RedNeckGeek
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- Butte County & Orcutt, California
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- Kubota M62, Kubota L3240D HST (SOLD!), Kubota RTV900
Good Morning!!!! 59F @ 6:45AM. Plentiful sunshine. High around 85F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Sorry about the noisy neighbors, JKC. Some people have no consideration, not even for themselves.
Do you have access to the back of the panel you're trying to repair, Drew? If so, clean it up very well with a strong detergent, let it dry, and build up a few layers of fiberglass cloth applied from the back. Then you can grind out all the pieces of broken 'glass on the surface, and use body filler or fiberglass to restore the contour. Fill any pinholes with surfacing putty, then a good coat of high build primer. Maybe too late for that, though. A good automotive paint store will be able to mix paint to match any color and pump it into an aerosol can for you to spray. They can even do a two part acrylic if you like. But I also like the idea of aluminum tread plate patches over both corners...
Kyle wrote:
Yesterday was all about vehicles. Dug the pressure washer out of the storage trailer and puttered around, getting it ready to try out the foam cannon on the Camry. Took a bit of encouragement to get it going after a long time of no use, but it eventually caught. Used a 40° tip and wet it down well, then made up a batch of "Sticky Snowball" soap from Chemical Guys and gave the cannon a try. Didn't use enough soap to get the fluffy blanket shown in the videos I've watched, so put more in the next batch. Better, but not great. Looked at the video again, and he's using way more than the recommended amount (2 oz/liter vs 1-2 oz/5 gallons). I'll try that next time.
Once I let the car dry off for a bit, I got out the new car cover and put it on. First time backwards, but it was easy enough to swap ends and get a much better fit. It's some kind of plasticized fabric with a thick fluffy liner, so I'm hoping it holds up better in the sun than the thin nylon ones I use on the motorcycles. But anything's better than nothing.
That all took way longer than I thought it would, and after a late lunch, decided to dig in to the list of white painted vans, of which there are hundreds, instead of tens for the colorful ones. Turns out it's pretty rare to find a dolled up white one, and most are strippers intended for trade use. Unfortunately the search tools I have access to don't discriminate to that level, so I'm having to download the Monroney sticker for each one to see if the must haves are there. I got through 170 of them yesterday, and sorted by distance, I'm into western Colorado. The only one with the right options was built on the shorter wheelbase, so it was a nogo as well. But I still a long way to go, so there is still hope. And maybe the local dealer will come back with some good news on a quote.
I'll walk the trimmer this morning, then head into town for groceries this afternoon. Got a little extra shopping to do as an old college buddy is supposed to drop by for a few days next week, and I know he likes to eat well.
Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!
Sorry about the noisy neighbors, JKC. Some people have no consideration, not even for themselves.
Do you have access to the back of the panel you're trying to repair, Drew? If so, clean it up very well with a strong detergent, let it dry, and build up a few layers of fiberglass cloth applied from the back. Then you can grind out all the pieces of broken 'glass on the surface, and use body filler or fiberglass to restore the contour. Fill any pinholes with surfacing putty, then a good coat of high build primer. Maybe too late for that, though. A good automotive paint store will be able to mix paint to match any color and pump it into an aerosol can for you to spray. They can even do a two part acrylic if you like. But I also like the idea of aluminum tread plate patches over both corners...
Kyle wrote:
I'm reading about odd problems with the software and how it interacts with the braking and steering systems. Reports of the anti-sway feature pushing the van over the centerline when trying to pass a semi truck. That's a pretty serious bug.
Yesterday was all about vehicles. Dug the pressure washer out of the storage trailer and puttered around, getting it ready to try out the foam cannon on the Camry. Took a bit of encouragement to get it going after a long time of no use, but it eventually caught. Used a 40° tip and wet it down well, then made up a batch of "Sticky Snowball" soap from Chemical Guys and gave the cannon a try. Didn't use enough soap to get the fluffy blanket shown in the videos I've watched, so put more in the next batch. Better, but not great. Looked at the video again, and he's using way more than the recommended amount (2 oz/liter vs 1-2 oz/5 gallons). I'll try that next time.
Once I let the car dry off for a bit, I got out the new car cover and put it on. First time backwards, but it was easy enough to swap ends and get a much better fit. It's some kind of plasticized fabric with a thick fluffy liner, so I'm hoping it holds up better in the sun than the thin nylon ones I use on the motorcycles. But anything's better than nothing.
That all took way longer than I thought it would, and after a late lunch, decided to dig in to the list of white painted vans, of which there are hundreds, instead of tens for the colorful ones. Turns out it's pretty rare to find a dolled up white one, and most are strippers intended for trade use. Unfortunately the search tools I have access to don't discriminate to that level, so I'm having to download the Monroney sticker for each one to see if the must haves are there. I got through 170 of them yesterday, and sorted by distance, I'm into western Colorado. The only one with the right options was built on the shorter wheelbase, so it was a nogo as well. But I still a long way to go, so there is still hope. And maybe the local dealer will come back with some good news on a quote.
I'll walk the trimmer this morning, then head into town for groceries this afternoon. Got a little extra shopping to do as an old college buddy is supposed to drop by for a few days next week, and I know he likes to eat well.
Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!
tour of the lower perimeter which is very unusual nowadays.
during the encounter. Our friends who were visiting were "impressed."
Maybe the snake won in hindsight.
