Q: Prepare your painting area by putting tarps or drop cloths under the leather so that paint doesn't get everywhere. Make sure to paint the leather in a well-ventilated room so that you don't inhale paint fumes. If if you plan on painting leather furniture, it's a good idea to disassemble the furniture before you start painting, so that paint doesn't drip onto other parts of the furniture. If you are painting leather shoes, remember to take the shoelaces out before you start painting them. Dampen a rag with isopropyl alcohol and wipe down the surface of the leather. The alcohol will remove any preliminary coatings, waxes, or oils that are on the surface of the leather, which will help the paint adhere to the leather. Isopropyl alcohol may not be strong enough to remove all leather finishes, so skip to sanding if this is the case. If your leather is still shiny, sanding off the shiny areas with a 100 - 200 grit sandpaper will remove portions of the glossy finish. Put the sandpaper in the palm of your hand and work it back and forth over the shiny areas. Continue to sand until all of the shine is off of the leather. Before you start painting the leather, make sure that the surface is clean. Take a damp rag or a microfiber cloth and wipe over the surface of the leather. Continue wiping the leather until all of the dirt is lifted off. Any dirt or dust left on the surface of the leather will be embedded into your paint job. You can purchase a bottle of leather preparer and deglazer at craft stores or online. Saturate a rag with the preparer and deglazer and work it generously onto the surface of the leather. The preparer and deglazer will dry fast because it's alcohol based. Leather preparer and deglazer formulas are made specifically to help paint adhere to leather. The preparer and deglazer may fade the old color of your leather.
A: Lay down drop cloths. Disassemble your leather item. Wipe the leather down with isopropyl alcohol. Sand shiny areas of the leather with a fine grit sandpaper. Wipe the surface of the leather with a damp cloth. Apply a leather preparer and deglazer to the surface of the leather.

Q: Doing so will invoke a drop-down menu. You can minimize all programs to get to the desktop by clicking the rectangular box in the bottom-right corner of the screen. This option is at the bottom of the drop-down menu. You should see a few square, colored icons in the middle of this page. Clicking one will open its theme page. You can also click the theme under "My Themes" near the top of this window to edit a theme you already created. It's near the bottom of the page, just below the "Color intensity" slider. You'll see this box directly below the "Items:" heading that's underneath the preview window. Clicking this box will invoke a drop-down menu. This box will usually say "Desktop" by default. You can't change the Desktop font, but you can change the following items: Active Titlebar Icon Inactive Titlebar Menu Message Box Palette Title Selected Items ToolTip It's just below the "Items:" box. You'll see a drop-down menu with different font names appear. The way the fonts are displayed shows you how their text will appear. Doing so will apply it to your selected item (e.g., Title Bar) in the preview window near the top of the page. If you don't like your selected font, try a different one. You can also change the font's formatting (e.g., color or size) by clicking the box beneath the respective heading and then clicking an option in the drop-down menu. To bold or italicize your font, click B or I respectively. They're right of the font name and size. While changing the font of every possible item won't make all of your Windows 7 computer's text match, it will apply to most of the menus and items with which you most often interact. These buttons are both at the bottom of the window. Doing so will apply and save your changes. You may need to restart your computer in order for these changes to take place.
A: Right-click the desktop. Click Personalize. Click a theme. Click Advanced appearance settings. Click the "Items:" box. Select an item to customize. Click the "Font:" box. Select a font. Change the fonts of different items. Click Apply, then click OK.

Q: . Use a paper towel or silicone brush to cover the inside of the pan with a thin layer of butter or shortening. Add about a teaspoon of flour and shake the pan so the flour begins to stick to the grease. Tilt the pan on its side and tap the pan. Turn and tap until the entire bowl is evenly coated with flour. Greasing the pan not only ensures your cake will pop out easily, it helps the cake climb the sides of the pan and gives your it more volume. Turn the pan over and tap gently to remove any excess flour. If you are baking a chocolate cake, you may want to use cocoa powder to prevent a white film that may be left by the flour. By radiating heat from the center of the cake and not just the sides of the pan, the heating core ensures your cake bakes evenly and the middle, sides, and top of the are all done at the same time. You can use a core shaped like a nail, placing the "head" of the nail on the bottom with the spike pointing upward, or one that is shaped like a long, narrow plug, with the opening pointing up. You can bake this cake without a heating core, but the depth of the pan means you may over-brown the exposed top and sides of your cake. A heating core may also prevent your cake from deflating or sagging in the middle. Use a spatula to make sure the batter is even, but be careful not to touch the sides and scrape the grease off the side of the pan. If you use a plug-shaped heating core, don't forget to fill the core with cake batter, too. Fill it a little higher than the level of batter outside the core. The plug-shaped bit of cake will fit into the hole created by the core once it's removed. Bake on the middle rack. You may want to place the round bowl in a standard 8 inch (20.3cm) cake round pan to make sure it stays level in the oven. Test the cake by skewering near the center (but not inside the heating core) with a toothpick or kebab stick. If the stick comes out clean (a few crumbs is ok), then the cake is ready. If the cake is done, the sides should be just starting to pull away from the pan and the center should feel springy when you press it with your finger. Removing the heating core (if you use the core shaped like a plug) can speed up the cooling process. If the top of the cake is raised above the pan, use a knife to carefully trim it flat. Give the pan a little shake to feel if the cake has released the pan and is moving easily. If it seems to be sticking, stick it in the oven for an additional 2-3 minutes. Otherwise, place the cooling rack on top of the pan. Holding the rack against the pan, carefully turn them upside-down, together, so the rack is on the bottom you can lift the pan off the cake. You can loosen the sides by gently running a knife around the edges. Allow the cake to cool for at least an hour. Frosting or slicing a cake before it has cooled can ruin your cake and will cause your icing to melt.
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Grease the the pan Grease and place the heating core in the bottom of the pan. Pour the cake batter into the pan. Bake the cake in an oven heated to 350F (177C) for 30-40 minutes, or as instructed by cake recipe. Place the pan on a cake rack and cool for 10 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan.