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  1. 19 hours ago, TXLNGHRN10 said:

    What do y'all do to combat hard water?  Add a Brita filter to you hose?


    Also I noticed WalMart is selling chemical guys products.

     

    If you're super hardcore I suppose you could use a filter.  I just wash, then park the car in the garage to give myself a more time to towel dry.  

  2. 4 hours ago, tokamak said:

    It also makes it a lot easier to shop around from year to year for insurance. I didn't like having to get my mortgage company involved in that decision.

    This makes absolutely no sense to me.  I shop insurance companies every year.  I've never had to deal w/ my mortgage company once while switching.  My agent simply sends them the new provider year over year.

     

    I just closed today on a refi, but read this thread too late.  When I asked to opt out of escrow this past week, I was told it was too late and they would have to redo paperwork with my rate lock expiring before then.  It's almost certain that the lender is going to sell my mortgage before the June 1st payment.  When they sell, is that my opportunity to opt out of escrow?

  3. 5 hours ago, TXLNGHRN10 said:

    What is all the hype around foam/ Foam cannons? You still have to use soap and water in a bucket to wash it

    The more foam in you have, the easier it is for dirt, dust, etc, to get suspended and then wash away, which is great if you're doing a contactless maintenance wash.  If you're doing a contact wash, it decreases the amount of stuff that can be an abrasive while wiping the vehicle.

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  4. We've recently booked a trip w/ 6 other families to go to this beach house in/around Galveston.  I haven't been to Galveston in about 25 years and about the same with our fellow travelers.  There will be adults and kids from 3 months old to about 5/6 years old.  What are some good things to do in/around that house? Any decent places to get a bite?  I'm not sure if we're planning on having all meals at the house or if we're going to have a night out.  Is there a grocery store nearby or should we plan to arrive with all groceries in hand?

  5. Washed the wife's car today. First picture is products used.

     

    Washed w/ Chemical Guys Snow Foam Honeydew....smells awesome by the way

    Iron X over the wheels

    Clayed with Wolfgang rinseless wash (0.25 oz in distilled water spray bottle)

    Wheels -- Mean Green degreaser w/ the Meguires Hot Shine (not a huge fan)

    Minor paint correction w/ Chemical Guys VSS with orange pad

    Buffed on/off Ultimate Fast Finish sealant

    Mother's Back to Black trim dressing (not a fan)

    Vacuumed car

    Armor All Glass Cleaner

    Armor All FreshFX

     

    Looks pretty damn good.  Maybe I'll get a beej.

     

    Probably not

     

     



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  6. 8 hours ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

     

    Lots of bugs and shit all over the front end:  Yeah, it happens.  A shortcut:  spray it all with WD-40, then let it soak for an hour or so.  Then come back and wash the car. 

     

     

     

     

    I've heard of this technique but also read that WD-40 can "soften" the paint which can lead to marring if there is any physical touching of the car.  Obviously, I don't think that would be an issue if you're doing contactless wash right after.

  7.  
    When you go to the Rangers game, take a short detour over to Division Brewing off Division Street.@mdleast would recommend Turning Point beer in Bedford. 

    https://turningpointbeer.com

    In Dallas proper, Peticolas, Community, Noble Rey, Pegasus City, Manhattan Project and Deep Ellum are all around the downtown area. Lakewood and Oak Highlands are good but they're on the far NE end of town.
    When you go to Pecan Lodge, stop off at Braindead Brewing. 
    If you like burgers and are going towards Ft Worth, work in a trip to Fred’s Texas Cafe or Kincaid’s.
     
    Hilarious. I grew up in Bedford. Place turned into a complete dump years after I graduated and we have just moved my folks out of there to prosper this year. AND NOW they open a fucking kickass brewery...in the old #1 Fun Street building of all places.

    I have no reason to go back to Bedford, but damn if this place doesn't tempt me
  8. Man, I don't know the answer to this but I'm dealing w a similar idiocy. (No derail) My recently forced retired dad is making some of the dumbest decisions I've ever seen him make in my life (an otherwise very reasonable man throughout my life). I don't know of it's dementia, medications, stress, some mixture of the precious, or something else. It's incredible frustrating to watch him make the same mistakes for the past 3 months. His drinking has increased to the point where my mom is this close to walking out on him after 40 something years.

