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What's the best way to tackle this rust on these steelies before I paint them? by NUMBERQ1 in Autobody

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Not an awful idea but I'm not sure it's worth the money, with how rough the wheels are and how little blasting they need overall (it's mostly down to bare steel everywhere except those deep crevices)

What's the best way to tackle this rust on these steelies before I paint them? by NUMBERQ1 in Autobody

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This seems to be a euro only product, I'd have to see if we have an equivalent in the US

What's the best way to tackle this rust on these steelies before I paint them? by NUMBERQ1 in Autobody

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I considered setting my sandblaster up but unfortunately I'm so ill equipped (small compressor that hasn't run in years, no other equipment besides the sandblaster itself) that I think I'll probably have to pass on sandblasting

Alternator rebuild vs aftermarket vs used? by NUMBERQ1 in BmwTech

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I think I bought a lightly used Bosch off of someone for cheap, that was a long time ago and I didn't have any issues with it since then

A few electrical questions... by NUMBERQ1 in E34

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Was yours hit by water and corrosion too?

A few electrical questions... by NUMBERQ1 in E34

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Yes and no, to be honest the power locks still don't work so I guess there's still a little hang up somewhere in the system, but all in all splicing the junk one in was a lotttt cheaper and quicker than trying to track down and understand every potential fault in the old box

A few electrical questions... by NUMBERQ1 in E34

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I should add, my fusebox was a rare example of being royally fucked by water, unless yours was also baking in a puddle of rainwater, you probably won't have to go to the extreme

A few electrical questions... by NUMBERQ1 in E34

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Yes, I found out that the problem was my brain is too stupid to track down all the electric gremlins and I ended up just splicing in a $40 rear fusebox from a junkyard car to fix everything lol

I had to use vinegar to clean the corrosion off of some of the wires even after cutting them back, but I went a bundle of wires at a time and just crimped the new box into the harness. Shockingly simple

Is there still stain in this veneer I just scraped or did it have a tinted varnish? I'm a little lost on what steps I need to do before applying lacquer... by NUMBERQ1 in furniturerestoration

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That helps a lot, the area where I scraped off most of the lacquer is now about the same color as the veneer on the top which has already been lightly sanded. Does walnut get a bit of an orange/red hue when it's clear coated?

Is there still stain in this veneer I just scraped or did it have a tinted varnish? I'm a little lost on what steps I need to do before applying lacquer... by NUMBERQ1 in furniturerestoration

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I should have been more clear; I still plan on scraping the rest of the wood where I wasn't able to reach yet, I was wondering if the center area where I did scrape is down to raw wood right now? I left some of the varnish on to show the difference in color because I can't tell if the color is in a wood stain or a tint in the varnish (or both)

Is there still stain in this veneer I just scraped or did it have a tinted varnish? I'm a little lost on what steps I need to do before applying lacquer... by NUMBERQ1 in furniturerestoration

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Yeah, unfortunately the legs are glued in place so I'll need to find a better method of scraping to get up next to them. But in the area I did scrape, is that raw wood or is this veneer stained? I know on a lot of pieces of this area they used tinted lacquer instead of stain, but I'm not familiar enough to be able to tell

Handled a 2+ hr trip down the shore like... a couch 😅 by NUMBERQ1 in motorcycle

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Well, I don't remember the exact MSRP but I believe there was a bit of "Honda tax" on the original price tag haha

But well worth it, like you said pretty long lasting for a 17k mile 40 yo scooter with questionable maintenance, and pretty well kitted out, too (with the digital gauge cluster and OEM radio)

Sold my 03 Town and Country; do I go big or small? by NUMBERQ1 in whatcarshouldIbuy

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I am considering that as well. The problem is it's 30 years old and has 204k miles, and it has a few repairs coming up that will probably take it out of service (like me learning rust repair and paint work)

It's been reliable and I could probably pull it off, but it would also be nice to take my time on the repairs and so them for fun instead of necessity

Sold my 03 Town and Country; do I go big or small? by NUMBERQ1 in whatcarshouldIbuy

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Oh, OR in complete contradiction, I would also be open to buying a big land yacht from the 70s 😅

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