plastic lenses dark enough. I wear prescription eye glasses with over sunglasses. My goal is to get the sunglasses so dark that no one knows or sees my spectacles. I would like to still be able to see though.

 

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Repair a Soap Dispenser Pump?I have a snowman soap pump container, but the pump dispenser is not working. I cant throw this cute guy away. Any suggestions?

 

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Can Movie Theater Speakers Loosen Light Bulbs?I work in a movie theater and some lights go out due to the vibration of the speakers. The light bulbs are never out. I think it's just the vibration of the speakers causing the bulbs to become loose. Is there a way to troubleshoot this? Or just a common problem in a movie theater?

 

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Electric Blanket Error Codes?I have 2 controllers, one is displaying an error code E2.

 

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Repairing an AMI Model 800 Jukebox?I have an AMI model 800 jukebox that needs repair. It hasn't worked in quite a few years. What is a good process to follow?

 

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Repainting a Damaged Chalkboard?I have a very inexpensive chalkboard which I have used liquid chalk markers to write on because they come out so vibrant! When I wanted to erase and change the message it wouldn't come off. I scrubbed with everything until the finish came off in several places.

 

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Finding a Hole in an Electric Air Mattress?How do I find a hole in an electric air mattress?

 

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Blown Boat Circuit Breaker?My boat's 30amp circuit breaker opens when I first plug it into shore power. I may have to reset the breaker a few times and then it works even with a 15 amp heater load. What should I look for?

 

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Percolator Handle Dried Out and Gray Looking?I have an old stainless steel percolator. I know how to clean it except how to restore the look of the handle; it ashy looking. I would like to restore it to black, it looks dried out.

 

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Replacing a Bed Rail on a Jayco Popup Camper?I have a bent bed rail on a 2016 Jayco popup. I am told to just push in a pin and it slides right out. I can not find this pin. While pushing it in to close it down we found a white plastic slide section on the ground. Any idea how to pull the bed out and replace it?

 

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Repairing the Winch on a Jayco Pop Top Camper?We have an older style Jayco pop top, the winch has gone on one of the corners. We are looking to fix this. Has anyone done this themselves before?

 

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Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Left a Dull Spot on Guitar?There was a scuff mark on my guitar, so I used the Magic Eraser. It took off the scuff mark, but now there is a dull mark left. Is there any way to dissolve that?

 

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Repairing a Popup Camper?The seam has popped out on our pop up camper canvas where it tucks into the side. Is there a tool I need to push it back in so it seals properly?

 

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Saving a Vellux Blanket That Is Disintegrating?So I have this amazingly soft blanket that I sleep with every night, and I've had this type of blanket since I was extremely young. My first one I had had since I was a very young toddler up until I was maybe 19 or so. I got rid of it was because it had practically completely disintegrated. Now so is this one.

 

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Painting Chrome with 2 Pack Paint?I am wanting to know what is required to paint 2 pack paint over a chrome surface, but still retain the chrome under tones. Is there an adhesion that should be sprayed onto the chrome first so the 2 pack paint can adhere successfully?

 

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Separating Photos Glued Together?I have 2 very, very old pictures I can't replace. My daughter thought she was helping by gluing the small picture onto the bigger picture. How can I get them apart without damaging either? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

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Repairing a Dutchman Pop Up Camper Refrigerator?I have a 1996 Dutchman pop up and the refrigerator is not working in the 120v mode. It has worked fine over the last few years with no issues.

 

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RV Door Rubber Stained by Silicone Spray?I sprayed silicone into the friction hinge on my RV. The overspray got on the rubber around the outside of the door. It stained it white. Any ideas on how to get it back to black?

 

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Repairing the Lift Crank on a Jayco Popup Trailer?The lift crank is pulling away from body of my Jayco pop up tent trailer. What do I do?

 

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Repairing a NEC Dterm 80 Phone?I have lines on my phone blinking along with the feature button. I have 4 NEC Dterm 80 phones in my restaurant, and these defaults are causing 3 of the phones to not ring. I don't know what happened, it started a day ago. What do I do to repair them?

 

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Replacing the Fabric Seat on an Outdoor Porch Swing?I have a large outdoor porch swing with a heavy duty metal frame. It needs to have the canvas seat replaced. If I buy the vinyl material used in boat seat upholstery how would I attach it around the metal frame?

 

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Steel Pen Cups Stuck Together?These steel pen stands are stuck in each other. How do I separate them?

 

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Intex Premaire Airbed Won't Deflate?My Intex Premaire airbed won't deflate. It has a built-in electric pump, but when it is on 'Deflate' it blows out air for 30 seconds then stops. Is there any way I can fix it or take the pump out to look at it?

 

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Repairing Rear Panel on a Pop Up Camper?We recently bought a 2003 pop up camper, but the wood on rear panel is completely rotted. The only thing holding the rear panel on is the spare tire. Is it possible to take the rear panel off and safely disconnect all wires? And what needs to be done to replace wood and re-secure the panel to the camper?

 

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Repairing Collapsed Canvas on Pop Up Camper?I am thinking about buying a pop up camper, but the sides of the canvas are collapsed. Should I keep looking for a different camper or is there a way to repair this?

 

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Electric Blanket Control Flashing on P Mode?My SCE electric blanket flashes on P mode. I cannot reset the controls.

 

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Repairing a Coachmen Pop-up Camper?How do I repair a pop up camper where the canvas is sagging on the sides?

 

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Removing Condensation from Inside a Watch?How can I clean a watch glass inside without taking it apart? It has a haze to it in hot weather.

 

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Error Code on Jason Electric Blanket?I have a Jason electric blanket. My control on the electric blanket is flashing a "P". When I pull the control out of the blanket it still flashes. Do I have a problem or is there a way to reset the control?

 

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