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Hey, I have about 10 of these in my driveway that I tried to repair myself. These tubes of red devil asphalt repair lasted for about 6 months and then cracked in the same spot. What can I do from here without calling the "pros" in? Thanks.

I apologize but I could not find this while searching. I probably searched for the wrong thing. What is the best garage door lubricant please? Thank you.

I recently went to change the (overtorqued before my time) NGK iridium spark plugs on the subject engine (04 Forester XT). I used a variety of different spark plug socket types but the ceramic broke for each plug like clockwork. I have done spark plug changes hundreds of times and have never...

I want to do the below in a rusted out non structural part of my Excursion's floorboard close to the rear bumper. Only thing is, there is a national backorder situation for the POR-15 patch. I don't want to cut out metal and weld. Is there something else that is very similar to the POR-15...

I tried all of the typical stuff to no avail. I feel like each time I try this over the years it gets harder and harder and I get worse and worse at what should be a simple task. I tried penetrating oil, slotting the screw head, reverse drill bits...nothing ever works anymore. In this case, I...

Hi, I want to pursue an electric gate for my driveway. I am done with the wooden gates currently in place for a variety of reasons. I have ok mechanical skills and a pretty good electrical background. The posts for the wooden gate as they sit are way outside of the driveway. The gates are...

Like many of us I am sure, we all have boxes of screws that we use for different purposes in the hope that we have the right spare in times of need. The below screw works for my purposes but I only have 1 unfortunately and it needs to be black with a flat phillips head. This is holding a custom...

Hi, I have a Ford Excursion where I am trying to use my beloved Harbor Freight Tire Changer and Bubble Balancer. I haven't owned much in the way of trucks before so I was surprised to see that the hub center on the rims is so big relative to the tire changer and especially the bubble balancer...

Hi, I usually plastidip my rims as it is a God-send to breath life into old rims cosmetically. One of the main issues that I have though is using No-Mar tire paste. The stuff works great with my Harbor freight Manual Tire changer and duckbill mod with 40-45 series tires that are a pain in the...

One of the springs for my garage door broke and after being convinced here to have the spring replaced by a company my garage door opening behaves in a strange manner. The garage door opens just fine but jerks pretty hard in a pusling manner when I close the garage door. It will break soon if...

Hi, I have a home office that is near the living room. I work from home and the noise from the dogs and TV during the meeting is like I am sitting at my living room sofa watching TV. The good news is that the surface area facing the living room is pretty much limited to the door and a few...

I would like to take advantage of the entire area of my dremel sanding disc but was never able to figure out how to do so with that screw in the middle. Does that screw in the middle mean that I can only utilize part of the disc surface area? Thanks.

Hi, I would like to get a DA sander that is smaller than the 5 inch one that I am using at the moment. I need to get into tough spots on my aluminum rims towards the center bores. The 5 inch DA sander is fine for the majority of the wheel but need a smaller sander that is capable of removing...

Hi, I am working with some old and VERY corroded aluminum wheels that I want to plastidip over. I want to sand blast them and also have the sandblaster handy for a 54 inch mower deck as well that really needs some sand blasting too. I see that there are cheap wet sand blasters available on...

My Wayne Dalton garage door opens exactly one foot with the Liftmaster garage door opener and then stops. This happens repeatedly no matter how many times I try. I can pull the j-arm lever and pull the 2 garage door up with quite a bit of effort. Broken spring or something else? Kind of...

Hey....I am doing some work where I need to remove the subject bracket. If things get more involved I will start a new thread. However at this time I was wondering if you have any tips on getting that key ring off and if it does get to where I have to cut it off if another type of Clevis or...

I can't wear shorts in the summer due to severe grass skin allergies and so I have to cover up. Most of my activity is on my Lawn Tractor on a large yard that takes about 2 hours to mow. There is a mulching kit on it so it doesn't leave hay everywhere. The problem is that the mulching kit throws...

Hi, not garage related but.... I have some leaking metal gutters. I know that leaves and debris can cause all types of problems but for now I would like to ask... What is your go to sealant for filling a seam that is leaking? Thank you.

Hi, Not garage related but want to run some 5/8 inch antenna cable down the side of my white vinyl sided home since I live in the boonies and running a 4x4 Mimo 5g antenna was the only way to get internet here (Starlink not available). It is too thick and stiff to run under the siding. Any...

Hi, My treadmill keeps us healthy but not so much when the power goes out. Once the power dies, if you are running 10mph you are running 10mph into the control panel which could cause serious injuries. Power in the area is unpredictable and can go out with no warning. I have no interest in a...