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MomJeans420 posted:So has anyone here tried the plastidip method of painting anything?
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Doctor Zero posted:Anyone seen a coupon for a Harbor Frieght motorcycle lift anywhere? Or maybe a general % off coupon? I saw one last year and waited too long, and now with so spring coming, I'd like to get one. The more interesting magazines have 20% off coupons in them. Like Home Shop Machinist and a few of motorcycle mags. Probably not Hustler but it wouldn't hurt to look for a while. If you're a sneaky bastard you could go into B&N and rip a few out, or just buy the magazine and learn something.
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Feb 24, 2011 02:57
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Dielectric posted:The more interesting magazines have 20% off coupons in them. Like Home Shop Machinist and a few of motorcycle mags. Probably not Hustler but it wouldn't hurt to look for a while. If you're a sneaky bastard you could go into B&N and rip a few out, or just buy the magazine and learn something. The AAA "Via" magazine has one in it too, but it's got a lot of exclusions. I remember jacks were excluded, I don't know if motorcycle lifts would be part of that.
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Feb 24, 2011 03:02
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I get coupon codes in my email like every day from HF. Just join their thing on the website and you'll get more coupon codes then you can deal with. If I had one in my town i'd be broke.
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Feb 24, 2011 03:39
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Valid through 2/27 http://widgets.harborfreight.com/ws...01&keycode=0000
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Feb 24, 2011 05:05
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Grassroots Motorsports magazine is a good source for Harbor Freight 20% off coupons too.
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Feb 24, 2011 05:18
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Dielectric posted:The more interesting magazines have 20% off coupons in them. Like Home Shop Machinist and a few of motorcycle mags. Probably not Hustler but it wouldn't hurt to look for a while. If you're a sneaky bastard you could go into B&N and rip a few out, or just buy the magazine and learn something. Public libraries are probably better for this than bookstores. Libraries don't really really archive magazines themselves, and at least then you can say your tax dollars paid for the issue.
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Feb 24, 2011 05:30
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MomJeans420 posted:So has anyone here tried the plastidip method of painting anything? I saw the link posted a few pages back and it seems like a pretty cool product. I have chrome wheels but hate chrome wheels, I was thinking of trying it out on them. I can't imagine it will cause any problems if it's safe enough for auto paint. I'm painting my Miata with it. I've had some mild success with a fender, but I need to sand down some runs and get a really good coat in.
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Feb 24, 2011 07:13
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Don't rip up library magazines for coupons. I saw a two year old Campbell Hausfeld 7hp oiled compressor with a 60 gallon tank on CL for $325. Are these good compressors or should I keep looking?
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Feb 24, 2011 18:56
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PBCrunch posted:Don't rip up library magazines for coupons. This. I mean, really? We have this thing called the internet now. Here's the best resource I've found for HF coupons. Trust Fatwallet/Slickdeals people to be far more OCD about this sort of thing that most of us want to.
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Feb 24, 2011 19:18
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Splizwarf posted:This. I mean, really? Yeah, I would never. I am still kicking myself for not using the 50% off on the motorcycle lift coupon I saw last year. I see the lift is on sale now, and the 20% coupon linked makes it close enough. Thanks again goons.
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Feb 24, 2011 19:28
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PBCrunch posted:Don't rip up library magazines for coupons. I've got a smaller CH compressor that I got used not long ago, and the quality is solid. Pretty sure they're all US made as well. Looks like that's roughly half retail for the one you're looking at, probably a good buy.
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Feb 24, 2011 21:48
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PBCrunch posted:I saw a two year old Campbell Hausfeld 7hp oiled compressor with a 60 gallon tank on CL for $325. Are these good compressors or should I keep looking? Yup, they're a good brand. That sounds like a pretty good deal too, I'd expect over $400 for one of those easy.
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Feb 24, 2011 22:51
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Phone posted:I'm painting my Miata with it. I've had some mild success with a fender, but I need to sand down some runs and get a really good coat in. So are you using it as a base coat on your fender, then spraying color matched paint over it? I can't decide if I should just completely strip and prep my front fascia and do it the old fashioned way, or try this out since I'm not sure about my ability to paint a huge piece of the car and have it turn out decent.
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Feb 24, 2011 23:20
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Jared592 posted:I'm planning on doing the set of steelies I have snows on soon (once it's warm), then painting gold over them (gold on a silver car woo). I heard paint doesn't take too well over plasti-dip. It just kind of soaks in.
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Feb 25, 2011 00:37
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I've seen a number of people online who've painted their wheels and it looks fine, not sure how the spray touch up paint and some clear coat will hold up on it though. I think the people doing their wheels in colors are just getting spray paint from the hardware store, and sometimes some clear coat from the store. I guess the nice thing is I can try it out and just peel it off if it doesn't work, but I hate loving with bodywork and I have visions of taking my front bumper off and it being a bitch to get back on.
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Feb 25, 2011 01:26
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Doctor Zero posted:Anyone seen a coupon for a Harbor Frieght motorcycle lift anywhere? Or maybe a general % off coupon? I saw one last year and waited too long, and now with so spring coming, I'd like to get one. Here's a 20%er that's good until Sunday: http://www.harborfreight22.com/r2/r4.asp?r=14548_497088&i=Q31036A02H004&cust=00145011720&keycode=0000& They changed the terms of these though, so you can't use it on 'floor jacks'. Not sure how they'll categorize a motorcycle lift. If this won't work, sign up for their newsletter and you'll get coupons in your email a couple times a week. There was a coupon for a lift last week that expired on Tuesday.
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Feb 25, 2011 04:19
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I used Plasti dip to black out the chrome trim on my g8's grills and it has held up through highway driving and car washes. I've seen people do wheels with them too and they said it held up.
