Do you think one of them is using gear pt. 2

DreDay187 said:
I believe the height in my garage is 12ft exact so it would be iffy. I saw pics online of a lift literally coming out of the foundation while a car was up in the air due to poor installation. I've also seen cars fall off the lift in person so it's a risk I'd rather minimize.
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Fortunately with my Wrangler I don't have to worry about getting a lift anytime soon.
When I was tearing my transfer case apart I was able to sit upright under it once the drive shaft was out.
Oil changes are a breeze lol.
 
71Avido said:
Fortunately with my Wrangler I don't have to worry about getting a lift anytime soon.
When I was tearing my transfer case apart I was able to sit upright under it once the drive shaft was out.
Oil changes are a breeze lol.
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Yea you said you had 35's on it or something plus wranglers are already sitting pretty high. You're lucky in that regard. On my car I can barely fit my head under the front bumper and forget about my upper body lol. One thing that's pretty cool though is the chassis is so rigid if I lift one corner of the car up the whole side comes off the ground. Almost flipped the car that way the first time not paying attention hahahaha
 
71Avido said:
A buffer?!

Pfft, real men sleep with angle grinders. ;)
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A dual action polisher to be exact. Porter cable 7424. The thing is such a beauty and so useful for detailing cars man. It makes everything so much easier. I love it and wouldn't trade it for the world (unless they have a newer/better model out lol)
 
DreDay187 said:
A dual action polisher to be exact. Porter cable 7424. The thing is such a beauty and so useful for detailing cars man. It makes everything so much easier. I love it and wouldn't trade it for the world (unless they have a newer/better model out lol)
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Oh, I've never had anything worth washing let alone polishing lol.
My Wrangler hasn't been washed since 2012.

You can only use one of those polishers so many times before your paint is smoked though right?
 
Years ago I was using a 6in right angle grinder to take primer off the housing of a fuel cell we were building. Hit a little diet in the metal and the grinder bounced back into my thumb. Cut perpendicularly into my nail making it look like a snake's tongue. It's healed pretty nicely since though.
 
DreDay187 said:
Years ago I was using a 6in right angle grinder to take primer off the housing of a fuel cell we were building. Hit a little diet in the metal and the grinder bounced back into my thumb. Cut perpendicularly into my nail making it look like a snake's tongue. It's healed pretty nicely since though.
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Lol I know that feel.

I was working on my Chevelle replacing the quarter panels. I was on the driver side if I remember right, cutting along when the disc caught and kicked out. Cut right through my double palm glove and into the knuckle on my index finger. Cut a little too deep for it to really bleed.

Then, when my dumbass was doing the passenger side, I did the exact same thing and cut the exact same finger on the other hand. Now at least both of my hands have matching divots.

Those damned guards they sell with angle grinders just get in the way so badly you almost have to remove them.
 
71Avido said:
Oh, I've never had anything worth washing let alone polishing lol.
My Wrangler hasn't been washed since 2012.

You can only use one of those polishers so many times before your paint is smoked though right?
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Hahaha. My first car was a 3rd generation 1986 Toyota Camry. I detailed that car every single week! It was the nicest looking 20yo car at the time :).

Yes and no. The real danger of going thought the paint comes from orbital buffers. A dual action polisher oscillates instead of orbits and doesn't build the same amount of heat so it protects the pain much better. But it could still cause damage if you use a coarse/aggressive compound. The way they work is you apply a liquid compound or polish or glaze and the heat from the machine dries them up into a powder and its the powder that actually does the work not the liquid. That's why they're more efficient than doing by hand bc you can't get the same level of heat doing a Mr. Miyagi wax on wax off technique. Detailing is another one of my hobbies/passions. Have done a few exotic cars in my day and it can get nerve wracking detailing a $200,000+ car.
 
71Avido said:
Lol I know that feel.

I was working on my Chevelle replacing the quarter panels. I was on the driver side if I remember right, cutting along when the disc caught and kicked out. Cut right through my double palm glove and into the knuckle on my index finger. Cut a little too deep for it to really bleed.

Then, when my dumbass was doing the passenger side, I did the exact same thing and cut the exact same finger on the other hand. Now at least both of my hands have matching divots.

Those damned guards they sell with angle grinders just get in the way so badly you almost have to remove them.
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Hahaha I was wearing latex gloves and the heat cauterized the cut. I only barely noticed some red on the glove so I stopped to see what happened. I actually didn't feel it at all cutting into my finger. That's fucking hilarious you had it on the same spot on both hands, symmetry is a beautiful thing lol.
 
DreDay187 said:
Have done a few exotic cars in my day and it can get nerve wracking detailing a $200,000+ car.
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That reminds me of a photo series I saw before of someone really detailing a Ferrari.
They were measuring paint thickness, scratch depth etc and had about 30 different compounds they were using.
They were under there polishing out mufflers and every little thing they could get their hands on.
It came out amazing but damn some people take that stuff to an extreme.
 
Had to do some maintenance work to the Jeep last night.

I figured out my misfire!
I replaced all the plugs, they had good color but the electrodes were worn. The gap was about .50.
I seafoamed the shit out of the engine and gassed out the entire neighborhood.
Then I pulled the distributor cap off, BINGO, that's where my misfire was coming from.

All of the terminals had corrosion fuzz built up on them, cleaned that off and I'm running on all 6 again!

Now if only I could get the motivation to do something about that exhaust leak.
 
71Avido said:
That reminds me of a photo series I saw before of someone really detailing a Ferrari.
They were measuring paint thickness, scratch depth etc and had about 30 different compounds they were using.
They were under there polishing out mufflers and every little thing they could get their hands on.
It came out amazing but damn some people take that stuff to an extreme.
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I actually considered opening a detailing business and had a decent list of clients willing to pay and looked into getting that tool to measure paint thickness. It makes a difference when perfection is desired. The thickness of the paint and clear coat will ultimately affect the level of shine and reflection and getting uniform thickness all around is the superior choice for those with discerning tastes. I've done power washing the undercarriage, detailing the exhaust from headers to the muffler, I've taken apart ac vents to get a toothbrush in there and get the dust out, I easily spent 14-16hrs or more doing a full detail on my own car. I'm one of the ones who take it to extremes lol
 
71Avido said:
Had to do some maintenance work to the Jeep last night.

I figured out my misfire!
I replaced all the plugs, they had good color but the electrodes were worn. The gap was about .50.
I seafoamed the shit out of the engine and gassed out the entire neighborhood.
Then I pulled the distributor cap off, BINGO, that's where my misfire was coming from.

All of the terminals had corrosion fuzz built up on them, cleaned that off and I'm running on all 6 again!

Now if only I could get the motivation to do something about that exhaust leak.
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Use the welder at work to weld it shut hahahahaha
 
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