What did you do today non-detailing related?
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bill walsh
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clean fridge coils of all the dust bunny's
bill walsh
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fridge is much colder than before cleaning
PouncingPanzer
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Knocked out a quick oil change
Not sure it saves much money or times these days but I enjoy doing it myself.
Also picked up another used oil container from Auto Zone.
I love this funnel too. Huge opening. Screws into place with a half turn. View attachment 76762View attachment 76763View attachment 76764View attachment 76765View attachment 76766
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Benefit of doing it yourself is getting to control the parts/oil used. Cost wise it usually costs me more to do mine, I run Amsoil and Motul and neither are cheap...but my VW turbos don't eat those like they do the factory fill Castrol Edge.
MisterSnoop
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I think Edge is what my dealership was using. I've had to keep an eye on the oil level and frequently add it. I did the last oil change myself with Mobil 1 and haven't noticed the same.
DFB
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Revamping this old cast iron table, the original timber loooooong gone. A good job to do on a cold, wet day.
For the cast iron legs, the old bolts needed to be cut off with an angle grinder, before being wire brushed and pressure washed. Once dry, the legs were hit with some fresh matte black paint. The timer slats are merbau decking, which were ripped to width and chamfered. New timber was then drilled and bolted to the legs and the stabilizer bars secured. Sanded and ready for a coat of varnish in the morning.
For the cast iron legs, the old bolts needed to be cut off with an angle grinder, before being wire brushed and pressure washed. Once dry, the legs were hit with some fresh matte black paint. The timer slats are merbau decking, which were ripped to width and chamfered. New timber was then drilled and bolted to the legs and the stabilizer bars secured. Sanded and ready for a coat of varnish in the morning.
DanaDetailingPros
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I love projects like that! I have been hibernating from a long remodel.
Texchappy
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DanaDetailingPros
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Nice bench:xyxthumbs:
Texchappy
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Thanks. It’s a Benchcrafted. Haven’t had it long.
DFB
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Who remembers Norm Abram and the New Yankee Workshop?
The New Yankee Workshop - YouTube
I watched this in my teens, jealous of all his nice tools.
The New Yankee Workshop - YouTube
I watched this in my teens, jealous of all his nice tools.
oneheadlite
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PA DETAILER
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A much-needed grass cut and trim.
MisterSnoop
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Successfully navigated around the neighborhood. Since it's been raining, I wasn't doing an actual hike today so I just did a test today. Next test will be a state park.
Tasmania
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Successfully navigated around the neighborhood. Since it's been raining, I wasn't doing an actual hike today so I just did a test today. Next test will be a state park.
Bring your skateboard and do some kickfilps,360 flip 50/50 hardflipIm the MAN
Big Dave
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Garmin makes quality products. I have the Garmin Instinct Solar watch, I can use it to track all sorts of activities. I track my walks with my dogs, you hit save when you're done and view the results on your phone, see below. I'm pretty sure there's a basic screen like yours to track me directly in the watch somewhere.Successfully navigated around the neighborhood. Since it's been raining, I wasn't doing an actual hike today so I just did a test today. Next test will be a state park.
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MisterSnoop
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I mainly use my Samsung Galaxy Watch for activity tracking. The Inreach Mini 2 has capability to connect to satellites to do SOS, text messaging and location sharing. No serious hiking coming up so I haven't subscribed yet.
DFB
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To start this post, I'm going to say how much I hate trailers! To the point where I don't even have a tow bar (hitch) fitted to my workhorse.
Why go to all the trouble of connecting and disconnecting, the cost of yearly registration and then having somewhere to store the bloody thing when you can simply buy the right vehicle to begin with. I always think of this when I see tradesmen driving around in their dual-cab bro-dozers...............towing a trailer to carry all their tools because the tray is too small.
But most of all, I hate trailers because I couldn't reverse one to save my life............until today. :laughing:
Over the last couple of weeks, I have been doing some winter pruning at my client's place, the big trailer was loaded up with tree branches as I went along. Because the client is now vision impaired, he needs help with driving, so I was the chauffeur using the 200-series Landcruiser. (I love that car by the way, the diesel V8 might be a bit of an underperformer on paper, but its super nice to lay into the throttle and waft along.)
I did warn him that I can't back a trailer, with him being super calm and explained it to me in the most simplistic terms, "if you see the trailer in your right mirror, right hand down, if see the trailer in your left mirror, left hand down".
I have had so many people try and teach me this over the years, but that simple advice had me reversing a tailer properly for the first time ever! I once had a very blokey bloke tell me once that "you're not a real man until you can back a trailer".....................I feel like a real man now. :laughing:
Why go to all the trouble of connecting and disconnecting, the cost of yearly registration and then having somewhere to store the bloody thing when you can simply buy the right vehicle to begin with. I always think of this when I see tradesmen driving around in their dual-cab bro-dozers...............towing a trailer to carry all their tools because the tray is too small.
But most of all, I hate trailers because I couldn't reverse one to save my life............until today. :laughing:
Over the last couple of weeks, I have been doing some winter pruning at my client's place, the big trailer was loaded up with tree branches as I went along. Because the client is now vision impaired, he needs help with driving, so I was the chauffeur using the 200-series Landcruiser. (I love that car by the way, the diesel V8 might be a bit of an underperformer on paper, but its super nice to lay into the throttle and waft along.)
I did warn him that I can't back a trailer, with him being super calm and explained it to me in the most simplistic terms, "if you see the trailer in your right mirror, right hand down, if see the trailer in your left mirror, left hand down".
I have had so many people try and teach me this over the years, but that simple advice had me reversing a tailer properly for the first time ever! I once had a very blokey bloke tell me once that "you're not a real man until you can back a trailer".....................I feel like a real man now. :laughing:
bill walsh
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went to look at my daughter's car it broken down and returned to my home to see what is wrong found that gas pedal sensor is bad going to dealer on Tuesday for warranty car only has six thousand miles
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Klasse Act
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