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  1. mrcrow

    Kitchen and bathroom drainage

    what happens when you dont have the bowl there? did you put it in to wash it :D i like your idea and i would smarten it up sort of how you said the idea of a grid is to stop items going into the trap part...so make your pipe entries neat centralising the large pipe would look neat with the...
  2. mrcrow

    Vehicle Inspection Pit

    :confused: drainage pumped out? on a refinery site we had a concrete tank sunk into the ground to take boiler condensate..when empty it used to go up and down with the tides..:D they had to fit a large fin around the four edges of the sides about 1.3 down to stop this..just a silly thought
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    Roof Purlin uprights

    i think the roof bearers are supported on the large white beam...it is supported by the wall the vertical struts seem to be for the dwarf wall of the room ...so that there could be storage effected and not make that area trap bad air...and go straight onto the floor joists... unless there is a...
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    Storing in attic - weight concerns

    the highest floor dead loading in the design manuals is paper..and so books... we had a similar roof in our bungalow with large members running gable to gable taking the load midspan off the roof vertical/sloping support beams...with horizontal battens for the tiles i do believe the ceiling...
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    Which wax?

    :D they love us...i was missing a wing aerial after a session at a Safari Park they do that in the african animal sanctuaries, as well...the baby baboons. you must have excited that chimp quite a bit..:D cheers geof
  6. mrcrow

    Which wax?

    we got gulls down here...all the time...their stuff dries like mortar..:( cheers geof
  7. mrcrow

    Which wax?

    That seems the most kindly way to do it Will try that!, Cheers GEOF
  8. mrcrow

    Which wax?

    good call John the insect thingy is something i have difficulties removing i have a stock of waterless car cleaner which i have been using for that but it requires a bit of help from the rag think i will get the insect one you mentioned i got rainX recently which does the glass ok but wont take...
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    How do I apply a decent silicone bead?

    i have read the whole thread and i see you havent had a good experience with the german tool i bought this and it worked well giving me a range of fillets...some pretty small the excess needs to be wiped off as you go along or you get the messy bit...which by the way will come off with the edge...
  10. mrcrow

    Which wax?

    you might like to try using a non salt wash..it doesnt do any polishing but leaves the car squeaky clean...ready for the polish..or just drying off with a good car drying towel...no streaks then it is used to avoid setting up any rust spots in microscopic holes in the paint it doesnt froth but...
  11. mrcrow

    Which wax?

    i see simoniz there...i used that on my 1946 wolseley 8..my first car which i got in 1963..second hand!!! what a carry on to get the applied wax off to polish it...they suggested doing a panel at a time..then a break to muscle up again....did the job though cheers geof
  12. mrcrow

    Which wax?

    that is interesting John...do you remove any of the old wax and polish before using it or is this for after one has clayed the bodywork clean prior to polish and wax and the iron particles are on the surface of the wax? i looked it up as i am always open to better methods and see that one chap...
  13. mrcrow

    Which wax?

    Did you do a wash and polish.... carnauba wax isn’t liquid...but worth the effort I assume your paint surface feels really smooth? If your car was older I would have suggested doing a clay job...you would be surprised what comes off leaving a glass like surface....to polish and wax on...
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    Alloy v Steel Wheels

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wheel-Nut-Cap-Cover-Remover-Tool-Alloy-Wheels-Caps-Hubs-For-Vw-Pull-Off-Tool-/250761031574 brilliant!! John...that is a real pro tool...and i expect as you say dont freak out the clients sounds like you do a lot of car stuff...and are you on the diy forums too? cheers...
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    Alloy v Steel Wheels

    well i was told to check that when it goes in for tyres by the chaps on the skoda forum that the fitters go easy or use hand tools... the sleeves on this model are plastic and they even do a tweezer tool to remove them, but i tried a very fine electrical test screwdriver and they levered off...
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    Alloy v Steel Wheels

    that does clarify my thoughts...its a get you to a tyre dealer to repair your alloy wheel tyre... my 51 golf had the spare unused till i sold it in 2017.... the tyre dealers said it was illegal since it was over 10 years old...i always fitted 4 new tyres as they wore out quite similarly...the...
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    Alloy v Steel Wheels

    the smaller rolling radius would act as gearing so giving the engine more revs for the same speed? acceleration is the change in speed per second so i reckon 0-60 may take longer with a smaller wheel for the same acceleration..the gearing would give higher revolutions for the same speed it would...
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    Alloy v Steel Wheels

    thanks...i will take it out to see if the sticker is there when i bought my 62 kia rio level 2, it has alloys, it came with a can of sealer to do one pump up for a puncture... i eventually bought a skinny wheel on ebay but didnt go the whole hog and get a steel wheel they look strange when on...
  19. mrcrow

    Which wax?

    Good luck with that...and dont for get....pics!! seagull marks all gone!! cheers geof
  20. mrcrow

    Suspended ceiling

    thanks i may have to use that tip when i set out the main T's my other question about fixing was the best way to fix the edge L trim without having to drill for rawplugs in the blockwork wall? i would like to drill the edge L trim and then just fix it without drilling the blockwork...sort of...
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