If you’re shipping wheels and rims in a box, add infill to protect any finishes that can get scratched. A best practice is to cover the surfaces with bubble wrap or foam. Fill all the empty spaces in your box with infill so that the wheel sits snugly in the box. Remember, movement ...
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to insulate against galvanic corrosion) around the aluminum head tube and lightly bonded it onto the core. Then I bonded the cable housing stops in place in the foam core. At this time I cut shallow ditches in the foam downtube to embed the Teflon cable...
Pamper your pet with these cute DIY dog beds. Your furry friend will love lounging in one of these inexpensive and easy-to-make crafts.
From checking tire pressure and battery health to ensuring the right levels of antifreeze, these maintenance tasks can make a world of difference. But who says you have to break the bank to get your car winter-ready? With cost-effective strategies like DIY maintenance tips, taking advantage of...
Next, remove the protective plastic cap from your tire's valve stem and press your pressure gauge down onto the metal tip. Your pressure gauge will display the tire's PSI reading. If it's lower than recommended, it's time to fill up. We recommend carrying a portable air compressor in...
Ray McIntireinvented Styrofoam by accident. Polystyrene already existed and was a good insulator. However, it was too brittle. Ray was trying to develop a more flexible insulator. He combined styrene with isobutylene under pressure. When the pressure was released, he found that the isobutylene ev...
A common culprit for liquid noises in cars is the fuel tank. If it’s low on gas, the air space allows the remaining fuel to swish, creating a sloshing sound. Learning how to fix this sloshing sound in your car is easy; just top off the tank the next time you fill up. ...
To fill and seal cracked concrete, you drill holes along the crack and insert injection ports (called packers) into the holes. Next, into the holes you inject an expanding liquid polyurethane resin mixed with liquid catalyst called accelerator. The crack-filling material expands as it cures, se...