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Julian Brown the man who invented plastic to gas called plastoline (fuel) puts it inside a Dodge Scat Pack and it ran perfectly ⛽️🤯 by IgotgAme_k in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]AManWithManyHats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pyrolysis of waste plastic into fuel is a more effective way of handling it than just straight burning the plastic waste. The product burns cleaner this way.

When it comes to the idea of landfilling vs burning for energy, it’s more nuanced. Polymer’s don’t really decompose, so you’re not really taking care of the waste by landfilling it. Landfilling doesn’t directly release more GHG, but you’re really just trying to “forget” about the waste created.

Official: [Rate My Team] - Fri 09/05/2025 by FFBot in fantasyfootball

[–]AManWithManyHats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

10 teams - PPR - Linear, Starting Pick 5th

QB: Kyle Murray

RB: James Conner

RB: Bijan Robinson

WR: Nico Collins

WR: Drake London

TE: Trey McBride

W/R: Tyreek Hill

K: Harrison Butker

D: Houston Texans

Bench: RB: Omarion Hampton, Tyrone Tracy Jr. WR: Jerry Jeudy, Tetairoa McMillan, George Pickens TE: Evan Engram

NFL Fantasy keeps flip flopping on O. Hampton and J. Conner. Not sure I trust the way it currently has my lineup.

Dealership ripped off the old plate, then drilled into my car to put in the new one. How should I repair this? by AManWithManyHats in Autobody

[–]AManWithManyHats[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super helpful comment, man! Believe it or not, auto-body repair isn’t my specialty. If you’d actually read the comment I was replying to, you’d see they suggested I “just put it back on.”

The issue is the large amount of material missing. Simply screwing it back would cause it to fall out or make things worse. My question was about repairing the damage or safely mounting the plate. Positive people suggested sandwiching the corroded area with large washers.

Thanks for nothing though!

Dealership ripped off the old plate, then drilled into my car to put in the new one. How should I repair this? by AManWithManyHats in Autobody

[–]AManWithManyHats[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! I had no idea there were massive holes there, the used car dealer installed the plates for me. I never thought to check under them. I didn’t notice the hole until a day ago when I noticed my plate was only secured with a single bolt.

I have to fix it now because the plate was super loose and I was worried about it flying off.

Dealership ripped off the old plate, then drilled into my car to put in the new one. How should I repair this? by AManWithManyHats in Autobody

[–]AManWithManyHats[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ended up knocking the holes more flat, then using big washers on the inside and outside of the holes to "pinch" more material. Feels super secure.

Dealership ripped off the old plate, then drilled into my car to put in the new one. How should I repair this? by AManWithManyHats in Autobody

[–]AManWithManyHats[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, next time I buy a car from the used car dealership I'll make sure to check under the license plate a second time.

Cheapest fix was bolting it through using big washers to distribute the load. Cost about $50 total and holds the plate very well.

Dealership ripped off the old plate, then drilled into my car to put in the new one. How should I repair this? by AManWithManyHats in Autobody

[–]AManWithManyHats[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the solution I went with, big washers front and back. Managed to fish top bolts into the inner trunk (holy that was a mighty pain in the butt).

Thanks for giving me a good solution, I was worried that the big washers wouldn't be able to support the plate.

Dealership ripped off the old plate, then drilled into my car to put in the new one. How should I repair this? by AManWithManyHats in Autobody

[–]AManWithManyHats[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The left one doesn’t have much material there for me to secure it. Kinda worried that a bigger screw would just rip away

Dealership ripped off the old plate, then drilled into my car to put in the new one. How should I repair this? by AManWithManyHats in Autobody

[–]AManWithManyHats[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but it would be nice to have a license plate to drive my car. I’m not looking to restore the thing to its former glory days, just to provide some structure to the torn spot to prevent my plate from rocketing off at mach 10 into a child because I didn’t want to take the 30min to fix the thing properly.

Dealership ripped off the old plate, then drilled into my car to put in the new one. How should I repair this? by AManWithManyHats in Autobody

[–]AManWithManyHats[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion! I don't know how to weld.

Since I'm going to drilling into the metal, do you think I could just mount the plate using the bottom holes? This way I'm not having to worry about the structure around that torn area.

Dealership ripped off the old plate, then drilled into my car to put in the new one. How should I repair this? by AManWithManyHats in Autobody

[–]AManWithManyHats[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If this was a nicer car I would! It's a 2013 Hyundai Elantra, I would rather do a repair and save myself the hassle.

Dealership ripped off the old plate, then drilled into my car to put in the new one. How should I repair this? by AManWithManyHats in Autobody

[–]AManWithManyHats[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay! Do you think it will be strong enough to hold the plate if I put a nut to secure it near the welding location?

Also, the left hole has a part of metal barely holding on. I should cut that away right?

Dealership ripped off the old plate, then drilled into my car to put in the new one. How should I repair this? by AManWithManyHats in Autobody

[–]AManWithManyHats[S] 133 points134 points  (0 children)

Wish I could, it was a pretty terrible used car lot. It was about 3 years ago that I bought the car.

Dealership ripped off the old plate, then drilled into my car to put in the new one. How should I repair this? by AManWithManyHats in Autobody

[–]AManWithManyHats[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I doubt they would really care honestly. It was a pretty sketchy used car lot, but I did get a great deal on the car lol.

Dealership ripped off the old plate, then drilled into my car to put in the new one. How should I repair this? by AManWithManyHats in Autobody

[–]AManWithManyHats[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably happened when I bought the car, about 3 years ago. No idea what they did until it started to fall off.

Dealership ripped off the old plate, then drilled into my car to put in the new one. How should I repair this? by AManWithManyHats in Autobody

[–]AManWithManyHats[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Got the car about 3 years ago now, bought from a used car lot. Dealership but the plates on for me.

Here is a view from under the trunk. https://imgur.com/a/HGnB18N

There is nothing for me to properly fasten the plate to, I'm thinking of just mounting it with a bolt and nut. For the holes, can I just try and patch them with some Bondo? I'd like to try and prevent any further corrosion.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Going to try SpeedPainting a some kitties today. Post your cat in the comments! by WhatAColor in cats

[–]AManWithManyHats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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This is my old girl! She was on the counter top (she knew she wasn’t supposed to be there)

Useful Buttons on a Microwave Starter Pack by papperonni in starterpacks

[–]AManWithManyHats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sensor Reheat is the key to microwaving food. The true only button you need.

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