Which do you like less, house maintenance or vehicle maintenance?

I like working on my hobby cars. Don't really enjoy the maintenance crap on my daily so put a warranty on my truck. House stuff irriatates me too but I try to upgrade the house items when possible to help resale. I feel I get more bang for my buck on the house stuff. :shrugs:

I'm equally useless at both.

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Originally Posted by Irving

When working on vehicles, I wear a pair of nitrile gloves, then some sort of mechanic type glove over the nitrile. The mechanic style glove protects me from most cuts, bruises, burns, gouges, etc, and the nitrile keeps all the oil off that soaks through. Make clean up a lot easier.

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A skilled person doesn't hurt them self when wrenching on things mechanical.

A SMART PERSON ask HOW MUCH & HOW LONG?

If you're not proficient at something, perhaps you should learn to barter.

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Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo

A skilled person doesn't hurt them self when wrenching on things mechanical.

A SMART PERSON ask HOW MUCH & HOW LONG?

If you're not proficient at something, perhaps you should learn to barter.

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When I was in high school I worked in a shop that specialized in Italian cars. Alfa Romeos mostly, the occasional Ferrari came in but I was quarantined from them.

An old "off the boat" Italian man would hang around the shop a lot and he told me "Ya know, the Japanese don't allow hammers in their garages. You should never need to use a hammer on a car." I realized he was full of shit immediately, but learned later in life that he meant that things can be done without smashing or beating on them if you take your time and use your head.

Knuckles always get smashed now and then though.

I hate working on cars....
I do it for a living and that's all I seem to do.
Id rather work on a toilet, at least when I'm done I can flush the shit down the drain...[shithitsfan]

zteknik...remember "Metric Motors" in Carmel? That's where I worked for a while.

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Originally Posted by Irving

When working on vehicles, I wear a pair of nitrile gloves, then some sort of mechanic type glove over the nitrile. The mechanic style glove protects me from most cuts, bruises, burns, gouges, etc, and the nitrile keeps all the oil off that soaks through. Make clean up a lot easier.

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There was a day when I'd wrench bare handed, and break for pizza without washing my hands, but I've softened up over the years, and after the Bilstein install on my Tacoma a couple weeks ago, I'll probably start wearing nitrile gloves.

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Originally Posted by GilpinGuy

zteknik...remember "Metric Motors" in Carmel? That's where I worked for a while.

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Yup, know them well. They are at the end of the road where I lived. I lived on the other side by the highway garage
They have a pretty good thing going. Nice shop too

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Originally Posted by zteknik

Yup, know them well.
They have a pretty good thing going.

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I was there back in the mid 80's and grew up just up the street. They've grown a ton since I escaped. I think they sell cars there now too. Greg and Mark both had Ferrari's back then. Greg kept his hidden in the paint booth and almost never drove it. Mark would go out and party and race around with chicks all the time. LOL Mark was a pisser.

Sorry to derail Stu... :)

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Originally Posted by GilpinGuy

I was there back in the mid 80's and grew up just up the street. They've grown a ton since I escaped. I think they sell cars there now too. Greg and Mark both had Ferrari's back then. Greg kept his hidden in the paint booth and almost never drove it. Mark would go out and party and race around with chicks all the time. LOL Mark was a pisser.

Sorry to derail Stu... :)

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Yup,Good times! [Beer]
I'm sure stu wont mind,he needs some cheering up...[Flower]