Been fighting with a cracked bumper on a 2019 Civic for days. Tried plastic welding with a cheap kit from Harbor Freight and it just made it worse. Then I grabbed some fiberglass mesh tape and sandwiched it between two layers of epoxy on the back side. Held solid after sanding and priming, no flex cracks showing. Anybody else got a go-to method for thin plastic that keeps splitting?
I used to think you had to let sourdough rise at room temp no matter what. Then last month I had seven straight days where my loaves came out flat and gummy. I was about to toss my starter in the trash. A baker at the farmers market in Eugene told me to try sticking the dough in the fridge for 18 hours instead of 2 on the counter. First try came out with the best oven spring I've ever gotten. Now I keep my dough in the fridge for most of the bulk ferment and only let it warm up for shaping. Has anyone else found that cold retarding fixes more problems than it causes?
I always figured he mixed woods depending on the cook. Read it in his new book last night. Anyone else thought he switched it up sometimes?
I used to use whatever bondo was on sale at AutoZone, but last month I filled a dent on a 2017 Civic and ended up with a sinkhole after curing. Switched to Rage Gold and the stuff sands smooth without pinholing every time. Anyone else have a brand that saved their paint jobs?
She just clicked two buttons and said 'don't worry about it' without me even asking, has anyone else had a bank employee actually save them money on the spot like that?
Was on a job at a house off Maple Street in Portland last week and a kid helper pointed out I was using the 12 gauge notch for 14 gauge wire. My cuts were always a little jagged but I figured that was normal. Anyone else have a basic tool habit they did backwards forever?
Old dude named Jerry on the new construction site downtown watched me lay a row and said my mortar was soup. Told me it loses 20% strength if it's too wet. Never even thought about it like that before. Anyone else get called out on a habit they didn't know was bad?
I used to just pile my floppies horizontally in short stacks on my shelf. A guy at my local shop in Portland saw me doing it and said 'you're gonna ruin the spines doing that, you gotta stand them up with backing boards.' I switched to standing them upright with boards and bags on all my books from the last 2 years. The difference is huge, no more bent corners or spine roll. Has anyone else gotten a simple tip like that that completely changed how you store your collection?
She explained how mRNA tech had been studied since the early 1990s for cancer, so the COVID shot wasn't built from scratch in a year. Made me wonder how many other conspiracies fall apart when you actually look at the paper trails, has anyone else found a specific scientist that changed your view on something?
I bought a set of those glass meal prep containers with the snap lids from Target thinking they'd be perfect for my budget meals. Turns out the lids cracked after two uses in the microwave and the glass shattered when I dropped one. Now I'm back to using my old plastic ones from the dollar store that have lasted me three years. Has anyone else had bad luck with those expensive containers?