1.   If the plastic coating on the handles of your hand tools is worn or damaged, strip it off with a utility knife and then apply a new coating.

2.   New coatings and finishes make the flowers look more real.

3.   Parishioners of the church gather each year in a spirit of communal renewal to apply a new coating of adobe -- literally by hand.

4.   There was talk of a new waxy coating for the bottom that gave an extra knot or two.