Recent content by jedovaty

I've started getting into cycling, and I want to take my road bike places to meet with friends to go ride, but my bike will not fit into my trunk or back seat even dismantled (I have a mid-sized sedan). My parents and brother have bike racks that strap across the trunk, however, both of...

Hi, I've got some pieces of MDF cut to make a few floating shelves in my living room, and I will be painting them various solid colors. The people at the hardware store said I will need to put on a couple coats of primer before painting, and to sand between the coats - this will apparently...

Hey, Need advice. Am I doing this right? Everything's based on research I found on google, I have NO experience painting (did my closet a few months ago, but it was the gf who did most of the work). I'm trying to repaint my 30 year old "designer" fireplace made from metal. I treated it...

I bought a used non-california car. Paint chips are known and expected, however, over the last several months have noticed these paint chips look like a little surface rust is there (color is rust-brown). The top of the car has a small, dime-sized spot that looks like clear coat failure (it's...

Hi, I want to do a deep cleaning of the interior of my "new" car - both the carpet and the other felt-like stuff. I have a small shop vac. Will that be enough to act as an "extractor" if I scrub the interior? Would I be better off renting an extractor and/or a steam cleaner? I don't want...

I stumbled on this video at another forum, and.. it looks too good to be true. Did a search here just in case, but the majority of threads about heat guns were on removing decals, vinyl, and pin stripes, and there was really only one thread which mentioned it in passing, but no responses...

Hey, Looking at getting another car (used car, slowly acheiving collectible status), trouble is - my new place will be outdoor, street parking, no more garage :( It's only a few blocks away from a beach in southern california. How prone will it be to rust? Concerned, as it will be my daily...

I was in an accident in september and totaled my 2003 jag xkr coupe :cry: Now I cannot decide (from least t to most expensive): - stick with dad's 1995 s320 with 300k miles (~free) - a new jetta tdi - a classic benz such as 280sl or 190sl (and drive it half the time, interchange with...

Hi, My hood has two vents/louvers. The previous owner of the car used to take it through the car wash - water would flood down and burn on the hot engine, which resulted with marks below (sorry for the poor picture - the hoses should be black and the engine should be a medium gray color -...

Last weekend, I parked my black car at the lot next to the Huntington Beach pier. It was a very very windy and sunny day. I didn't realize the error in my ways - only two hours later the car was covered in sand dust and I guess salt? I usually do ONR wash, but this time.. should I rinse...

I ran out of onr, and was too busy to order more, and I need to wash my car. I have a meg's qd bottle filled up with a onr qd mixture that's been sitting for a couple months. Can I use that?

Hi, What's the best way to clean chrome trim on wheels? My alloy, matte wheels have this shiny chrome trim ring surrounding them. A wheel cleaner (unknown make/model, presented by the detailer) was used a couple weeks ago to clean up the wheels real nice, BUT, after driving home, some of...

If the instructions indicate you should wait for the wax/sealant to haze before buffing, what happens if you don't wait long enough? Will you still get a little benefit from the waxing, or should you just do it again?

- Assume two bucket system, possibly with ONR When pulling the sheepskin mitt out of the soap bucket, do you wring it first before touching car, or pull it quickly out onto the car's surface with all the water dripping from it? I tried wringing it once, and it looked like a dead bleached rat...

Hi, I was reading through a post by davidb in the "to dawn or not" thread, where he used plenty of terms I learned during orgo an ino in college. Which got me thinking to my film photography hobby. When you finish developing film or photographs, typically you rinse or briefly soak in a...