r/howto • • 4d ago

DIY How to fly a helicopter

4.4k Upvotes

r/howto • • Nov 23 '25

DIY How to remove coconut oil off painted wall

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6.0k Upvotes

my 3 year old hand paintedher wall with coconut oil

How can I get this out?

Thanks

r/howto • • 27d ago

DIY How to find an AirPod that fell into attic insulation.

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1.1k Upvotes

I was running a wire in my attic and my left AirPod fell out somewhere in an area of insulation in my attic. It was too hot that day to keep looking and my “find my AirPod” tool isn’t working anymore. I’ve tried a metal detector but it didn’t pick it up. I’d rifled around with my hands but nothing came out of that. I tried a metal scoop with holes and shoveled a bunch of the insulation around but no luck. I tried to chop it with the side of a piece of cardboard. I Know that it fell out somewhere in this particular area, but I can’t find the little pod. Any advice is appreciated!

Update: Used my daughter’s magnet. The kind that picks up little metal rings. It worked pretty well on the right AirPod when I tested it. I spent about 45 minutes in the attic (over 100 degrees here) and swept the area I thought it fell out. I went up and down and all around with that magnet and not hits. I think I’m gonna call off the search. I’ve already spent too much time and literal sweat finding these. Maybe I’ll get a good deal on Black Friday…

r/howto • • Jun 01 '26

DIY Will I ever do this? Probably not. Do I now KNOW how to do this? Yes.

7.1k Upvotes

r/howto • • Jan 28 '26

DIY How can I get rid of this bubble?

2.4k Upvotes

r/howto • • Jul 25 '26

DIY How to drill through glass without diamond bit

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525 Upvotes

I'd hopefully like to drill right around where its drawn if possible, I dont have a 40 dollar bit and dont overly feel like buying one for a art project

r/howto • • May 25 '26

DIY Help me make this

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9.8k Upvotes

Tools/items needed to make this and also I've never ever did any diy so please help me 🙏

r/howto • • 17d ago

DIY How to patch this double rip in my favorite work jeans

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366 Upvotes

Please I love these jeans they’re my lucky bartending jeans

r/howto • • Oct 21 '25

DIY Separate aluminium from stainless steel?

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607 Upvotes

Attraction with a magnet is out for obvious reasons. A slight rotation moves the aluminum pieces to the top, but I still have to pick them out manually. Any ideas?

r/howto • • Sep 22 '25

DIY How to “pop out” this small dent

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906 Upvotes

Less than a month old fridge and my kid already smacked it with a toy and caused this small indentation. Could this be fixed somehow?

r/howto • • May 28 '26

DIY Aside from hiring a professional, how can I get my dog's ball out of this 30ft high gutter?

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111 Upvotes

r/howto • • 11d ago

DIY How to remove the remainder of the tag on my shirt?

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369 Upvotes

Is is a plastic-y material and pokes me when I wear the shirt.

r/howto • • Mar 13 '26

DIY Repair cat scratches on real leather couch

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345 Upvotes

My cat scratched the leather couch on my rental flat. It’s real leather. Landlady got a quote of £810 which includes replacing the leather. This seems insane to me. She’s happy for me to look at other alternatives. I’ve read online that I could possibly fix it myself but I’m not sure if it’s doable. Any advice please? Thank you!

r/howto • • Jun 18 '26

DIY What is the best way to engineer a latch for this visor. Without tape, it sags and wont stay flat against the top.

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77 Upvotes

I've already tried sticky velcro strips but the sticky sides of the strips couldn't hold the weight and eventually released after like 2 months.

I've been thinking of drilling in some kind of latch that's similar to the latch on the an airplane seat-back tray table, but don't exactly know what a latch like that is called?

Anyone have any better ideas, this visor is driving me absolutely bonkers when it sags.

r/howto • • 25d ago

DIY How to get that stomach drop feeling?

74 Upvotes

You know the stomach drop feeling you get from rollercoasters? how do i get that feeling at home? what are the physics behind the stomach drop feeling because i wanna train myself to be resistant to it

r/howto • • Sep 02 '26

DIY How do I level this storage rack?

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48 Upvotes

Looking for some suggestions on how to safely and securely level the storage rack in my garage. The floor has a huge slope and probably need to raise the right side about 4 inches. I have already tried composite shims and leveling blocks made for a camper and they really didn’t work well. Same issue with the tool cabinet as you can see. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

r/howto • • Oct 22 '25

DIY Using Zip Ties A Different Way

1.1k Upvotes

r/howto • • Jan 31 '26

DIY Thoughts on how to cover / remove this?

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223 Upvotes

Our new home came with windows into the ensuite from the bedroom which we aren't the biggest fans of.

Is there a simple way to cover this / re work it and have it looking half decent, or are we looking at taking half the wall out? Thank you

r/howto • • Jan 03 '26

DIY Repair a cracked hat size adjuster thingy?

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161 Upvotes

I’m a big head guy and have only found 2 hats in my entire life that were perfect for me. This is one of them. It’s still wearable, but probably not for long. Does anybody know if this can be fixed with a special glue or something?

r/howto • • Nov 17 '25

DIY Best way to add a door?

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229 Upvotes

I need to add some type of door to my bedroom but the shape and size is making it tricky.

r/howto • • May 26 '26

DIY [URGENT] Spirit stains on metal surface

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162 Upvotes

So for context, my sister's clinic assistant used this spirit to clean the surface of dental chair's light reflecting surface and now it has become all hazy and blurry as shown in the image

The senior doctor (owner) is gonna be back tomorrow morning and my sister will have to take unnecessary accountability

I looked it up but too many solutions showed up which made it more confusing, so please tell me what's the fastest way to fix this (3rd pic is how it should be)

r/howto • • May 31 '26

DIY How do I mount this ceramic “Push” sign sturdily to this door without breaking it

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54 Upvotes

Exactly what the title says! I’m afraid to take a hammer to anything about this! And I don’t want to command strip it because I’m afraid the fact that the door moves will knock it off. I have many DIY strengths but this sure isn’t one of them!

r/howto • • Sep 27 '25

DIY How to get the drawstring out of the hole in these pants

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231 Upvotes

r/howto • • Aug 09 '26

DIY How to clean this wire air fryer rack.

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88 Upvotes

It's hard to see but it has a lot of build up on it. Not like a gross amount because I still wash it with soap and water, but any kind of vigorous scrubbing has weakened and broken a few spots where it bends. I have larger baking trays that it fits in perfectly if there's a good soak method.

r/howto • • May 16 '26

DIY How to repair this (potential burn mark) on the arm of my friend's leather couch? Any suggestions please!

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125 Upvotes

My friend is a psychopath and is beyond mad about his precious leather couch (he didn't even pay a dollar for ....it was free). Naturally, his girlfriend and I are to blame for whatever the spot is. we have no idea because we didn't do it, but I'm pretty sure it's a burn mark? I'm trying to be resourceful and figure out if it's repairable, like on a DIY level? Any reasonable suggestions will be considered....thank you in advance to anyone who has any ideas.