HoarfrostHubb Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: Hope that involved a wash, wax and tire/rim shine I will try to wash it tomorrow. Today involved headlamp replacement, then McGuyvering a way to re-attach a plastic shroud that came loose beneath the engine and was dragging. now it makes a funny noise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 4 hours ago, metagraphica said: Interesting bit of history from the Blizzard of '78 - in case anyone wants to read. http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/02/21/stuyvesant-casualty-blizzard-finally-leaves-its-watery-grave/H6bFYVGYnXLkDPT6RDqmUK/story.html I read that this morning. I remember seeing the ship as a kid and then seeing it on its side after the blizzard. I didn't realize a chunk was still sitting in the harbor Very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 minute ago, HoarfrostHubb said: I will try to wash it tomorrow. Today involved headlamp replacement, then McGuyvering a way to re-attach a plastic shroud that came loose beneath the engine and was dragging. now it makes a funny noise... Hope it is fixed lol The salt they use these days is absolutely brutal on vehicles. It's mind boggling people don't care and ride around in it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 20 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: What? I like driving in super clean vehicles. Nothing like a beautifully clean and shined truck or SUV or car. Just gives you a good feeling . Doesn't last long this time of year. I washed mine a few weeks ago (not the way you do it, just an automatic one). That was good for about a week. My car now is nasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just now, Damage In Tolland said: Hope it is fixed lol The salt they use these days is absolutely brutal on vehicles. It's mind boggling people don't care and ride around in it lol This issue wasn't salt related...plastic piece broke from hitting something I guess. Modern cars don't rust like they used to, despite increase in salt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Please wash your whips when spring officially turns. You dont have ocd every spec but Nothing worse than vehicles riding wrong in 70 degree spring crispness like they just got salt bombed last night, when the fact is the last snowfall was a month ago. Dont have your fokt up bubbled tinted windows open pumping Drake in a dirty a$$ honda accord, nobody cares about you that much.... but we will laugh at how hit your car looks, you trying too hard in the wrong places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I don't know what just happened there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 50 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: So what do you put on your vehicle? Soap and water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I usually like a good mid-winter wash with an underwash to get the salt off. Then I wait until the snow is done and we get a nice rainstorm before washing it again. I always laugh at people coming out of the car wash in January during a 45F afternoon asthey drive right into puddles of mud and salt. What a stupid waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I've washed my car exactly once in my life and that was in 1998. It was a plymouth colt vista wagon... easily the greatest car of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said: This issue wasn't salt related...plastic piece broke from hitting something I guess. Modern cars don't rust like they used to, despite increase in salt Piece of crap plastic shields for oil pans etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said: I will try to wash it tomorrow. Today involved headlamp replacement, then McGuyvering a way to re-attach a plastic shroud that came loose beneath the engine and was dragging. now it makes a funny noise... When i had my first car.... a metal coat hanger was my solution to everything lose under my car lol. One of those bad boys even held my exhaust up for the longest time. I knew it had rusted through when I heard a thud and dragging on the road. My car has a lose heat shield right now and every year or so I just connect a couple of hose clamps and the rattling stops. Next time the hose clamps rust through... I'm just tearing it off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Don't know what NH puts on the roads but after my morning snowy drive Friday on 302 and 16 my truck looked like it went through a salt mine. I washed it Saturday twice to get it all off. I couldn't believe how much salt came off, probably the reason so many crows were next to my driveway Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 28 minutes ago, eekuasepinniW said: I've washed my car exactly once in my life and that was in 1998. It was a plymouth colt vista wagon... easily the greatest car of all time. oh boy, your home must be a hoarded nest too, full of clutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: oh boy, your home must be a hoarded nest too, full of clutter. You missed the boat with this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 37 minutes ago, eekuasepinniW said: I've washed my car exactly once in my life and that was in 1998. It was a plymouth colt vista wagon... easily the greatest car of all time. Glad we don't drive there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 hour ago, dendrite said: Soap and water But what do you use as a protective? You should see water beading up off the paint , not running off of it like sweat down your back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: But what do you use as a protective? You should see water beading up off the paint , not running off of it like sweat down your back Not enough use protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 6 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: oh boy, your home must be a hoarded nest too, full of clutter. You could have assumed I'm a 6'4" man with washboard abs and the ability to bend steel bars around my thighs and STILL have been closer to reality, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 20 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: But what do you use as a protective? Trojans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just now, eekuasepinniW said: You could have assumed I'm a 6'4" man with washboard abs and the ability to bend steel bars around my thighs and STILL have been closer to reality, haha. I did laugh at that one not really knowing you but knowing you from our decade of interaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 hour ago, CoastalWx said: Piece of crap plastic shields for oil pans etc. Yup. There is debate as to whether they serve a useful,purpose. I almost ripped it off, but I figured engineers wanted it there, so maybe it helps the car last a few more years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 42 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: But what do you use as a protective? You should see water beading up off the paint , not running off of it like sweat down your back What is the longest you have kept a vehicle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 56 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: But what do you use as a protective? You should see water beading up off the paint , not running off of it like sweat down your back Is JFK still in office? They all have protective clear coats applied to them now. I think the paint job will outlive the vehicle. Once in a blue moon I go through an automatic wash and that has the wax sequence anyways. I'd rather spend my free time doing something other than waxing my truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 5 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: I did laugh at that one not really knowing you but knowing you from our decade of interaction. It's funny because I'm whatever the opposite of a hoarder is called. My house legitimately looks like it's been staged for a real estate photo shoot. It's mostly since cleaning is how I make a living. Every time I think about buying some random knickknack, my first thought is "Do I really feel like cleaning/dusting this 6 times a year?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 minute ago, eekuasepinniW said: It's funny because I'm whatever the opposite of a hoarder is called. My house legitimately looks like it's been staged for a real estate photo shoot. It's mostly since cleaning is how I make a living. Every time I think about buying some random knickknack, my first thought is "Do I really feel like cleaning/dusting this 6 times a year?" Minimalist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 8 minutes ago, eekuasepinniW said: It's funny because I'm whatever the opposite of a hoarder is called. My house legitimately looks like it's been staged for a real estate photo shoot. It's mostly since cleaning is how I make a living. Every time I think about buying some random knickknack, my first thought is "Do I really feel like cleaning/dusting this 6 times a year?" Ha, now you went to the other extreme. Thats really your first thought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 13 hours ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Pumped for golf season, goal is to get my handicap down in the 7-9 range from 12. Ill take more snow but the nuisance variety just delays the drying of courses and gets in my way to stardom. 11.5 currently. I have a few vulnerable scores I can kick out early in the season and my two rounds in the 70s came late, so if I come out firing I might be able to sneak into the single digits. I just want to do it so I can say I was a single digit handicapper once. Before buying a house and having kids turns me into an adult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: HA, now you went to the other extreme. Thats really your first thought? I'll try to be more impulsive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 29 minutes ago, eekuasepinniW said: It's funny because I'm whatever the opposite of a hoarder is called. My house legitimately looks like it's been staged for a real estate photo shoot. It's mostly since cleaning is how I make a living. Every time I think about buying some random knickknack, my first thought is "Do I really feel like cleaning/dusting this 6 times a year?" I collect things that are useful in life or that are fun and interesting. Constant organizing and cleaning isn't our thing but I fully respect people who need that to keep sanity in their lives. Our household is generally clean but certainly not always neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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