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Removing Scotchâ€"taped marks from table By HENRI de MARNE Special to the Oakville Beaver Q. I Scotchâ€"taped some paper on my dining room table for about a month for a project I was doing. The tape came off but now I can see where the strips were placed and can‘t get the marks off. Can you suggest a remedy? â€" G.J.A. A. Try gently rubbing the stained spots with toothpaste; this should remove them but it may leave slightly lighter areas. Gently rub a little butter on them until they match the rest of the top. Wipe and let dry. Repolish the top a few days later. Or, gently rub the spots, and only the spots, with a clean white cloth dipped in hot soapy suds; rinse with water and dry right away. Once dry, repolish the entire top. Q. How can I remove decals that have been on my glass shower door for a long time? I‘ve tried a few things but A few words about earthâ€" sheltered housing n the October ‘93 Home Mechanix, there was a picture of a house made of straw bales. They were first built in the 1840s in Nebraska, and many that were built between 1900 and 1940 are still in excellent condiâ€" tion. The bales are stacked up with openings for doors and windows and the roof is built on top, but how it didn‘t say. You would have to write to Out On Bale, 1037 E. Linden St., Tucson, AZ 85719 to find out more. The walls are covered with stucco and provide insulation value of Râ€"40 compared to Râ€"20 in a typical frame house. Fire safety tests have proven them more resistant than conventional materials. In our climate, I would opt for an underground (earth sheltered) house. I have dreamed about building one for 30 years now and have never found a sound arguâ€" ment against their practicality. They can be built anywhere, except in flood plains, but the ideal spot is on a hill facing south and a lovely view. Folks who subscribe to conâ€" spicuous consumption would be deterred by the lack of potential in the home‘s exterior. They are much like an apartment in that one wall is mostly windows and the other three walls are solid. And that fact makes me chuckâ€" le when apartment dwellers say they could never live in an underâ€" ground house. The aspect is idenâ€" tical! And the Râ€"value of the walls and roof that are backed up with earth is so high you need very little auxiliary heat other than passive solar in the winter and no need for air conditioning in the summer. It beams light down a mirrored tube to a light diffuser in the ceilâ€" ing. The light spreads from this diffuser throughout a room coverâ€" ing up to 100 square feet. SolarTube takes less than two hours to install, is maintenance free, has none of the disadvanâ€" * tages of the more expensive skyâ€" lights (condensation and leakage), and has a 10â€"year warranty. â€" Ben Bramble nothing has worked. â€"J.P. A. 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