WERE TALKING SHOP TODAY -WORKSHOP, I HAVE  SOME EASY IDEAS TO HELP YOU ALONG ON YOUR PROJECTS.

THE NEXT TIME YOU'RE DOING A REFINISHING PROJECT, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A TACK CLOTH ON HAND FOR CLEARING AWAY SANDING DUST, TRY ONE OF THESE ELECTROSTATIC CLOTHS, THE KIND THAT YOU ATTACH TO THE FLOOR SWEEPERS.

THEY GRAB THE DUST FROM YOUR PROJECT JUST LIKE THEY DO FROM THE FLOOR.

IF YOU'RE USING STEEL WOOL TO SAND YOU MAY HAVE TINY SLIVERS OF STEEL LEFT BEHIND ON YOUR PROJECT, BEFORE YOU MOVE ON, SLIDE A MAGNET ACROSS THE PROJECT, IT WILL PULL ALL OF THOSE SLIVERS FROM THE SURFACE WITH EASE.
DON'T TOSS THOSE PLASTIC LAUNDRY DETERGENT BOTTLES IN THE RECYCLING BIN WHEN THEY'RE EMPTY, WASH THEM OUT AND BRING THEM TO THE WORKSHOP; THEY'RE PERFECT FOR STORING PAINT. 

POUR LEFTOVER PAINT INTO THE BOTTLE AND SCREW ON THE TOP AND SWIPE SOME PAINT ON THE BOTTLE TO LABEL IT!  THE BOTTLE IS AIRTIGHT AND EASY TO POUR THE NEXT TIME YOU NEED IT.

SPEAKING OF BOTTLES, SAVE BOTTLE CAPS TOO.  THEY COME IN ALL SIZES AND THEY'RE GREAT TOOLS FOR ANYTHING FROM LIFTING A PAINT PROJECT OFF OF THE WORKBENCH, TO MIXING EPOXIES, TO HOLDING NAILS AND SCREWS.

SHOP TALK WRAPPED UP!  I'M MRS. FIXIT AND IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE.