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  1. Little help around trailer screws

    i forgot to say this: ONCE THE DRILL/SELF TAPPER MAKES THE HOLE........the THREADS OF THE SCREW WILL .......make the hole a little bigger.......yes.........and if you take the screw out.......the drill tip going back in has no metal to cut as the hole is bigger(just a tad) then the drill tip...
  2. Little help around trailer screws

    BINGO...........i erected many METAL BUILDING, now these are STEEL SHEETS, STEEL FRAME & AND STEEL SCREWS....... so no dissimilar metals involved. TORQUE on these(they last 20-30 years) and can be removed and replaced........USING THE SAME SCREW HOLES........SAME SCREW numerous times without...
  3. Little help around trailer screws

    now who told you that??? using that which you say.....removing a spark plug........then it never goes back in tight????))))))))))))) TORQUE............UNDERSTAND IT................. then you will see....... http://www.engineersedge.com/calculators/torque_calc.htm
  4. Rant: Idiot employees who convert all text into outlines

    hahahahahaha i remember thinking i got a deal when i bought 4 megs a rams for $100)))) gave me a total of 8.....i was big timin it))))) or the 4" HAND SCANNER.....for $200))))
  5. Little help around trailer screws

    these ALUMINUM framed trailers, with ALUMINUM SHEETS.... attached with STEEL SCREWS arent made to withstand years of vibration. the ones that are POP RIVITED......are more durable. especially the 3/16 or 1/4 inch rivits. as for what i did REMOVE.... and REPLACE.......they were not removing the...
  6. Little help around trailer screws

    if you shred the screw......you need someone who can operate a tool)))) just did this one.........with SQUARE DRIVE .....
  7. Little help around trailer screws

    R & R.............SCREWS............. I KNOW........but i dont have the right screw tip)))) WRONG.......... there are TORX(6 POINTED) and these small trailers use an 8 POINTED SCREW!!!! WELLL think a minute............you could go buy 8 POINT BITS........or use a 4 POINT SQUARE HEAD)))
  8. Wall Murals at Indoor Swim School

    I........ 2ND the paint it..............but then you would need to be a painter)))))
  9. Functional Aging...anybody up on it?

    AS 1 OF THOSE......... iam 71, i can say i agree with the "keep moving" and doing people, once you give up and sit the days away.........death aint far away...........no matter what physical aliments you have......most can be worked around. i have A muscle disease called INCLUSIVE BODY...
  10. Rant: Idiot employees who convert all text into outlines

    the only time i CONVERT TO CURVES for text in corel is when i send a file to another production place. THEY WANT IT THAT WAY...... cause they may not have the fonts........and that FILE is saved as a xxxxxcc.cdr
  11. Trying to age a newly painted sign

    THE CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID & MINERAL SPIRITS are of petroleum base.......TURPS IS NOT. they all thin paint........BUT do different thing in combination with paint. i know old sign guys who like GASOLINE..... as their thinner)))) dont mean its good for paint longevity. if you looked a the the...
  12. Trying to age a newly painted sign

    CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID?????? OH GOD........how did you arrive there???? the more junk you put in your paint the less life the paint has....... stick with TURPS or MINERAL SPIRITS. i have in the past mixed LACQUER THINNER in one shot....but only when its really cold....does make paint flow...
  13. Trying to age a newly painted sign

    #1.........if you were looking for faded old paint look.......then you shoulda painted it that way rather then trying to knock it back now. anything you do to the paint is also gona effect the door paint. so then your gona have to age the WHOLE CAR!!! WHITE PAINT & BLACK shoulda been thinned...
  14. Level or Parallel for parking garage signage?

    LEVEL is only the start point..........with a level.......IF YOU FEEL the need to adjust ok.........sorta like the FORD VAN SIDES.........roof runs down hill to back.........center body line runs up hill to rear....lettering in between, find as level line ADJUST......TO EYE.........
  15. Level or Parallel for parking garage signage?

    you got one of these????? USE IT))))
  16. Font program or app???

    i have BITSTREAM FONT NAVIGATOR.........comes with corel or you ca d/l it...............
  17. Most Attention Grabbing Window Perf NOW IN STOCK!

    hope it is better then that old "holographic vinyl" they had years ago . i had a roll of it i won at a sign show, had an outdoor life bout 6 months, ate blades cause it was some sorta metallic material..........and the adhesive SUCKED))))
  18. Jesse Hill - J Hill Designs- needs your thoughts and prayers

    THAT SUCKS......... i know how things can spin outa control at bars.......I GREW UP IN ONE(1957-65) and later owned and ran it.(78-81) i dont drink, never have...............dont frequent any bars......last troublemaker i ran outa mine........i took a running chain saw and went for...
  19. Yeti Cup Wrap?

    hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm lived in saratsota for 18 years and driving to venice, fl(just south of sarasota)was this place called TERVIS TUMBLERS.....now iam talking 1980's------- and i will bet they are making the ones for YETI))))))and if you wanted a couple dozen for advertisement they will put...
  20. Does Vinyl Lose Stickiness (Vinyl shelf life)?

    as for your present problem........"the wall" i think is the problem. DID YOU PAINT IT? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE PAINT IS? IS IT GLOSS, SEMI GLOSS OR FLAT?? vinyl wont stick to FLAT LATEX PAINT............ your best recourse in this is to make sure the wall is is either gloss or semi...
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