Am I crazy, or should I try this...?
Jul. 10th, 2012 08:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vanillafluffyThis may be laughably obvious, but I'm *trying* to get into the habit of multi-tasking, IE doing something while waiting for something else, like wiping the counter while microwaving something, or doing a few dishes while something's in the oven. I figure I'm less likely to burn out this way...much as I'd like it to all!be!clean!RIGHT!NOW!!!, it didn't get this way in two hours, and it's not going to be perfect that fast, either. Not that I think it's EVER going to be PERFECT, but you know what I mean.
Okay, now for my crazy idea, let me know what you think: My kitchen counter is fifty years old. It was originally white with glitter flecks (VERY 60s!), now it's old and mottled and just looks icky, even when wiped off. Over the years, it's been stained in places by red dye from various spilled drink mixes. I've had the daft thought that a couple dollars worth of unsweetened drink mix powder sprinkled across a slightly dampened countertop and left to dry would result in an interesting pink-tinted laminate.
Yes, I'd give it a rinse in the morning, but that stuff stains pretty thoroughly. Yes, I know they sell kits to paint laminate countertops---which I can't afford at the moment. And I certainly can't afford new counters. This, however, is cheap AND foodsafe. Doesn't take any special equipment. And I don't think my counters can look any worse....
What do you think?
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Okay, now for my crazy idea, let me know what you think: My kitchen counter is fifty years old. It was originally white with glitter flecks (VERY 60s!), now it's old and mottled and just looks icky, even when wiped off. Over the years, it's been stained in places by red dye from various spilled drink mixes. I've had the daft thought that a couple dollars worth of unsweetened drink mix powder sprinkled across a slightly dampened countertop and left to dry would result in an interesting pink-tinted laminate.
Yes, I'd give it a rinse in the morning, but that stuff stains pretty thoroughly. Yes, I know they sell kits to paint laminate countertops---which I can't afford at the moment. And I certainly can't afford new counters. This, however, is cheap AND foodsafe. Doesn't take any special equipment. And I don't think my counters can look any worse....
What do you think?
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Date: 2012-07-11 01:24 am (UTC)My mom had the yellow version of those gold-speckled countertops, and those suckers would only look good for about five minutes after a serious scrubbing with lashings of Comet. They had no shine and stained instantly.
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Date: 2012-07-11 05:30 am (UTC)I like yellow, it reminds me of my childhood kitchen in Staten Island---but the glitter-fleck has lost its glitz, it just looks dirt-speckled. Ick.
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