What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[BNZ Automotive]

Started a V12 oil cooler today. Ugh

 

[bshusted]

I've done the sand/compound/polish thing. Mcguire's works pretty good, but after talking to an aircraft maintenance tech friend and a fiew body shop owners, I've learned you're best off not sanding or using any abrasive on a headlight lense. Once you remove the "hardcoat", you've killed the lense. It will require sanding/polishing for the rest of it's life. Pittman ALR is what you need. Wipe on, wipe off. Done. Not cheap, but it has worked on acrylic aircraft windows and landing lights for a darn long time.

http://www.ibc34.com/Onestep.html

Tommy

This is why I coated the lens with exterior polyurethane. The UV inhibitors protect the newly exposed plastic from further oxidation. It's been a little over 2 years since I did that retrofit and the lenses still look the same as they do in the pictures. I did my Audi even before the Subaru and it still looks like the day I did it.

 

[jshillin]

Installed a new Magnaflow Catback on my F-150 and some grille inserts!

 

[k-os]

Moved some things out of the way in preparation for painting the north wall. Still need to pull down the hose reel and the coil of hose. I'll be priming with Kilz.

 

[FF_Chevy]

Not inside the garage today, can't get a car in there, **** !

I tried to clean my daughter's 03 Grand Am headlight assembly's.

They're getting funky as most of these assembly's are. Only had about 1/2 hour to do it,

Used a most popular toothpaste, with whithening, starts with Cre and a generic window cleaner.

Had to really rub and work it in and rinse. It will need a couple of more sessions, but it will be a big improvement!!!

Started with a small area and went for it!

The test area was the right headlight, in the corner, then I went to the left lense not too bad for a first try !! It will come around!

If it stays outside on a regular basis like my 02 grand am, you're going to have to keep repeating this once every year or two. I did this 2 years in a row before my wifes da pothead cousin backed into it and gave us money for it. $70 later and I had two brand new "TYC" branded headlight assemblies from rockauto.

 

[RedRabbit]

Started a V12 oil cooler today. Ugh

What car is that for?

 

[LWW]

Test fitted all the stereo to ensure it can all fit in place..( just a bit more adjustment ) This is going on my new wall of cabinets. Will be sanding and painting it to match Craftsman metal cabinets along the wall on the left and right.

And this is your "Garage" stereo? With that much audio awesome I'd never get anything done in my garage! Or the neighbors in their garage either!

 

[Jeremy77]

Melted some wheel weights down with a butane burner and poured about 10 oz. of molten lead into the drilled out head of an oak shillelagh (walking stick) that I'm making for my wife's uncle.

 

[LWW]

Had the electrian over. Orginally it was to add a 220 and some lighting to the garage. Turned into rewiring half my house because 2 general light circuits were overloaded. 15amp breakers showing 19amps. Come to find out EVERY outlet and light was on 1 15amp circuit. That included the garage door opener.
Nice unexpected $400 out of my pocket and 5 hours of work.

That is amazingly horrible! Glad you didn't have a house "melt down". The problem with so many builders... Utter and complete lack of professionalism, craftsmanship and adherence to building code.

Having moved around a bit, it never ceased to amaze me the incredibly stupid things people did and some of them by licensed professionals!

Re-wired my entire garage and made the house service a 125A sub-panel off my 380A main service! 230v 30A & 50A outlets every 10' with 115v 20A outlets every 5' and my main panel is only a little over half full!

I can plug a welder or the plasma cutter into an outlet without having to take more than 3 or 4 steps. Of course, everything else is just gravy!

 

[XxToolAholicxX]

Went to do some cleaning but took a long nap instead....
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I am a ToolAholic,Sometimes I regret it,Especially when the ToolMan wont give me no credit

 

[zcar751]

Stripped paint off of some aluminum Porsche lug nuts so I can refinish them.

 

[glend123]

Pulled the rear end from my Chevelle. I'm replacing all the rubber bushings, springs and shocks. Finally was above freezing here in chicago, been waiting all winter to get to it. Need heat in this garage!

 

[Lippyp]

Just outside it, I pulled all the wheels off the wifes Nissan X-Trail and power washed about 3lbs of mud out of the back of the rims. Driving to the airport this morning it was like the damn thing had square wheels it was vibrating so much at 70mph. Guess I need to do it more often, perils of living up a short dirt track out in the country I guess.

 

[Jagmandave]

Stripped paint off of some aluminum Porsche lug nuts so I can refinish them.

Those aren't aluminum, they're titanium!

Just FYI.....

 

[LS6 Tommy]

This is why I coated the lens with exterior polyurethane. The UV inhibitors protect the newly exposed plastic from further oxidation. It's been a little over 2 years since I did that retrofit and the lenses still look the same as they do in the pictures. I did my Audi even before the Subaru and it still looks like the day I did it.

Cool. Thanks for the tip.

Tommy

 

[malbojah]

Replaced the jack shaft on my old Murray snow blower. Only took 2 hours to put everything back together with no nuts or bolt left over. And of course it won't snow until next year now.

 

[raskal]

no nuts or bolt left over.

I'm preeeetty sure you've messed up then. All of my experiences have told me that manufacturers always have spare bolts

 

[jpickar]

Just outside it, I pulled all the wheels off the wifes Nissan X-Trail and power washed about 3lbs of mud out of the back of the rims. Driving to the airport this morning it was like the damn thing had square wheels it was vibrating so much at 70mph. Guess I need to do it more often, perils of living up a short dirt track out in the country I guess.

I live at the end of a dirt road and am almost 2 miles from pavement. I hardly ever wash my car because it would do no good! I hear what you say. The dirt can get pretty caked on.

John

 

[polexican23]

That is amazingly horrible! Glad you didn't have a house "melt down". The problem with so many builders... Utter and complete lack of professionalism, craftsmanship and adherence to building code.

Having moved around a bit, it never ceased to amaze me the incredibly stupid things people did and some of them by licensed professionals!

Re-wired my entire garage and made the house service a 125A sub-panel off my 380A main service! 230v 30A & 50A outlets every 10' with 115v 20A outlets every 5' and my main panel is only a little over half full!

I can plug a welder or the plasma cutter into an outlet without having to take more than 3 or 4 steps. Of course, everything else is just gravy!

Yeah if you look at the pic i posted 1 page ago of the cabinets I just installed you can see their halfassed attemp in placing the panel. Yes, I had to frame out a wall to cover it. It was placed on the studs, not recessed between them. Electrician said it would be about 500-1000 to move into the wall cause of 8 lines coming from it in all kinds of directions.

 

[charlie v]

Pulled apart the front suspension in my '82 Porsche 911 - again. Found where the clunk is coming from. Cleaned everything and back together. After a little fiddling with re-indexing the adjusters, I finally got the ride height where I want it.

Needs a good 4 wheel alignment - going a little more aggressive with the camber this time - and she is ready for another driving season.

 

[kwalter219]

Replace the rotted threshold on the service door. Also replaced the lower door seals on both overhead doors.

 

[Lassen Forge]

We had fun. Oooh boy.

I noticed a few months ago the roof beam along one wall - the one that still has the original frame and sheet construction - was sagging bad, and one of the roof joists had cracked. Decided that when $$ came available, I'd get a friend to work on it.

HE came over Sunday, looked at it, and said "I'll be there Tuesday". Nothing like advanced warning. So Sunday was spent clearing out the "cubby shelves" that have been there since the barn was built, or thereabouts... been parts storage since I moved in...

Finally got the cubby and workbench next to it out... realized the original beam was sagged, someone put a 4x6 header in to hold it up, and tacked it in with a couple stubs - and 3 16d nails per side. Safety third?? You can see the gap on one side (the left side was 2x worse!), and the window (under the shotgun) is level and square - unlike the beam above it.

Anyway... we got the wall jacked up (millimeter at a time), still caught a flying 2x4 when the jack slipped, but all in all, the basic framing is in - and look, mom, no more sag!

Just hung new boxes for outlets (Yay!), and tomorrow comes wiring, shear sheeting (I'll miss the old wood, tho), and probably get most of the roof rebracing (heavier roof beams & new purlins) done.

By Friday... My wallet will be sufficiently lighter, I'll have a new workbench to build (and the cubbywall to rehang), but I won't sit there in a wind or rainstorm wondering if I'll be wearing my roof or not.

Pardon me, but now... it's O- - thirty!

 

[Outlawmws]

In process to empty a single wall steel book case, 12X30X46, and replace it with a 14X36X63 double wall unit, that happens to be identical to 2 others I already have.

