What did you do to your non-G body project today? [2023]
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Stimulating the oil companies are ya? They'll get theirs out of me come September when we move all our gas guzzlers halfway across the country loaded to the gills.
Y'all just trying to get away from all that mixed precipitation that seems to be attracted to the east coast and new england states this year, Right? Might want to rent that trailer for the trip down, just in case you discover an urgent need to bring along a inflatable boat and a motor to move it. And keep a hairy earball tuned to the state weather channels; never know what might pop up to ruin an otherwise peaceful and quiet day on the interstate.
Nick
Nick
I really need to do this to the van, been meaning to get a scrub brush and just use some dawn to give a good scrub with the same expectations or close. Would make a huge difference on it
With the unseasonably warm weather decided to get the car out and get some pizza, with the excuse of trying the thick crust vs. the normal go to
I can't remember the last time I ever even cleaned my own car, probably 30+yrs. I usually goto the car wash and pay to have it done, but this truck was different. I could tell this truck had been used by a construction guy by all the dirt/gravel/mud/pebbles/grunge/dust and body oils & sweat ground into the carpet, door panels, and seats. but it turned out cleaning what I did wasn't that bad.
tried two different cleaners, Purple Power and Chemical Guys Invinsible All Surface Cleaner, alternating between doors. both seemed to be equal in cleaning ability. about the only difference I observed, subjectively, was that the PP seemed a little more "tacky/sticky" and a little stronger scent of "windex/ammonia" compared to ChemGuys. again, that was subjective and all 4 doors were open the whole time. even then you had to get within a couple inches to smell it as the wind wasn't blowing.
did the drivers side first and pre-soaked it a couple times but that made no difference and the dirt/dust didn't run down when wet. the technique was squirt cleaner, scrub with brush wet with water, then wipe down with paper towels. water ended up being brown. started over on passenger side wiping down with water and scrub first which got me cloudy water. went thru the same squirt and scrub with wet brush then wipe with paper towels. water at the end of it was a lot less brown, but that may have been just the fact that passenger side sees a lot less activity.
been 18 hrs with doors closed since yesterday, let me go and check it right now..... nope, no residual stink build-up by the PP or ChemGuys cleaner.
so, both work but which one is actually "better" for the door panels so it doesn't degrade the surfaces? 🤷♂️
I have been battling a 1950's bathroom. Pink tile and everything. The drain flange had no putty and was leaking. The rubber washer was split open. The tub/shower valves needed to be taken apart and re-built. New seats and washers. New packing. The diverter valve was missing the packing nut, and leaking. The body was bashed where the packing nut screwed in, so even a new nut could not screw on. I had to go to a plumbing parts pirate that charges mega bucks- but he had a new Price Pfister diverter valve assembly on the shelf. The bathroom overhung the foundation, so all the shut offs and the drain was unreachable. I could barely reach the drain with a very long nose pliers just to grab the split washer out. I had to fish the new washer in from above inside the tub. The hot water line had a 1/4 turn ball valve, but the cold was an old screw valve I had to turn with a pliers. Then the packing nut leaked. I had to reach it with a small adjustable wrench to tighten the nut. If you can see it, you can't reach it. If you can reach it, you can't see it. Sometimes I wonder if plumbers locate stuff just to torture future repair guys. I used some Rectorseal Tru-Blu sealer on all threads and washers. I hate leaks, but it may need to come apart later. This stuff has teflon to release easily. Anyway, it was all worth it because my grandson is pleased as punch that he can poop and bath upstairs again. 
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