INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Fillet seal is a spreadable sealer that hardens when it dries. You'll want to fill in any cracks or dips on the wall with a fillet seal so you're tanking a flat, smooth surface. Let the fillet seal fully dry before you proceed with the tanking process. Lay down drop cloths adjacent to the wall to make cleanup easier and prevent the tanking mixture from dripping onto the floor. You should also move your furniture outside or to the center of the room and cover them with drop cloths or tarps. When the tanking mixture dries, it will be much harder to remove. Move a hand sander or sandblaster across the surface of the wall to remove the old paint, render, and plaster from the wall. Use a 150 grit sandpaper when working with a hand sander. Continue to sandblast or sand with the hand sander until the wall is smooth to the touch. This will help the tank slurry better adhere to the wall and will help you in achieving a level coat of tanking mixture on the wall. Wear a face shield and gloves when using a mechanical sander on masonry or brick. Move the brush across the surface of the wall to remove any dust left over from sanding. Then, use a wet rag and wipe down the surface of the wall. You can move onto the next step while the wall is still wet. Purchase a salt neutralizer online or from a hardware store. A salt neutralizer is a clear solution that will neutralize salt in the render and masonry, which can destroy several types of wall finishes if it seeps into the material. Soak a paint brush in the neutralizer and apply it over the entire surface of your wall. As the wall dries, start mixing your tanking slurry.

SUMMARY: Repair any cracks or dips with a fillet seal. Lay drop cloths on the floor and over furniture. Sand the paint and old render off of the wall. Wash the wall down with a wire brush and water. Apply a salt neutralizer to the wall.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Cut a piece of dental floss about 1216in (3041cm) long. Secure the piece of dental floss to the stem of an individual flower. Additionally, you can wrap a rubber band around a small bouquet of 3-6 flowers, and then tie the dental floss to the ends of the bouquet. If you don't have dental floss, you can use twine instead. Make 2-3 knots so the floss stays in place. Once your floss is tied around your flower or bouquet, tie the other end around the bottom, vertical bar of the hanger. Tie 2-3 basic knots so the dental floss stays put. Hang each of your flowers along the bottom of the same hanger until you run out of space. For instance, secure 3 bouquets of 4 flowers to the bottom of 1 hanger. Put the hanger on a hook hanging from your door so they can dry completely. You can store your flowers in any clean, dry, well-ventilated space that gets particularly dark. If your flowers are exposed to sunlight, they will not dry entirely. After several weeks, your flowers will dry up completely, which is necessary when preserving with hairspray. They will lose pigment and shrink up a little once they're dry. The petals will be crispy and break off easily, so handle them carefully!

SUMMARY: Tie a piece of dental floss to the ends of each flower or bouquet. Hang up your flowers by tying the dental floss to a hanger. Hang your flowers on a door hook in your basement for 2-3 weeks. Remove the dried flowers when they feel hard and crispy.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Glass bottles will work too, but cans will not shatter when dropped. Your dog will be carrying the can sideways. Some beers may provide you options with cans. If you have a smaller dog you may opt to choose a tall can that has a smaller diameter. However, your beer of choice may not be packaged in these bottle-shaped aluminum cans. You want to get the beer cold for now. Your dog may not be accustomed to the temperature of the cold can. If you use a lukewarm to train with, your dog may become distracted by the coldness of the can when attempting to grab the beer from the refrigerator. This training can take some time. There's no need to defrost your refrigerator and freezer during training. Use a cold beer placed on the floor during this exercise. You may want to stick with a carpeted floor at the beginning. If he immediately picks up a can and drops it, then the damage to the can will be minimal. Click and reward when your dog looks at the can. Then click and reward when he investigates the can. Anything that gets him closer to biting or picking up the can. With luck, a can in the middle of the room will be very attention-getting. He may naturally investigate. As your dog investigates the can, he may engage in a number of behaviors. Any behavior that is closer to biting and picking up the can should receive a click and a reward. He may first sniff. Then he may lick. Then he may try to bite the can to carry it to another spot for more comfortable licking. Your dog may start licking the can profusely. It is cold, and licking the can will provide a very novel experience for him. If he starts doing nothing but lick the can, stop rewarding him for licking the can. If it takes a while to get your dog to bite the can, replace the can with a cold one from the refrigerator. This way he is biting and picking up a cold can instead of a lukewarm one. If you have a "pick it up" command typically used with a ball, use that command to teach the dog to pick up the beer can. Start using a command such as "Bring me a beer" to encourage the on-command behavior. If your dog does bite the can it may be for the purpose of carrying it off for himself. Be sure to have some favorite treats ready to give him when he picks up the can and brings it to you. If the cold can, in and of itself, is a treat to your dog, you will need to find a treat he likes a lot more. Reward him for picking up the can, and, later, for bringing the can to you and releasing it into your hand. If you regularly play fetch with your dog, use the same command to get him to bring the can to you. This is where carpet comes in handy. If he has trouble picking up the can or drops it when a reward is presented, the can will fall softly on the carpet. If your dog is reluctant to release the can, consider bring the treat closer to his mouth. He will have to release the can to receive the treat. Consider having your dog pick up the can first, while the can is lying on its side, and second, while the can is standing up normally. Most likely the beers will be sitting upright in the refrigerator, so that's the orientation your dog needs to be accustomed to. If your dog fetches your beer but drops it in front of you, do not reward him. Repeat the command and point to the beer in front of you. Reward him only when he puts the beer in your hand or you can expect a lot of shaken-up beers in the future. Once you know he will pick up and bring you a cold can of beer on command its time to move to the real deal. Open the refrigerator door to reveal a low shelf of beers. Put your cans near the bottom where your dog can get to him. Leave enough space so that your dog can reach in with his snout and grab a beer. The fact that the beer is in the refrigerator and not the floor will not be lost on your dog. This is a completely new scenario. Your goal is to activate the same behavior as before but within the new setting. Pointing will help focus your dog's attention, while giving the command will activate the instinct to perform the associated reward-seeking behavior. Click and reward for anything resembling the original behavior. Your goal is to get him to grab the beer from the fridge, and bring it to you. Ignore the fact that he neither opened nor closed the door. You will work on the proper sequence of behaviors later.

SUMMARY:
Buy beer cans that will fit in your dog's mouth. Place the beer in the refrigerator where your dog can get it. Place a cold beer on an empty floor. Teach your dog to notice the can. Praise your dog for trying to bite the can. Reward your dog for carrying the can to you and releasing it. Open the refrigerator to give access to the beers. Point to the beers and give the command. Reward him for touching, then biting, then holding, and then retrieving the can.