/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>364900

lol really? i cant never really whats tacky or awesome these days.

its neat the back too, plenty of space for drinks and glasses

>>364893

this. good if you like to entertain i guess

>>364888

cool man. this thing thats discolored is an standalone drink bar unit with two swivel chairs..kinda like a almost semcircle thing with shelves on the bartender side and bunch of vinyl padding on the seat side, bar stools are just as discolored, but it will have to pass for now.

tl;dr good to know its fixable, idk if i'll get this restored anytime soon lol

>>364882

Ha. I should've realized, it probably is vinyl. I believe this thing is almost 30 years old now.
No fix for bad vinyl then?

what causes leather to discolor this badly? just age?

any good remedies?

>>358100

This is one of those post-WWII bungalow houses in Chicago. see: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Chicago_bungalow.jpg

I assume they were meant to be opened and cleaned, I recall a story my uncle told me that when one of his kids cleaned the large center window inthe 60s it fell off the hinge and shattered..

>>358066
I'm pretty sure its the cost that's keeping them from doing it. They have some money now so they dont mind the utility bills (they think short term). I fugured the least I could do it just fix what they have even if it wont make that much of a difference but it will be low cost...

>>358060

Ill keep it in mind, my relatives live in a house from 1955, so the windows are original, they are getting old so they cant do much around the house but damn these windows leak like crazy. in the summer condensation builds between the two layers and just looks awful.

anyone have any experience with old aluminum windows? It looks like you can just unscrew the plates to get to the air gap between right? I forsee a resealing/stripping job in the future.

>>358042

well its nice to know its still possible to fit 3 in 1 in case i need to do some repairs.. Her switches are solid too, they make a nice loud <click> every time

anyone know what these things are called? its like mini switches i guess, with an interesting custom plate.
they are at my relatives house which was built in the late 50s.