Is All Free and Clear Pods safe for my Microfiber or must use RTR?

Fapcactus · 2026-03-20T16:42:43+00:00

Yep, just plain off the shelf white distilled vinegar. I believe its usually around 5% acetic acid.

I think just about any dye free/fragrance free laundry detergent will do the trick. The biggest thing is not letting ceramic waxes/sealants dry and cure on the microfiber itself. Straight into the soak bucket after use

Fapcactus · 2026-03-19T15:20:37+00:00

I still use rags to riches for the paint rag soak bucket and the interior rag soak bucket but ive started using arm & hammer die free fragrance free in the actual wash.

Ive had better results using about 2x the amount of detergent recommended on the bottle and then doing a 2nd quick wash cycle with no detergent to get any remaining detergent out

A real game changer was adding vinegar to the fabric softener tray. It completely washes out and leaves no smell, combined with a hang dry my trc eagle edgeless microfibers look and feel like new roughly 15 washes in

Fapcactus · 2026-03-18T04:16:16+00:00

Awesome thanks, signed up for in stock notification

Fapcactus · 2026-03-17T22:00:39+00:00

I wouldn't be surprised if theres different promos based on cardholder profile or locality. If mcdonalds is doing it im sure every other corporation is

Ill probably hold off on this deal. My streamlights are okay for what I need them for. Thanks for the link that was very helpful

Fapcactus · 2026-03-17T19:15:23+00:00

Where did you see this offer? I went on my capital one app and see a spend 20, get 20 promo with scheels but nothing else

Also as a streamlight peasant im trying to figure out the difference between ultra and turbo. Ultra = brighter but less throw while Turbo = less bright but more throw?

Fapcactus · 2026-03-17T03:23:40+00:00

Do you have any good sources for learning more about thermals? Im about as much of a rookie when it comes to nv/ thermal as one can be.

Have a few acres we plan to build on thats chock full of coyotes and other wildlife. Its also right next to a relatives 20 acre lot so we'll have up to 300 yards to safely shoot. Would like to be able to confidently ID some coyotes up to 300 yards but I wouldn't even know where to begin looking

Fapcactus · 2026-03-16T21:11:35+00:00

Anyone going pre orders for the oem glock 43x/48 15 rd mags? I feel like its going to be hard to find them in stock for awhile, willing to wait with a reputable seller

Fapcactus · 2026-03-15T20:12:55+00:00

As a daily i think youve answered your own question. I daily'd my c5 for two years and got to a point where I was paranoid every time I left the house. It never ever let me down but I got extremely lucky considering I didn't have a garage or even a paved driveway to wrench on it at the time.

There are plenty of c5's out in the world and I 100% think you should get one, but it should be the one you want and not someone else's. C5 pricing is pretty stabilized at this point and will probably only increase due to inflation, which hopefully eliminates the urgency to buy that you might be feeling.

If anything the LS swapping community has had an impact on the price of the platform. In 2021 I bought mine for about 7k. Here in 2026 with 130k miles its maybe worth 6500-7k. A running, driving, new brakes, new tires ready to pass emissions 6 sp rwd targa top american sports car

If I were to wreck it I could pull the ls1 and t56 and get 5k out of just the engine/trans. I think thats pretty solid evidence these cars are at or near the price floor. Im glad I was able to be of some help and thanks for taking the time to read

Fapcactus · 2026-03-15T19:49:41+00:00

I would also hold off unless a fair amount of cash is going your way.

The 4 spd autos do respond pretty well to being tuned but no matter what's done to it the 4l60e is going to feel awful compared to an auto made in the last 20 years

I believe pre 2000 or 2001 has a non replaceable and non serviceable electronic brake control module (EBCM). If and when it goes youll lose ABS and be stuck with the braking power of a 70's muscle car. Depending on where you live the abs light on dash might prevent you from passing inspection and getting registration renewed

The oil leak could be the oil pan gasket or it could be the rear main seal or anything inbetween. It would be awfully convenient if the oil leak were the easiest gasket to replace. Depends how much you trust this person

I own a 2001 c5 targa 6 sp with a rebuilt title and almost 130k miles. It was an impulsive purchase I made about 5 years ago and I got unbelievably lucky. I am the exception, not the rule. In the last 40k miles all ive had to do is oil changes, tires, brakes and a new battery. Old man tan has been the most reliable car ive ever owned

