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How to Find Your Car
It’s a familiar feeling—you parked your car, walked back to where you thought it was, and couldn’t find it. It happens to everyone, but the most important part of finding your car is staying calm. There are phone apps you can use to track where you parked...
How to Clean a Metal Door
Metal doors are commonly installed on the exteriors of homes and other buildings because they're lightweight, yet durable. However, after a while, they can start to build up a layer of dust, pollen, and grime that can make the door look dirty and dingy. L...
How to Wash a Microbead Pillow
Some pillows, often travel neck pillows, are made with microbeads. Microbeads are ‘unexpanded polystyrene’ or EPS (which is essentially tiny beads of styrofoam). Before attempting to wash a microbead pillow, read the care and cleaning instructions on the...
How to Get Afro Curls Overnight
Create more defined curls in your afro by using Bantu knots or flexi rods overnight! Both options are simple processes that shouldn’t take you more than 10 minutes. Once the knots or rods are in place, simply wrap your hair in a silk scarf until you wake...
How to Light Artwork on a Wall
When it comes to wall art, lighting can make all the difference! Choosing an appropriate lighting fixture can give your wall art the perfect spotlight it needs to stand out. The type of bulb and the temperature of its light will also make a difference—bri...
How to Read a Tympanogram
Tympanograms grade the middle ear function of your patients and appear in a graph format that can take a bit of practice to read! To interpret tympanometry tests, you'll mainly look at the peak of the graph. Tympanogram results are categorized as either a...
How to Trim and Maintain an Orange Tree
Routine trimming keeps orange trees shapely and healthy year-round. Although they don’t require a lot of maintenance, they do benefit from annual pruning in spring. Choose your timing carefully to avoid exposing or damaging the tree. We'll show you how to...
How to Put a Bandaid on Your Fingertip
Fingertips can be awkward to bandage. Bandages can slip off or they're bulky, which makes it challenging to use the finger. Fortunately, you can easily modify a standard strip bandage and wrap it comfortably around your fingertip. If you frequently injure...
How to Use Frozen Puff Pastry
Frozen puff pastry dough can be turned into many delicious foods, such as appetizers, desserts, and even main courses. To use it, let the puff pastry thaw completely and sprinkle it with flour or sugar so it doesn't stick to anything. Cut and shape the pa...
How to Edit WAV Files on Windows, Mac, and Mobile Devices
This wikiHow will teach you how to edit a WAV audio file using free tools on your computer, phone, or tablet. You can download the program Audacity for your Windows or Mac computer. If you're working in a web browser on your PC or Mac, you can use a free...
How to Set Up an Easel
A good easel is one of the most important tools an artist can have. There are many varieties, from big easels meant for indoor use to small ones that can be transported outside. Although most easels are fairly simple to set up, the process can be a little...
How to Air Layer a Tree
Air layering is a technique to propagate fruit-bearing and flowering plants, such as apple, maple, cherry, and orange trees, to make smaller clones of the parent. Select one of the newer branches on the tree and cut off a ring of bark. Wrap damp sphagnum...
How to Cook Angus Steak
Angus steak is meat from an Angus breed of cattle. True Angus beef requires approval from the Certified Angus Beef brand, so always look for that logo when you're buying Angus steaks. Angus beef can come in all the cuts that you would find regular steak i...
How to Use a Heat Gun to Dry Paint
DIYers commonly use heat guns to strip paint from surfaces because of the high temperatures they can reach. However, on a lower temperature setting, you can use a heat gun to dry paint on certain surfaces. Drying paint with a heat gun isn’t an instant fix...
How to Do a Pour Painting
Pour painting is the practice of mixing multiple colors of acrylic paint in a cup, then pouring the paint over a canvas. The result is an intricate design of colors and shapes that looks like a complicated, professional piece of art. Acrylic pour painting...
How to Create a Homemade Nurse Costume
Halloween is a fun holiday where you get to dress up as whatever you want. A nurse’s costume is a great way to pay homage to a difficult profession while still looking great. To make your own nurse costume, get a white dress with a collar, add crosses to...