DIY thread

[AustinPowers]

Any tips on  the appropriate  wire brush/disc attachment  to use on a grinder?

Have to clean up an old metal  desk that  still has some paintwork and rust 

Wire brush and wire wool  not really doing the job , and it's taking ages

Also, when that's done ... any tips on  the appropriate undercoat/spray paint ?

Desk is of sentimental value , so  want it done well so it lasts a  long time 

[DaleCooper]

Poly disk is your job. Be careful buying anything for a grinder thats cheap rubbish, lest it fly to bits. WEAR GLASSES

Poly disk work like magic but they can wear fairly quick, you dont have much to do by sounds of it so should be fine. It can fly off in small pieces so WEAR GLASSES

Metal primer need to be put on straight away after removing dust with tack cloth. Plan to get rust off and primed in same day. Rustoleum make 2 in 1 usually good quality , primer and coat in one go.

[Milltown Row2]

Get it dipped if it's affordable, needs all rust off and a powder coating will give you a better job than personally painted it with metal primer and a coat

[AustinPowers]

Good advice thanks. Will  look into them

 I'm far from a DIY expert  but this has been on the cards  for too long now. So I'm determined to  get it done  proper now  that I've started

[DaleCooper]

Powder coating is great but not sure for something size of desk.

Im sure there's places can do it but guy I went to exclusively does alloy wheels and is flat to the mat. His oven was not huge.

[Milltown Row2]

Plenty of places I brought stuff to during my fab/welding days, items which would be larger than a set of alloys

As I said it's more expensive but a better job.

[NAG1]

Anyone bought one of the circular heads/ fittings for power hosing a yard?
Any recommendations?

[Munchie]

Apologies if already answered, have a dripping tap it's a basin tap turned water off, drained all the taps was expecting to just unscrew and replace washer but looks like it's not that straight forward.  Other taps I can do this but here looks like I have to go in from underneath and actually removing the tap, I assume this is the only method, in which case be easier to buy new taps and replace.

[sensethetone]

Apologies if already answered, have a dripping tap it's a basin tap turned water off, drained all the taps was expecting to just unscrew and replace washer but looks like it's not that straight forward.  Other taps I can do this but here looks like I have to go in from underneath and actually removing the tap, I assume this is the only method, in which case be easier to buy new taps and replace.

Replacing the seals/washers only works if they are leaking..

if the tap is dripping I've been told just replace the taps..

taps were more expensive than I thought they'd be.

[93-DY-SAM]

Apologies if already answered, have a dripping tap it's a basin tap turned water off, drained all the taps was expecting to just unscrew and replace washer but looks like it's not that straight forward.  Other taps I can do this but here looks like I have to go in from underneath and actually removing the tap, I assume this is the only method, in which case be easier to buy new taps and replace.

What type of tap is it? Might be the cartridge in the tap that needs replaced.

[Munchie]

These are the same so there is no screw to take them off seem just able to remove from underneath.

[93-DY-SAM]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdGdwxSR_Tk

Try that, explain it better than I can.