Pictures or it didn't happen. 😂🤷🏼♂️👍This weekend I decided I'd tackle the problem aging cars have: plastics becoming sticky. I tried it out first on other non-car objects after watching many different YouTube tutorials. I used the most simple solution: rubbing alcohol. This isn't a one and done thing. It needs lots of repetitions. I started with the plastic piece in the driver side armrest that houses the window/lock controls. I used a microfiber cloth. The spot on the cloth was solid black after the first wipe. I repeated this about 10 more times always going with a piece of cloth that hadn't been blackened. Eventually, it made the plastic less sticky. I also did this with the dash, the passenger side window control plastic, and the shift knob. What I didn't realize about the shift knob that the alcohol revealed was that it had some kind of plastic covering it that dulled it. The alcohol brought it back to full shiny black! I'll revisit the other areas again because it could still be better despite already being much, much better. Then I'll head into the back seat area.
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Well, this happened today.
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Big oof.
First time on this thread, saw the first post was "drove to work". Skipped to latest expecting the same level of frivolity. Boy was I shocked.
For some 'good' news: I finally got my private plates attached to my car today.
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I keep getting asked "what's that car?" Hopefully this will answer their questions.
First time on this thread, saw the first post was "drove to work". Skipped to latest expecting the same level of frivolity. Boy was I shocked.
For some 'good' news: I finally got my private plates attached to my car today.
I keep getting asked "what's that car?" Hopefully this will answer their questions.
She's still rough but got her mobile. Still too sketchy to drive but short 0.3 mile trips to Walmart for groceries aren't hurting. Changed the control arm, steering wheel airbag and tie rod end to get it moving. Soon, I'll be taking it in to straighten the frame, new fender, new headlight, new bumper and then redoing a seatbelt since it locked during the accident.
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