 

[Garageguy65]

Stared at the empty space that used to be occupied by my cars. Lost my 64 Plymouth, 64 Olds 98 convertible(in the family for 46 yrs) and my camper in a fire at the winter storage facility.

Holy hell!!! That *****. We're they insured?? How did the fire start?

I would be sick to my stomach. loosing that Plymouth *****. Loosing the delta 98. That hits home man. I am so sorry

 

[nadogail]

Assembled two bird houses

 

[jonti48310]

Pulled the rear end from my Chevelle. I'm replacing all the rubber bushings, springs and shocks. Finally was above freezing here in chicago, been waiting all winter to get to it. Need heat in this garage!

We need some more pics of the Chevelle man!

 

[PassnThru]

I evicted this guy from my attached garage this morning. It was a little tense but turns out he was very sick and never made a move at me.

 

[Outlawmws]

Lassen, none of your pics came out.

We had fun. Oooh boy.

I noticed a few months ago the roof beam along one wall - the one that still has the original frame and sheet construction - was sagging bad, and one of the roof joists had cracked. Decided that when $$ came available, I'd get a friend to work on it.

HE came over Sunday, looked at it, and said "I'll be there Tuesday". Nothing like advanced warning. So Sunday was spent clearing out the "cubby shelves" that have been there since the barn was built, or thereabouts... been parts storage since I moved in...

Finally got the cubby and workbench next to it out... realized the original beam was sagged, someone put a 4x6 header in to hold it up, and tacked it in with a couple stubs - and 3 16d nails per side. Safety third?? You can see the gap on one side (the left side was 2x worse!), and the window (under the shotgun) is level and square - unlike the beam above it.

Anyway... we got the wall jacked up (millimeter at a time), still caught a flying 2x4 when the jack slipped, but all in all, the basic framing is in - and look, mom, no more sag!

Just hung new boxes for outlets (Yay!), and tomorrow comes wiring, shear sheeting (I'll miss the old wood, tho), and probably get most of the roof rebracing (heavier roof beams & new purlins) done.

By Friday... My wallet will be sufficiently lighter, I'll have a new workbench to build (and the cubbywall to rehang), but I won't sit there in a wind or rainstorm wondering if I'll be wearing my roof or not.

Pardon me, but now... it's O- - thirty!

 

[1949 caddyman]

Changed oil on wifes Cadillac & my Chevy pick up. I dont have a lift, did it old school, floor jack, stands & creeper.

 

[oldmxracer]

I pulled the motor out of a YZ450F and split the cases.

 

[kjdhawkhill]

Spent 15 minutes truing a bicycle wheel that I laced myself. Spent another 5 getting rim tape on.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Put another electrical outlet underneath my work bench. When I built it, I put a duplex outlet on each thinking it would keep them out of the way. But through experience, I have found I need on closer to where I do my work.

 

[barnjunkie]

Enjoyed temperatures in the 60s - Started my tractor and lawn mower and let them run for fifteen minutes or so.

 

[jwh]

Worked on changing the power steering lines on my 2001 Ford F-150.
Radiator had to be drained and lower radiator hose removed to get to the steering gear connections. Cut the lines at the threaded connections and used my Milwaukee M18 Fuel Impact wrench. WHAT AN ANIMAL! Whipped those connectors out with barely a burp. Also had to take the pump off, it hammered on that one for awhile but a little help with a breaker bar and that one came loose too.

Thanks to the Milwaukee Addiction thread, they have another believer!

 

[k-os]

Got some plastic hung up to isolate the sanding/painting I'll be doing on the wall. Got two passes with 60 grit done on a section of the wall. Getting a little OCD with the OSB.

 

[chrismenke]

Made a lock cam that Snappy quit making ages ago.

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

On Tuesday, added the Justrite flammable cabinet shelf and moved the spray cans from a roll around cart to that cabinet.

http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4707679#post4707679

Yesterday, made room for the new Justrite wash tank (from the thread below) on the shelf directly to the right of this workbench..

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4707682&posted=1#post4707682

Zoro did me right getting it to me licked split..

 

[SeanDieselBirger]

Finally made a block to hold all of the milling tools for my vertical mill.

 

[Lassen Forge]

Lassen, none of your pics came out.

Thanks, Outlaw... I'll have to see if I can repost them from some other source.

 

[bobemmerich]

Yesterday i had cleaned up some more ****, then installed more insulation and peg board. Gonna try to do more tonight.