Home Improvement Ask the Remodeler: Can you remove paint from vinyl siding? Plus, tips for removing solid stain from your deck. Send your home improvement questions to homerepair@globe.com. Using a ...

Q: Vinyl place mats from Chilewich and other companies are great for wiping off crumbs, but they absorb stains from tomato sauce, curry and more. I would hate to throw them out. I've tried cleaning ...

Stains are a frustrating fact of life, and stain removal can be tricky business. In a perfect world there would be a universal stain remover that worked on any kind of stain you could come up with, ...

Q. I have a vinyl-sided home. A handyman I hired to stain my deck and fire escape splattered it on the beige siding. It was a windy day. He rubbed off the spots with a graffiti remover. It got rid of ...