  9. 9 hours ago, Okie State said:

    Foam mini roller. Scrubbed, sanded, and primed with Zinsser 1-2-3 beforehand. I think I did three coats of the SW.

    I was actually planning on removing the door and spraying the final coat, but the roller turned out better than I expected.

    Well, I used SW Resilience.  Really the only reason I chose that was b/c the guy said it was the only one that they had in quarts.  I added some flotrel (sp?) to it and just brushed it on w/ 3 coats.  I'm very happy with the turnout, really.  If anything, I wish it took 1 coat less.  I'll post pics at some point if I can remember

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  10. 1 hour ago, dad said:

    So in an attempt to cut down my own tree in the backyard I let a large branch fall on the roof accidentally and now I have a larger than a quarter size hole that went all the way through the plywood. I take it that I won't be able to repair this myself with supplies from home depot? How much should I expect to pay for this repair in DFW so I can accurately judge estimates? 

    Paging @ROLFBOX

  11. I had/have a left L5-S1 herniation.  At its worst, I couldn't even stand up straight without excruciating pain.  I had constant back spasms while sitting down and my legs would often "give out" when holding my daughter.  I work in the realm of neuro/spine surgery so know some great docs to go to in DFW and who to avoid, so I ended up showing my MRI to the guy who I'm with twice per week (for the past 10 years).  For my particular situation, I was put on a steroid pack and given multiple stretches to do every day.  I was able to slowly (and I mean slowly) gain some relief over about 2-3 months and, right now, I'm about 4+ years post that episode.  Sure, I occasionally have some flare-ups from time to time, but never to the degree that I had it previously.  When it happens, I just take things easy and go back to my stretches.  At its worst, I was incredibly close to getting cut on, but I have a doc that I know and trust give me advice to avoid it, which I am quite grateful.  If you are local, I'd happily pass his name on.  I'll see if I can find the stretches for you as well

  12. I did a remodel of a condo years ago.  What I learned was that taping/mudding, skimming, floating, what ever you want to call it -- is an acquired skill.  Sure, if you practice long enough, you can do a pretty good job of it but do you have the time to learn?  Otherwise, hire it out for a few hundo.  It will look better and you won't feel like an idiot when it looks like shit and you just wasted time and money.

  13. 9 hours ago, Gil Bang said:

    Lowes/HD sells paints in all quality/price ranges.  The expensive stuff at a big box is better than the cheap stuff at a paint store any day of the week.  To dismiss them is foolish.  

    Sure, a specialty paint store is great, but assuming that "cheap stuff" is all that Lowes/HD sells is dumb.  

     

    Actually, Emerald is SW's top of the line paint...I'm willing to put that against Lowes/HD "expensive" stuff any day.

  14. First off, I'm not going with the cheap HD/Lowe's brands.  Only need about 2 quarts (2 diff colors), so I might as well get the good stuff.  I was quoted $600 (rolled, $100+ for sprayed) by a pro to re-paint my front door and the surrounding trim with SW Duration.  I honestly thought it was about twice as expensive as I expected it to be, hence, I'm looking at the DIY brushed/rolled route.  I do need to do some prep work of cleaning the door, followed by sanding some peeling paint/exposed wood, and replacing the brick mold with PVC brick mold.  The first question I have is, do I need to re-prime the trim work and fresh PVC brick mold?  The pros showed pics of what they were using in their quote and showed INTERIOR latex paint.  Is this the correct paint to use for an exterior door?  I was planning on using an exterior Sherwin-Williams paint that is either the Emerald Exterior Acrylic Latex or their Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel (Int/Ext).  Has anyone used either of these paints?  I've read reviews on the Urethane that it is not very user friendly.

  15. 16 hours ago, davidg said:

    Yeah that's April Wilkerson building a version of Matt Cremona's huge 76" cut width slabbing mill.  Matt has some fantastic tree to fine furniture builds and April has almost a million subscribers doing a variety of metal and wood builds aimed at the novice wood/metal worker.  

     

     

    I follow her on youtube....wood endorse

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