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  1. PurpleTowel

    Generators

    I love mine. Check CraigsList for lightly used ones, they do pop up every once in a while. I bought mine a few years ago for $700 and would buy it again at full price in a heartbeat. It's absolutely worth it for a really high quality inverter generator.
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    Review: DUB Wheel Cleaner

    It works great, but the smell is almost unbearable. Once I use up the stuff I have, I don't think I will buy any more of it, at any price.
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    Contest - Create a new name!

    Marketing companies get paid more than $100 to do concept and creative work like this. ;)
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    Specs on Windshield, How to remove?

    If you find something, please do let me know. I think my car had some of its early life in a sandy/dry area in Texas, and the glass took a lot of abuse. I have used clay, razor blades, polish and every trick I know to make the glass look better, without any positive results. It's not bad or...
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    Tire Dressings vs. Tire Brands

    All tires are different, right down to the ingredients they use in the rubber. Michelins give me electric shocks getting out of the car, because of the high carbon content. I would expect there to be friendlier coatings for different brands, but it is an interesting subject. I wonder what others...
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    Specs on Windshield, How to remove?

    Mine looks similar... it's pitting from road debris (salt, sand, gravel, etc). Did/do you do a lot of highway driving?
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    My New Car - 2016 Subaru WRX

    Stock for stock, the WRX is faster. A stage I or II tune on the GTI and the WRX can't keep up with the hatch. Standing start, though, and the GTI's wheelspin is enough to keep it close. Sticky tires on the GTI and it's a win. We have a nice family garage with both cars. ;) :xyxthumbs:
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    My New Car - 2016 Subaru WRX

    Nick, is the orange peel on your car really bad? Our 2015 Galaxy Blue WRX is some of the worst factory orange peel I have seen, and the paint is REALLY soft. It scratches if you look at it sideways. For as much as we love the car, the factory paint is worse than I would have hoped. Those wheels...
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    Interesting Monza finish!

    Interesting that FIA allowed the breach of tire pressure rules by Mercedes. Seems like lately, rules are just a suggestion for whomever they want to enforce them on. It has kind of become a farce and hard to watch this season. Tremendously frustrating for a long-time F1 fan.
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    Interesting Monza finish!

    Half a pound of air in an F1 tire is a big deal. 1.1 psi in Rosburg's tire is worse. Those results won't be official, I'm guessing. Judging by the in-car, Kimi did everything correctly. And, his fate at Ferrari was sealed already when he signed an extension for 2016.
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    3" Plate on GG 6"?

    The first 9 words of the thread says he already has a GG 6. Why start over?
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    New Ink

    Mine, brand new on Thursday night...
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    Best drying towel?

    Anyone else raise an eyebrow when the response to an inquiry about a towel is followed by a bunch of people telling him to buy a $150 air blower? Do you guys just like to spend money? :p
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    Removing Flaking Headlight Clearcoat

    Blue Blockers! :) If nothing else, I'm going to get that damn fly out of the left one.
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    Removing Flaking Headlight Clearcoat

    Oh that's awesome, thanks! I should have looked there before deciding that it was too much labor. I forget about VWvortex for DIYs, though I shouldn't (I co-founded it and as an Admin there for many years). Might have to set aside a Saturday to do it all, as there is a dead fly in the driver's...
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    Removing Flaking Headlight Clearcoat

    Hey all, I own a 2012 VW GTI that the previous owner installed an aftermarket set of headlights on, that replicate the factory Bi-Xenon lamps found on the Golf R. One of the known issues with these particular lights are peeling clearcoat on the lenses. Mine are at about 50% covered at this...
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    **Random photos of anything... (that YOU have taken)**

    Road America, exit of turn 5 Formula Ford 40th Anniversary (July 2009) Nikon D70S w/Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G
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    What APC should I get

    I love D101 for everything. I mixed up a bottle for the garage, the kitchen and one at the office. Might throw one in the trunk of my car, too. Smells great.
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    Very very old emblem adhesive...

    Heat gun. Plastic scraper (old credit card). Patience. Clean residue with WD40.
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