Last week I broke the sunroof to my car and significant amount of glass fell into the car. I've cleaned the big pieces out and vacuumed. I've also replaced the window. However, I'm worried about glass dust.
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posted by el chupa nibre
on Mar 30, 2013 -
6 answers
I am encountering unexpected difficulties cleaning a kit of PDP drums. I've owned several sets of drums from different manufacturers over the years, but this one is hands-down the biggest pain in the tail to clean.
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posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit
on Jan 26, 2013 -
3 answers
In 1980 Mark Knopfler watched the object of his desire turn and walk away in a roar of dust and diesel. Was that a reference? If so, to what?
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posted by Kid Charlemagne
on Oct 18, 2012 -
10 answers
What methods have you used to reduce and clean up pet hair (cat picture included), human hair and human skin? I feel like I'm living in some sort of suffocating winter wonderland.
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posted by KogeLiz
on May 21, 2012 -
37 answers
Seeking kitty litter recommendations of the non-dusty kind. I think the dust from our scoopable litter might be causing / contributing to cat coughing issues.
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posted by marble
on Apr 23, 2012 -
22 answers
Haven't dusted in three years. What's a good tool or technique to make this fast and easy? I'm looking for an 80% or 90% solution - don't need to get everything.
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posted by Lady Li
on Oct 20, 2011 -
25 answers
I have some odd white marks on a lot of my hanged t-shirts, not sure why. (Pics inside)
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posted by lankford
on Sep 22, 2011 -
10 answers
Please help me deal with my newly diagnosed Asthma and allergies. I know you are not my allergist.
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posted by dmbfan93
on Apr 11, 2011 -
25 answers
I opened the attic in the house I'm renting and some dust containing who-knows-what fell down on me. I didn't have a mask or safety glasses on. Are there any health risks?
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posted by chris p
on Dec 19, 2010 -
14 answers
Some of the pictures I took on my last holiday have turned out to have fairly obvious dark smudges. Seems like my trusty point and shoot digital camera has a bad case of dust on the sensor and will need servicing, but is there anything I can do software-wise to salvage the pictures?
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posted by doctorpiorno
on Nov 21, 2010 -
10 answers
Hypochondria filter ... What are the possible health effects of my inhalation of spackling dust?
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posted by pantheON
on Jun 26, 2010 -
6 answers
Do I really have to replace my digital camera because of a little dust inside the zoom lens? It's a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 and everything else about it is working perfectly.
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posted by raygan
on Jun 17, 2010 -
7 answers
Help solve Noir mystery! Looking for info on P J Wolfson author of the noir novel Bodies are Dust (1931).
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posted by Zipf
on May 18, 2010 -
5 answers
How do I keep my awesome new laptop functioning well in my incredibly dusty room?
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posted by griphus
on Apr 14, 2010 -
8 answers
Dust, dust, everywhere! I recently moved to a new apartment on the 12th floor of a high rise building in Philadelphia and find that dust accumulates all over everything like crazy. Is there something I can do to slow it down?
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posted by Aanidaani
on Oct 3, 2009 -
7 answers
Could large land animals have died out due to the Earth's gravity increasing over millions of years?
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posted by OneCrayon
on Jun 14, 2009 -
10 answers
A mysterious gray film/residue is appearing on all of the plastic in my apartment. What is going on?
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posted by prefpara
on Feb 17, 2009 -
21 answers
Digital photo filter (-orbs, please!): What's with the light blotches that have suddenly started appearing in my
pix of very dark things?
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posted by dpcoffin
on Aug 22, 2008 -
3 answers
Cleaning Filter: Help me make an oasis of clean in my bedroom, to fight back the chaos in my household?
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posted by Phalene
on Mar 23, 2008 -
29 answers
Why am I getting blotches on my black and white negatives? What are the marks? Are they dust? Water spots? How do I fix this?
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posted by Geckwoistmeinauto
on Nov 28, 2007 -
13 answers
Upstairs neighbors had hardwood floors installed. I think they've gone on vacation while the installers did their work (stage 1 was Monday, stage 2, yesterday). The paint-fume smell in our condo is awful. What kind of health risks are there to ourselves or our cat?
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posted by cybercoitus interruptus
on Nov 17, 2007 -
10 answers
Air purifiers, are they any good and how do I know which one to buy? Anyone know the "real" deal on these things?
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posted by Carialle
on Nov 9, 2007 -
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My chimney was in need of repair so i am having part of it re-built/ new caps and re-tuck pointed. The contractors created a lot of dust grinding out the old motor joints. Some of the dust landed on our neighbor's house and she is complaining about the damage it has caused to her in progress paint job. We are working on a solution, but who is responsible for this? What legal responsibility do i have if she discovers permanent damage in the future? Would the contractors be held responsible after I have paid them?
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posted by retro88
on Aug 9, 2007 -
7 answers
DigitalCameraFilter: I think my Canon point-and-shoot has a dirty sensor. How to clean?
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posted by virga
on Aug 6, 2007 -
3 answers
Home Renovation Filter: How do I get the last lingering residue of smeared sheetrock/joint compound dust off of my wood floors and ceramic tiles?
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posted by desuetude
on Jul 10, 2007 -
8 answers
Some tech guy once told my wife that leaving your computer tower on the floor will destroy it. His solution was to raise the tower up an inch or two off the floor. That's the part I doubt. I know computers suck in a lot of dust. Does raising them up that little bit really help much?
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posted by Sean Meade
on Jan 11, 2007 -
38 answers
My notebook repeatedly restarts after a second or two. Anything I can do before next week's repair, if possible, to save some cash?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 10, 2006 -
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I carry my cell phone in my pocket (front right), and they have all suffered from "dust under the screen" syndrome. I thought the problem would be solved by switching to a clam shell (my trusty Razr), but no...
it still persists.
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posted by c:\awesome
on May 30, 2006 -
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Should I buy a bulk pack of Swiffer electrostatic cleaning cloths, the 3M version, or a washable electrostatic cloth? Or is there a DIY route to charge cloth or other materials?
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posted by Jack Karaoke
on Dec 5, 2005 -
7 answers
What's the simplest and cheapest way for me to have a setup where when one electric appliance is turned on it turns another one on?
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posted by phearlez
on Jul 20, 2005 -
8 answers
I get a bit concerned about my lungs when I paint, saw, sand, blow dust around, or use nasty chemical solvents. Anyone have any gas and/or dust mask recommendations?
posted by sdis
on Jun 16, 2005 -
9 answers
There's a dust bunny under the camera lens on my Palm Zire 71, which has been making my pictures rather annoyingly diffuse. It's out of warranty, so repairs will cost at least as much as I estimate this thing's resale value to be in its current condition. Should I bite the financial bullet and
send it in for servicing, cut my losses and
sell it as damaged goods, or throw caution to the wind, grab my geek toolkit, and
attempt my own repairs?
posted by brownpau
on Apr 23, 2004 -
3 answers
