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What’s a good buy not overly expensive battery charger with a Desulficate mode? I have several cars that get parked for the winter plus my travel trailer, so I have lots of batteries. I normally bring the batteries in to the garage for the winter both to help prevent car theft and to help the...

I want to add tags to some of my extension cords listing the length. I have cords all over the place, in the basement, the garage, the shed and in the truck. Until I unravel them I don’t know how long they are, so sometimes I pick a cord that’s too short and other times way longer than I need...

I’ve noticed recently that the hot water pressure at my kitchen sink is much lower than the cold water pressure. When I turn on the hot water and the water is cold at first there is the same level of flow as when I turn on the cold water, but as the water warms up the flow and pressure visibly...

I have an arrow tin shed in my backyard to keep yard tools and bikes in. It works well for what it is, but the sliding doors freeze shut in the winter. They run in a channel just above ground level which fills with ice, locking the door shut. I’ve drilled holes in the channel to evacuate the...

I need a new hammer to keep in my airstream for camping trips. Mostly for pounding in tent pegs or repairs on the road. I’ve never put any thought in to it before and carried a claw hammer because I had a spare. now that I have to spend a little money is there any reason you can think of to...

I’ve got a hammer and an axe with fibreglass handles, both of them are loose. neither of these tools are fantastic or vintage and I can probably replace them with new tools for not much more than the cost of new handles but I hate to throw things away. Is this something that can be fixed...

Need some help with pulley math, this is something I know nothing about so please explain it like I am in Kindergarten. I’m doing a pulley swap on a lawn tractor to give it a higher top speed. Stock engine pulley is 3-1/2” and driven pulley is 7” if I go to two same size pulleys how much...

I had a can of water based galvanized tremclad primer, and the bottom rusted out and the paint dried out inside. This can was sitting in a cardboard box on a dry shelf with 5 other cans of oil based paint which are all fine. I always wondered how water based paint could stop rust? Or was it...

A current project requires about a 2-1/2’ circle cut out of 3/4” wood, with an edge routed on it. Any tips for making this? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m looking for some ideas for a scroll saw stand. Right now I’m using a knockoff workmate style stand and it’s not ridged enough so I have vibration problems. I used to have this saw bolted to the wall and it was fantastic but I don’t have room for that anymore. Any suggestions for a ridged...

I got a $100 bill on a Christmas card and I need a new jigsaw. PORTER-CABLE PCE345 6-Amp Orbital Jig Saw is $100 on Amazon. Bosch JS260 6-amp Top Handle jigsaw is on sale at Canadian Tire for $99. It’s just for homeowner level work but I want one that will last. Anyone have a recommendation...

I finally found replacement brake dust shields for the front wheels of my tundra. The originals turned to dust years ago. The new ones came painted but the cardboard box already rubbed some of the paint off so I expect if I install them as is they won’t last long. Any recommendations for...

I’m getting ready to paint some outdoor Christmas decorations, I have outdoor latex paint for the colour, I also have a lot of indoor latex primer that I don’t have a use for. Can I use the indoor primer and then topcoat with the outdoor paint? Will it hold up outside? Sent from my iPhone...

Thought I’d share my trailer project, document my progress and give all my garagejournal friends a place to give advice and suggestions. I’ve had this trailer for about 8 years, it’s 20’ x 8’. Most of the time it is parked next to my garage and I store a car in it. This past summer I started...

Wow things can go bad fast, luckily no injuries today. It’s the first really cool day today so I winterized my Airstream. It has torsion axles so I always jack it up for the winter and leave it on stands. As I was letting the jack down my wife came outside to ask when I would be lighting the...

I have this socket set that’s kind of sentimental. I carry it in the truck most of the time and it’s a pretty good set for side of the road repairs. Unfortunately he case is failing, both clasps are gone and now one of the hinges is broken. I was planning to buy socket rails and a small tool...

I’m working on a prototype for a grill for my factory five cobra out of aluminum and was wondering if glue or epoxy would be an alternative to welding. I know bodyshops use adhesives for aluminum repairs. Im not setup for aluminum welding and don’t know how. Obviously the garagejournal...

Can mice live in my lawn and how do I get rid of them? On the weekend I was mowing the lawn and saw a mouse in the grass. It traveled about ten feet and then seemed to disappear. This was about 5’ from the road and about 60’ from my house or any other building or structure. The closest things...

Any way to remove oil from a plywood trailer floor. My ‘54 dropped about a quart of transmission oil on the floor of my enclosed trailer. I’d like to clean it before adding some type of vinyl. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Has anyone used the water based Rustoleum or Tremclad? I have some painting to do outside on metal and my kids want to help, would be so much easier to clean up with the water based, just reluctant to change from what I usually use. And how does water based paint stop rust? Wouldn’t water cause...