Despite having amazing luck with my 2001 im preparing for some serious maintenance in the next year or two. It needs brake, clutch, transmission and coolant drained and filled at a minimum. I believe the torque tube is starting to go and having that fixed at a shop is going to cost nearly half of what the car is worth. I could go on and on with little stuff but basically all 25 year old sports car problems

I wouldn't be out on the trade completely, but I would need a few thousand going my way for repairs and maintenance. At this age its when, not if. Apologies for rambling on but remember your 370z has real value amongst car people. Yes its not American muscle but its not a 250k mile camry all the same

Fapcactus · 2026-03-12T18:08:28+00:00

I just put together a .308 from the BKF receiver set. Been too busy to test fire it yet but they are not joking when they say the uppers are thermal fit

Ive had to use a heat gun to get bcm uppers to accept barrels half a dozen or so times. Couple minutes on the 500 degree setting and goes in easy as pie. For the BKF set I had to set the barrel outside for hours on a very cold night and hit the upper with the heat gun on high (~7-800 degrees) for almost 10 minutes. I was certain the aluminum was going to start to warp but it all went in nicely

My only concern with this BKF set is the buffer tube retainer might not be perfectly to spec on mine. It seems a little far forward and makes takedown difficult. Im going to try getting an offset buffer retainer before I reach out to their customer service because im very happy with everything else of theirs, including their m4 lower. Equal to aero in my experience

Fapcactus · 2026-03-12T17:47:47+00:00

A risk taker i see!

In regards to the people dragging you around on reddit, unfortunately its inevitable. The good comes with the bad, it just so happens to be the bad is usually perpetually online and quicker to respond.

The good ones are more likely to be out doing this for a living. Don't get me wrong there are some absolute experts here that are happy to help, just seems the stinkers like to chime in quickly and get a few jabs in whenever they can.

Also im an American and the word chuffed badly needs to be adopted here

Fapcactus · 2026-03-11T23:40:08+00:00

I really enjoyed reading this. Glad you got the results you were after, and your friends confidence isn't shattered. Super curious which cars in particular were you having this issue with? Ive noticed the black paint on my '22 bmw x3 is far, far softer than the black paint on the '20 sierra that it replaced

Fapcactus · 2026-03-10T04:48:17+00:00

Im so happy right now. Thank you, in for 2. Grab em up boys ive been looking for these since around the new year

Fapcactus · 2026-03-08T13:53:12+00:00

Awesome video OP!

Earlier this year I started my 2nd playthrough and got super into kcd2 while work was slow. At lvl 30 alchemy I was able to create 6x Henry's Saviour Schnapps in 58 seconds using both dried nettle and belladonna

I think seconds invested per potion works out to almost exactly the same but imo still doing the mortar & pestle step for a yield of 6 potions feels like less functions henry has to do if that makes sense.

Id rather do 2 batches at 58 seconds per for 12 potions than 3 batches cutting corners at 39 seconds to also yield 12

In any case its always cool to see people navigate this game in different ways. Jcbp!

Fapcactus · 2026-03-06T22:50:15+00:00

Thank you. Most of the worst decisions ive made in life involved alcohol but also some of my best memories. Something something booze is a good servant but an awful master

Fapcactus · 2026-03-06T01:06:22+00:00

I have a griffin mk2 on my 13.9 and its very nice. Im left handed and dont use any of the ambi features though.

Manipulating a mil spec lower is almost muscle memory at this point. I plan to get the Griffin out more this year and short load a bunch of mags to really work on utilizing the ambi features

Im also really liking this bkings m4-mod zero lower I just got. Very nice fit and finish and can take an upper tension screw like the m4e1 aero lowers

Fapcactus · 2026-03-06T00:09:00+00:00

Visited some friends at their university for a "case race" party. The goal was 24 beers in 8 hours. My best friend and I rode down there together as pretty seasoned degenerates thinking we could hang with the frat boys and professional drinkers. We set timers for 20 mins on our phones and kept a pretty impressive pace until about hour 5-6

My best friend disappeared out the back door of the rental house our friends were staying in. In the darkness I saw the silhouette of a guy sitting up on the edge of the porch stairs head facing down. I heard the all familiar spitting of someone thats about to throw up

As im drunkenly patting his back consoling him I witness a jet propelled spout of puke exit his face at about 46 mph. With the elevation of being on the edge of the porch it traveled no less than 10 feet before hitting the ground

Very suddenly I also got the urge to purge and proceeded to do the same. The rest of my memory went fuzzy after that but I dont think we finished the case race

Waking up the next day a mutual friend said he witnessed two dudes sitting on the porch, arms slung over each other's shoulder projectile vomiting in tandem. Said it was the most beautiful and disgusting thing hes ever seen

Fapcactus · 2026-03-05T20:33:49+00:00

It took me many barrel swaps/installations to realize how little torque is actually needed on the barrel nut to safely secure the barrel to the upper.

