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08-04-2014, 02:12 PM
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little tricks
I learned a little trick today, purely by accident, I applied some filler to a vintage license plate, but hadn't added enough catalyst, so it didn't kick. I sprayed it down with carb cleaner and a wire brush to remove the filler, to discover you can remove alot more rust and what-not with a wire brush just by spraying a little carb cleaner on it! I scubbed the plate alot before adding the filler and was confident nothing else was coming off, but with the carb cleaner, ALOT came free!
anyone else have a little trick that works well for them? -Eric
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08-04-2014, 03:59 PM
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Re: little tricks
Thanks for the tip
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08-04-2014, 08:52 PM
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Re: little tricks
WD-40 will work when tire lube won't work to get old hard tires to come up and seat the beads.
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08-05-2014, 09:28 AM
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Re: little tricks (Tribal Knowledge)
 In my workplace we call these types of tips and tricks: "tribal knowledge", because they are rarely written down, this information usually gets passed from one person to another verbally, like lore in the olden days. I hope this thread takes off and becomes a sticky, with all the experienced and helpful folks on this board, I am guessing the shear volume of tribal knowledge would be simply astounding as well as invaluable to us all of us, regardless of experience level. Please share what you know! (I know I didn't share anything...I'm thinking )-Ed Last edited by EdSevered; 08-05-2014 at 09:36 AM. |
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08-05-2014, 11:07 AM
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Re: little tricks
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08-05-2014, 09:24 PM
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Re: little tricks
A tip I saw on here to make bedside removal from the floor easier, was to tighten (and snap off) the little carriage bolts that hold the bedside on. They normally want to spin.
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