Recent content by NYGary

I too did not come up with this ides.It was a post on another site titled "My $35 Pad Washer". I've been painting PVC for years,as with everything you dfo,you have to use the right piant ! Heres the original link : My $35 pad washer - Machine Polishing & Sanding - Autopia

That was me ! I painted the PVC with Krylon Plastic Paint.It's durable and cleans up the whole assembly.I do have one question for Bluebeast,do you glue the PVC together? And whats the function of the horizontal pipes ? My assembly is rock steady in the bucket with out all that extra plumbing...

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Here is the finished product ! The cut list is as follows. CUT LIST : 4ea 1" PVC pipe at 7 3/4" long for uprights 4ea 1 1/4" PVC pipe at 6" long for plungers 8ea 1 " PVC pipe at 1 3/4" long for tee and elbow connectors A chop saw is recommended. The 1/2 " caps are used to hold the...

All of the following purchased at Lowe's Parts List: 4x Springs 23/32"x 3 1/2" x .041 2 in a pack 4x 1/2" PVC Caps 4x 1 1/4 " PVC Caps 4x 1" PVC Tee's 4x 1" PVC 90 degree Elbow's 10' 1" PVC schedule 40 pipe 5' 1 1/4 " PVC Schedule 40 Pipe 2x 5 gallon bucket covers 1x 5 gallon...

"Wall Streetesque Greed" you are right if Wall street had it's way they would be cheaper.The "greed" part of it is what I meant,not that it was Wall Streets fault. PS: we wouldn"t want to blame Wall Street for anything they didn't do LOL !!

This is my DIY pad washer,just completed.I was so close to buying a washer from AG or Ebay but something was holding me back......the price !!! Plain old Wall Streetesque GREED ! Think of it this way ,at half the price if fly's off the shelves.There is not many valid reasons for this to be so...

Hello everyone ! Glad to be here ! I have been detailing cars since before they called it "detailing" ! Back in the 70's we used silicone spray and black vinyl top wax to shine our tires.A buddy of mine even used spray shellac on his tires.It looked great but the tires where ruined,cracked and...