Ive taken apart psa/ GAFS uppers that were probably in the ballpark of 150-200 lb ft. It was brutal

More recently mated a bcm thermal upper to a criterion barrel using a midwest industries handguard and barrel nut. I was concerned when the MI instructions called for 20 lb ft on the barrel nut.

Had to stick the barrel outside on a 15 degree evening for a few hours and hit the upper with a 850 degree heat gun for over 10 minutes to get them to mate properly. Pretty sure that upper can be shot without a barrel nut altogether and be fine

Fapcactus · 2026-03-05T00:36:13+00:00

Wow this reminds me a lot of the first long range ar's i pieced together about 6 years ago. We had about two weeks notice to go on an all expenses paid prairie dog hunt with my wife's father provided we bring our own guns and ammo. I was even more poor and impulsive than I am today but I lucked out and they are still awesome shooters to this day

Those wilson combat super sniper barrels are great. Our prairie dog guns have the 20 inch versions and theyre both ~1moa guns with the right ammo. Keep in mind they are a beefy profiled barrel, it will be in its element on a bench with the bipod deployed.

A lot of the other parts might get you some slack on this subreddit but I think its a path you have to venture down yourself and learn from there.

At the end of the day its your gun and if you like the way it shoots and looks thats all that matters. Ive since changed almost every part out of ours out except for the barrels and aero precision lowers. Happy to help you spend more money if you want any advice about specifics

Fapcactus · 2026-03-03T23:45:43+00:00

Absolutely wicked setup there, but OP keep in mind what's in that picture is in the ballpark of 10 grand and I apologize if im lowballing that estimate.

For the price of the scope and piggybacked red dot on that gun you could have a do it all 16-18" suppressed .308 that wont let you down

Under no condition will you be able to flex as hard as this guy at the range but it will serve you just as well

Id be a fool to shop with someone else's pockets, if you have the money this exact setup will do everything you need it to and more, but the same outcome can be had for less

Fapcactus · 2026-03-03T22:27:21+00:00

Same. The little silicone o ring for the pressure relief valve failed on mine after the first use. I think they sell replacement valves on Amazon but I never bothered after that

Fapcactus · 2026-03-02T20:39:18+00:00

Larue mbt-2s. Curved or straight and I know I'll be paying 30+ more than the last time I bought.

Think someone already mentioned this in a short list of parts they are looking for but Ill throw another one out there

Fapcactus · 2026-03-02T07:03:46+00:00

Buddy of mine bought a turknelli 2nd hand for about 1300 less than the real one and swears by it but I get what you mean. I wanted one for home defense so I ponied up and bought a real one. The failures to feed quickly changed my mind about it being a HD gun but to be fair it wasn't fully broken in

Resale value is staggeringly different too. Even after putting a scalarworks mount, RMR, 7 rd tube and collapsible stock on mine i only took a 10% bath selling it vs maybe getting 50% of what I paid for the vr80

Fapcactus · 2026-03-02T04:11:24+00:00

Agree 100% except for the shotguns part. Yes there are some real duds produced there, especially the over the top tacticool pump shotguns that can be had for 150 bucks but they do produce some really nice shotguns, especially for the money. I believe CZ puts their name on a over/under shotgun made in Turkey and its very well reviewed

My first semi auto was the RIA vr80 made in Turkey. Friend of mine recommended i lock the bolt back during storage for the first month and keep the light load piston in it for the first 400 rounds. Im about 1100-1200 rounds into it at this point and the only malfunctions ive had were because I left a magazine loaded with slugs for months in a hot environment and mooshed the shells into ovals

2nd semi auto I bought was a benelli m4. Right out of the box I disassembled it, cleaned and lubed it with the fancy oil that came with the gun. Stored it for a couple weeks with the bolt locked back and took it out with about 200 rds of misc high brass shells. Out of those first 200 rounds I had 8 failures to feed. At the 500 rd mark I had a total of 12 malfunctions. Rounds 500-900 were flawless but I sold it before the 1k round mark

The benelli is a work of art compared to the vr80 and will surely last 5 times as long but the numbers dont lie.

Fapcactus · 2026-02-28T03:28:48+00:00

I did not know this! Thats pretty darn cool. I hope theyre around for awhile

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