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Category: Finish.Up.Blog
Get Organized in the New Year
Welcome to January! The new year is a great time to get organized and that can help you keep your other resolutions. We’d like […]
Cutting in using the Trim Smart Paint Edger
Cutting in is the final prep you do before painting an entire wall. You are basically outlining the area where you will be painting […]
Rock Climbing at Muir Valley Nature Preserve
All of us at Mr. LongArm have always been intrigued by the many unexpected ways people use our extension poles. But there is none […]
Keep Your Customers Updated In Today’s Fast Paced World
The importance of keeping your customers notified quickly in today’s world is vital to your success. Whether you want to promote an event, a […]
Why invest in solar panel cleaning equipment?
You already made a great investment when you installed your home solar power system. Investing in solar panel cleaning equipment is the next step […]
A Pole for Hanging Christmas Lights
It’s that time of year when people ask if we make a pole for hanging Christmas lights. We’ve never invested in making a hook […]
Essential Painting Tools
About the author: Abdullah Riaz is a writer, who alongside content writing, also takes part in fiction writing. He has already been published in […]
Staining a Deck Step-by-Step with Woodmates® Applicators
Do you have a tired looking deck that looks like it’s seen better days? It’s probably time to give it a fresh stain. Staining […]
How to Easily Stain a Picnic Table with Woodmates®
Mr. LongArm designed Woodmates stain applicators with decks and fences in mind. But Woodmates applicators are also highly effective when it comes to other […]
How to Stain a Small Deck with Woodmates®
Want to know how to stain a small deck? Many first-time homeowners or young families will purchase a home with a smaller wooden deck […]
How to Detail your Boat in 9 Simple Steps
Fellow boaters, its spring, which means it is time to get the boat ready for summer. First off, I understand parts of the country […]
How to change a recessed light bulb
Simply put, it’s relatively easy to change a recessed light bulb, everyone knows that. However, introduce vaulted ceilings or any other added elevation and […]
Extension Poles & The Daytona 500
February doesn’t just mean spending too much money on Valentines Day or Super Bowl parties. February also marks the annual return of the NASCAR […]
Keep Your ‘Green’ Home Improvements Running at Peak Efficiency
If you’re like many homeowners and businesses, you want to keep your ‘green’ home improvements running at peak efficiency. You have recently made improvements […]
Easy 6 Step Process to Wash your RV like a Pro
RVs are a popular choice for a safe and enjoyable family vacation. It is just as important to wash your RV as it is […]
ADAPT-ABILITY: Different Types of Extension Pole Adaptors
Mr. LongArm Products Can Easily Adapt to Most Situations With patented technology and a huge selection of attachments, and threaded ends, Mr. LongArm quickly […]
Mr. LongArm’s Green Initiatives
Like many successful companies, Mr. LongArm has been doing everything possible to make itself a more eco friendly company. Mr. LongArm employees love the […]
How to Easily Store Long Handled Garden Tools
If you’re like me and most everyone else in the world who has been sheltering in place, you are probably obsessed with cleaning and […]
Extension Pole Threaded Ends: What is a Lok-thread and what does it do?
There is nothing worse than having to constantly retighten a tool that keeps spinning off an extension pole’s threaded end. For example, if you’re […]
Murphy’s Journey to Recovery
Hi, I’m Murphy, you may know me from my video. My friends at Mr. LongArm asked me to write a guest blog to give […]
A Guide to Flow-Thru Brush Styles & Uses
Mr. LongArm flow-thru cleaning brush blocks have an opening that allows water to pass through to the filaments when used with one of our […]
10 Tips for Painting with a Mr. LongArm 3-Section Extension Pole
About the author: Mark Kirby is a homeowner who shared these helpful tips he learned while painting with a Mr. LongArm 3-section extension pole. […]
Long Range Dusting with Mr. LongArm
Its spring time here in the Midwest, which means we’ll have near perfect temperatures for about a week. Then before you know it the […]
How-to Guide: Painting a Ceiling – Part Two
In part one we went over the materials needed, prep work and how to wet down and remove popcorn ceiling and sanding. This second […]
7 Practical Tips for Breathing a New Life into Old Homes
About the author: Mike Johnston is a home improvement blogger and DIY enthusiast from Sydney. He is a regular writer at Smooth Decorator and […]
How-to Guide: Painting a Ceiling – Part One
The ceilings in our homes are often bland and boring, for years the white ceiling has been all I have seen when walking into […]
What Pole Should I Buy?
What Telescoping Pole You Should Buy Depends on Several Factors Including: The length you need to successfully complete your project. How often you’ll use […]
Optimizing Human Performance for 60 Years and Counting
About the author: Leigh Newman is Director of Facilities and Real Property at Mr. LongArm, Inc., Co-owner and Board of Directors Member by Leigh […]
Interesting and Intriguing Uses for Mr. LongArm Extension Poles
Last Updated – 2023 With so many interesting uses for our products, manipulating objects outside of our reach has been an important part of […]
Tips for Using Woodmates Deck Stain Applicators
For a very long time DIYers had to use paint rollers and brushes for applying deck stain. Then, we came around and figured that […]
Choose the Right Extension Pole
How to choose the right extension pole for your project. If you look through our product catalog you’ll be inundated with the breadth of […]
How-to Maintain Windows and Keep Costs Low
About the author: The following is a blog by Jenny Holt, a freelance writer and mother of two. She loves nothing more than getting […]
History’s Most Versatile Tool?
From the beginning of time, mankind has evolved to thrive in our environment. What we lacked in stature, we made up for with tools, […]
The Official Recipe for the MLA “Mango Salsa” Video
MANGO SALSA: If you haven’t watched Patricia’s harrowing tale of blood, sweat and salsa, head over to our YouTube page and watch. While you’re […]
On Reinventing the Wheel
About the author: Mr. LongArm is proud to partner with The Urban Farmers, an all volunteer nonprofit whose mission is to help bring nutritious fresh produce […]
The Importance of Keeping Photovoltaic Cells Clean
About the author: The following is a guest blog by Mary Sauer and Modernize.com. If you are looking for remodeling projects to increase the […]
Mr. LongArm and Habitat for Humanity Team Up
Mr. LongArm is proud and excited to announce that we are teaming up with Habitat for Humanity at the 2015 National Hardware Show in […]
Three Reasons to Stain Your Deck
Why stain a deck? I think we can all agree that we’d much rather be BBQing on our decks than staining or sealing them. […]
2014 National Hardware Show Wrap-up
About the author: Maureen Newman is VP of Diversified Markets at Mr. LongArm, Inc., Co-owner and Board of Directors Member by Maureen Newman The […]
Project Guide: How-to Paint a Room
Painting may seem like an overly intuitive process, but there are a few pitfalls that can turn your dream of a perfect living space […]
Project Guide: How-to Clean a Deck
When was the last time you washed your outdoor deck or patio? From backyard BBQs and spring rain to family reunions and summer heat, […]
A Primer on Deck Treatment
Take a trip through your local hardware or paint store and you might be taken back by the wide variety of deck treating products […]
Project Guide: How-to Paint a Closet
When you are in the throws of a remodeling spree it’s easy to bypass closets and leave them out of the makeover process. The […]
Welcome to the Finish.Up. Blog!
Welcome to Mr. LongArm’s product blog! AKA: “The Finish. Up. Blog”, we’d like to thank you for taking the time to come and check […]