Recent content by dankeenan

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    Auto Detailing question

    I have a F-150 with the standard OEM black plastic bed caps, mirrors, and door handles. Every time I detail it I put a protectant on the plastic. No matter what I use, it seems the first good rain I have white streaks running down the body from the plastic parts. What do you guys use for...
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    borrow a spark plug tool

    I need to change the spark plugs on my 2008 Ford F-150 and want to have the tool on hand just in case. Does anyone have a tool I can borrow or rent?
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    For anyone interested in labeling stuff in your garage...

    I have used them for wiring, better/ easier to read than my handwriting on a piece of tape. For labeling bags during tear down for ease of assembly later. I have also used them to make marking tags (high/low, on/off, etc.) I have never labled a tool or box in my garage (I set all my tool...
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    Vinyl siding help

    Thanks for all the help, I will give it a try this weekend.
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    Vinyl siding help

    I need to replace the bottom two rows of vinyl siding on my garage ( one side). Do I have to strip off the whole wall, as they interlock at the top / bottom?
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    Reallly unhappy with Liftmaster 3800!

    NXGTS, Let me see if I can explain this better. Now that the opener is attached to the shaft, your springs do not control cable tension, they only help the liftmaster open the door. The only thing that is making your cables tight is the mass of the door and gravity. The torque in the main...
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    Reallly unhappy with Liftmaster 3800!

    The opener has nothing to do with your cables going slack. It only operates the main shaft, it the cables go slack that means your door is hung open. The opener only rotates the shaft, it does not control the cable tension. If you unhook the opener, you should be able to turn the garage door...
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    What kind of weld is this?

    On steel they can be very tight, but on Al they usually look like that. I do not think I have ever seen a tight bead on Al, like on steel.
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    classifieds edit

    cool thanks
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    classifieds edit

    How do I edit the listed price for a item? I did a edit in the add, but the front page of the add still list the original price.
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    Slat wall with Aluminum inserts 4'x8'

    Price Drop: $55 a sheet or $350 for all seven sheets.
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    Slat wall with Aluminum inserts 4'x8'

    I have some sheets of Slatwall left over from my garage project. They are 4'x8' sheets (ready to be painted, I left my as is) with the Aluminum channel inserts. I have 7 sheets @ $65 each or $400 for all seven. I have found several supply houses around Charlotte and online that sell the...
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    wrench sets - full set info?

    These are all metric, will a snap-on dealer have a way to look up all the wrenches made in that series. Most sets I have seen do not included every step by 1mm from 8 to 22.
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    wrench sets - full set info?

    I picked up some wrenches last night and want to see what sizes I need to make a full set. I have some snap-on, matco, and mac , but I am not sure if they are full sets or not.
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