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 Gas
Cap
How Not To Lose Your Gas Cap
Tired of
losing your gas tank cap? If you have a screw on the cap you can
attach some fishing wire to the screw on the filler tube and the cap
, just unloosen screws and retighten.
Tools
Do-It-Yourselfer Tools
What should the do-it
-yourselfer have in the garage for automobile repairs and
maintenance? Depending on your vehicle, you will need a set of
combination wrenches ranging from 3/8in. to 1in. or 6mm. to 19mm. It
would also be good to have a 3/8in. socket wrench set (or mm.),
including the same range of sizes. Allen or hex wrenches ranging
from 2mm. to 12mm.,(or .05in. to .25in.) are also essential. Other
items could be a tire-pressure gauge, a 12-volt test light, jumper
cables for your battery, small wire brush, oil-filter wrench,
funnels, jack stands and an offset ratchet screwdriver.
Trunk tool kit
Hint for the trunk, keep a
small tool kit on hand at all times such as small hand pump,
adjustable wrench, screw driver with multi-tips, knife with variety
of blades, plus ten ft. of electrical wire. Among other things you
can charge a battery with it from a friends car. You connect it to
both batteries and let the car run for at least twenty minutes, then
start the car.
Stains
Get Rid of Oil
Stains on Garage Floors
For fresh stains use kitty litter, grind in with your foot and
let set for a couple hours to absorb the oil.
For older oil stains try scraping off what you can from the
surface with a putty knife. Next try paint thinner which breaks down
and dissolves the stain. Wipe up with a disposable cloth. If needed,
make a poultice of crushed kitty litter mixed with paint thinner.
The sponge effect of the poultice will draw out the oil. Leave on
for several hours.
Wash/Wax
Spring: Car
Wash and Wax
Warm outside? Time to give the car a good
washing and waxing? Spray a strong stream of water underneath the
car and wheel wells to flush away any road salt left behind. Touch
up any paint chips and then apply a quality wax.
Car
Locks in the Winter
To prevent your car locks from
freezing, when washing your car this winter cover the keyholes with
masking tape beforehand to keep the water out. Also, by operating
the button or lever a few times, this may help the area from
freezing. If you do end up locked out of your vehicle, use an
aerosol de-icer with a narrow tube to reach in between the door and
car body to reach the latch. Good luck!
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