May 21, 2025
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EASY CHEAP WAYS TO FIX MINOR RUST ON A CAR // DYI PROJECT less than 200 bucks
wow. so, my back’s been hurting recently. I read about how to fix a saggy mattress (Throw some cheap pillows underneath the sagging) and it helped so much! I already feel better.
A head gasket fix that actually works?
I know what you're thinking, probably the same thing that I was when I heard of Blue Devil's magic head gasket fix, the permanent $50 per bottle stuff that is, but it's no snake oil. I got the rather unfortunate opportunity to try it today and it surprised me. The head gasket in my truck has been going for a few weeks now, but it was hard to diagnose at first because it was so minor, no white smoke, no misfire, no missing coolant, just an overheating problem and excessive pressure in the cooling system. So for some time I just drove around with the safety bleed vent on the radiator cap lifted up, it would run warmer but it never got the chance to pressurize and blow all of the coolant out, and i did this after flushing the system, replacing the water pump, thermostat and trying a whole slew of other fixes. Finally, last weekend it shit the bed and got bad real quick, and I mean real bad. Not like "oh, I have to add a quart of coolant at every fill up and there is some white smoke from the tail pipe" naw, it was "my truck uses 2 gallons of coolant after driving for 20 minutes, I leave a smoke screen behind me so thick that you can't see head lights through it, and there is literally water pouring out of my tail pipe". So I pick up a bottle of this Blue Devil and get to work. I follow the directions to a tee and soon enough, my truck is idling, blowing water and white smoke and i start my timer for 50 minutes. After about 20 minutes of idling, my truck is running hot, but there's less smoke and there is no water coming out of the exhaust pipe, and i figured that i was either out of water or the Blue Devil was working its witchcraft. Then a minute later the temp shoots up and the engine starts to knock. So I shut her off and vent the steam, get my white flag ready just in case, then refill the radiator and start her back up again, expecting to see the fog of doom, and nothing. Not even a little bit of smoke. On top of that, the temp is back to where it should be and there is no excessive pressure in the cooling system. So for good measure I add a little more Blue Devil to the water and let her run for an extra half hour since I had to shut her down early, then finish the procedure and she's been holding strong since. Take what you will from this, but the Blue Devil is good in my book. Of course it's no replacement for an actual head gasket job, but if you're in a bind, short on cash, short on time, or you just need your clunker to last till you get your tax returns, it might be the answer you were looking for.
Since my computer station is basically a kitchen table, I’ve been trying to make it more ergonomic lately. I put one of the small tables under the big one so I could lower my keyboard and mouse and I realized I needed to move the monitor up so I’m not straining my neck so much.
Because I have my online shop on Etsy I tend to hoard boxes, Styrofoam sheets and peanuts, air bladders and other junk from my work. And yesterday I found three little hunks of really strong cardboard with a honeycomb design. So I pushed the edges together and cut an upper and lower flat bit of regular cardboard to sandwich them. I made an x with clear tape around it and then wrapped the whole thing in electrical tape. But it wasn’t quite high enough, so I made another ‘sandwich’ with Styrofoam between two bits of thin cardboard and wrapped it up same as the first.
So basically I solved the problem I was having with some garbage and less then $1 worth of electrical tape. My reason for using the electrical tape is not just that it’s black and blends in, it’s also grippy and makes it less likely to be knocked over because you can’t slide it on the table.
Dry Erase Boards - DIY
Dry Erase Boards – DIY
Although this is not natural it is a great way to make a homemade dry erase board. Take a piece of sheet metal. You are going to want to clean all the oils off the metal (I recommend Rain-x X-treme clean as it will help clean the surface and get it ready for the next step).
Step One: Figure out the size you will need for the board. I have a large board as it holds everything. Take into…
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