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Feb 27, 2011 14:11
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Looking at a Velleman HPS50 (a portable scopemeter) with the intention of mostly using it for automotive purposes, sensor watching especially. Am I retarded. This is the top end of the budget ($200). I was originally looking at the Velleman HPS10 but the USB-out functionality is really hard to argue with (along with generally improved stats). I have a huge boner over the idea of storing an .avi collection of good sensor readings. So, is there something far better, or is this worthless etc.
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Mar 2, 2011 16:30
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That's really drat cheap. Why's it so cheap? Oldschool analog CRT surplus scopes in the 40MHz range go for more than that.
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Mar 3, 2011 04:04
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I had an older Velleman 'scope, the display was frankly terrible and it doesn't look much better on the HPS50. That 112 line resolution is not really going to make a good representation of the signal. But, I don't imagine that for automotive work it needs to be particularly good. The USB output will basically be a bitmap screen capture. You'd have to work pretty hard to get an animated AVI, I think. Animated GIF maybe?
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Mar 3, 2011 06:25
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MomJeans420 posted:So are you using it as a base coat on your fender, then spraying color matched paint over it? I can't decide if I should just completely strip and prep my front fascia and do it the old fashioned way, or try this out since I'm not sure about my ability to paint a huge piece of the car and have it turn out decent. I'm painting the entire body with it and vinyl wrapping the hardtop.
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Mar 3, 2011 12:38
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Can anyone recommend an air powered jack of some kind? My jack sucks and I already have a 26 gallon compressor, is there anything decent that isn't big dollars?
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Mar 4, 2011 20:33
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opengl128 posted:Can anyone recommend an air powered jack of some kind? My jack sucks and I already have a 26 gallon compressor, is there anything decent that isn't big dollars? Nope. A 26 gallon compressor isn't exactly beefy either. Just spend the cash on a decent hydraulic jack.
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Mar 4, 2011 20:41
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I don't see where he implied that his compressor was beefy, it will certainly be more than adequate to power an air/oil bottle jack. Incidentally, I saw one in the harbor freight ad for like 40 bucks. Whenever I get around to building a shop press, I will probably buy one. I have no idea of the quality. I have used an Enerpac air over oil press and also enerpac porta-powers and they are high-dollar and excellent quality. I think they go to 25 tons. Maybe more.
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Mar 5, 2011 18:33
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A cheap air powered jack is a poo poo hydraulic jack with a motor attached. A good pneumatic jack costs 4-5x more than a good hydraulic jack, and is more prone to leaking and damage. Why not just buy a better hydraulic jack? In the time it takes to drag out the air line you'd have the car up already.
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Mar 5, 2011 22:05
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Tell me about the $80 6-ton hydraulic press at Harbor Freight. It's a bottle jack in an A-frame. Will I kill myself? Planning a lot of suspension work this week (Spring Break means my car has no responsibilities) and I want to ram my own bushings in and out rather than taking them somewhere. If it's going to get done wrong, I want to be the guy to do it.  Hopefully I'm going to have to do this work in a shop soon anyway, time to learn.Also, Harbor Freight's spring compressors, not the big red unit but the separate rods. Will I kill myself? Time to replace my original(!) springs and shocks, now that I've hit 300,000 miles.
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Mar 6, 2011 01:08
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I don't know about the A-frame press, but the square frame presses I've used are pretty good. The screws in those spring compressors are made of butter. They do work, but you'll need to grease the hell out of them and your wrists will hate you after.
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Mar 6, 2011 01:56
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Parts store loaner tool programs were practically invented for spring compressors.
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Mar 6, 2011 02:35
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eddiewalker posted:Parts store loaner tool programs were practically invented for spring compressors. What's that gonna cost? I can return this scary-looking thing ASAP with a smile.
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Mar 6, 2011 03:52
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Splizwarf posted:What's that gonna cost? I can return this scary-looking thing ASAP with a smile. Usually a fully-refundable deposit. Just ask. Most chains do it.
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Mar 6, 2011 04:02
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I meant the per-day or whatever above the deposit. If there is one.
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Mar 6, 2011 04:04
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I know autozone loaner tools are free, you only pay the deposit and you get the full deposit back when you return the tools.
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Mar 6, 2011 04:13
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 Awesome.poo poo, will anyone rent me a hydraulic press?
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Mar 6, 2011 04:15
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Splizwarf posted:I meant the per-day or whatever above the deposit. If there is one.
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Mar 6, 2011 04:27
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Splizwarf posted:
Generally it's just the "specialty" hand tools that they lend out, things like spring compressors or slide hammers or gear pullers or whatever. They have a full list here.
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Mar 6, 2011 07:17
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That sounds pretty good, but I guess their logic is that if they offer the loaner tool, you'll be buying the parts that you're replacing from them also. Though I think my perfectly serviceable spring compressors cost about £10, so I don't feel that cheated.
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Mar 6, 2011 11:16
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InitialDave posted:That sounds pretty good, but I guess their logic is that if they offer the loaner tool, you'll be buying the parts that you're replacing from them also. I would never have gone to Autozone if it weren't for the oil disposal and tool loaner programs, it definitely gets people in the store.
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Mar 6, 2011 22:03
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Raluek posted:I would never have gone to Autozone if it weren't for the oil disposal and tool loaner programs, it definitely gets people in the store. There's nothing wrong with using Autozone parts for a beater. I've put multiple AZ alternators on cars as well as assorted hoses and batteries.
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Autozone's the only local place I can get Bosch ingnition stuff and filters. Does their oil disposal program cost anything? I been stockpilin'.
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