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The New Ugly Miata
Quick GMC replied to chunkypeanutbutter's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
People will complain about anything. Usually the people that complain and moan the most are the ones who won't even be buying them in the first place. -
I hope they don't overdo it with the body work and stuff. This car is so clean, I hope they just keep it simple. The C7 Vette is overdone IMO, with all the black vents and trim.
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This insurance company says otherwise. Doesn't mean other insurers don't take it into account though. http://blog.esurance.com/5-car-myths-busted/#.VEFSuPnF9fM Also, mustangs, camaros and corvettes don't even make it on the top 20 list for how many tickets cars get http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/09/30/vehicles-us-most-tickets/16490255/ All the color-related stuff has been proven to be a myth
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The New Ugly Miata
Quick GMC replied to chunkypeanutbutter's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Has the Miata ever looked good? It's a driver's car -
No, it's not. http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/redcars.asp
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Tesla looks to be updating the Model S!
Quick GMC replied to Joe Handley's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Have you heard of a Tesla? Elon Musk is putting charging ports all over the country. It's a long range electric that gets the same tank mileage as my truck. Is legit and is only competition imploded last year -
full time, 8 years. I am transitioning out of the business to focus on my new company, which supplies equipment and supplies for this industry.
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20 years later and everything fits in your pocket
Quick GMC replied to slusher's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
Yeah they have those now. The Samsung watch. My business partner bought one. Reminds me of having a calculator watch on 2nd grade -
The worst birthday gift Ive ever gotten
Quick GMC replied to Wonderbread Kustomz's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
quitting smoking will make it so much worse, at this particular time. Can't you just ignore the order and stay out of TN forever? They'll put a warrant out, but I don't think they'll bother crossing state lines to come get you. I vaguely remember your story. Does your dad have dementia or something that might be causing this. I'm sorry you have to deal with this. -
20 years later and everything fits in your pocket
Quick GMC replied to slusher's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
Apple made a commercial when they introduced the iPhone5, bashing how absurdly big the Samsung Note II was. Now they are praising the large size, it's retarded. I have the NoteIII. It's the same size as the new iPhone 6 mega or whatever. It is amazing. I use every feature on it for work. It has a one-handed operation mode that shrinks everything to the corner of your choice so you can easily operate with one hand. The reason I like the big phone is I use a stylus all the time and constantly showing clients pictures and looking at price sheets. Some people think it's stupid, but it has been exactly what I've needed. -
not dumb. An acid etches the concrete, just like marble. This was done mechanically. It's basically sanding, but they are diamond-impregnated resin pads. They are industrial diamonds separated into different grits. they pour them into a mold with resin. As you sand, the resin wears down and exposes new diamonds to keep it cutting sharp. I started with 100 grit copper bond (copper instead of resin, they cut very well), and went all the way to 3000. When I got to 800 grit, we started using them dry. I used a flexible backer and flexed the pad so that only 30% or so was making contact. This transfers all the friction and RPM to a small concentrated area of the pad and burnishes it in. It's basically wet sanding for the first half, and dry sanding for the second, but with a lot of concentrated pressure and friction until it pretty much burns a shine in. The more friction you use and the harder it is to polish, the longer it will hold up against abrasion. If I were to do an acid wash over this, it would ruin it and kill the polish. i'd have to start all over. Concrete, limestone, marble, travertine all contain calcite. This reacts with anything acidic, which included cocktails, foods, citric acids, juices, etc. When these are spilled, they leave dull marks that are often mistaken for stains. They need to be sanded out. This is my showroom floor that I ground and polished. This is a garage I did for a customer. They park an Aston Martin DB7 in there This is a travertine floor I ground and polished. This is tile. I filled the joints and holes with resin, then ground it perfectly flat. this is my dad's office
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Concrete floors use a polish guard. Kind of like a clear coat. It adds slip resistance and protects against staining. However these don't really hold up outside, so polishing concrete patios is not common. Properly polished concrete holds up incredibly well
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I actually would. I like trading.
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first half was done wet at 600 RPMs. Second half was done dry, but from 800-3000 grit. JUST enough dust to coat the safety glasses and have no visibility, and it would take a catastrophic failure for any chunks to fly off. Dust masks and respirators are used around concrete and granite. I used an apron, stayed fairly clean. If it was done all dry, yes, you look like a ghost when you're done
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This is way off topic, but since it involves a lot of sanding and polishing, I thought you guys might like it. A contractor hired me to polish his 20 year old concrete BBQ. He kept telling me his wife "wants it as smooth as possible" done (not wet)
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New Lamborghini Asterion 910-4
Quick GMC replied to CJ1971's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
It looks dated. It looks like the Muira concept they made a while back. It's a nice looking car, but far from what I would expect a 900hp super car to look like. Look at the competition; LaFerrari, Porsche 918, McLaren P1.they are all very curvey, this just looks bland to me -
I had to change a blinker bulb in my truck the other day and noticed that the springs inside are the perfect size. I know people have done this before, someone has had to do it before me. A few dollars for a pair of bulbs should cover 4 cars or so. Also for brake drums or something else that uses small springs.
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Doesn't matter. if a guy buys a TV, he will find a way to get it home
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Too much. I set a goal and completed it. I'm stubborn when it comes to stuff like this. The autograph booth was a gift. I messed up a few panels of acrylic and some angle aluminum. If I were to do it again without the mistakes I would say approximately $200 plus the cost of fans and material to make a box. I spent about $15 for a few boxes of machine screws. $100ish for the acrylic. I would use Lexan next time, but it's double the cost. It's a $550 booth the way it sits, but it doesn't need to be that much I do plan on rebuilding it in the future with Lexan and professionally cut and drilled aluminum. I'll draw the plans
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This is some severe lack of planning going on here. The best part is that they even bothered to put the edge of the box into the trunk, like "it might fit if we try."
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You guys would cringe if you were to see it in person. There is dust in our area like you wouldn't believe. We're surrounded by sand dunes. The wind blows East, usually 10-30 mph, but regularly we get gusts 40-70mph and that gets dust everywhere. I added a filter to the incoming vent as well. A/C doesn't work as well but it's worth it.