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- Thu Oct 04, 2018 8:09 pm
- Forum: Useful Tips
- Topic: biodegradable non-plastic hand cleansers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5197
biodegradable non-plastic hand cleansers
To reduce my usage of anything with plastic microbeads to clean my hands I've used a very old "sugar soap" from my father in law, which uses sand... this coats the sink in sand that seems to persist for ages. I've used a mix of sugar and detergent which did not work too well. Finally have ...
- Thu Dec 03, 2015 6:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Spotted today.
- Replies: 2449
- Views: 698482
Re: Spotted today.
Rose Taupe car on the way up the A217 at Reigate Hill, as I was driving down it
- Tue Apr 07, 2015 8:54 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Bleaching Wood
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8145
Re: Bleaching Wood
a cheap source of oxalic acid if you grow rubharb, the leaves are packed with it, which is why it's not a good idea to eat them. my grandfather used a solution made by finely chopping the leaves and steeping them in hot water for an hour or two, used it to bleach wood for furniture
- Mon Apr 06, 2015 7:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Spotted today.
- Replies: 2449
- Views: 698482
Re: Spotted today.
High class parking area in Kingston upon Thames Sainsbury's[frame][/frame]
- Sat Apr 19, 2014 8:59 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: What engine oil should I use
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5295
Re: What engine oil should I use
Keep an eye on Wilko for half price DIY offers, I picked up 4 5l tubs of 20W50 for £5 each in February
Martin
Martin
- Wed Oct 02, 2013 5:46 pm
- Forum: Concours Forum
- Topic: 1098 inlet -exhaust manifold colour(s)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7890
Re: 1098 inlet -exhaust manifold colour(s)
That's the finish I went for!MarkyB wrote:Ferrous oxide brown is very popular too!
- Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:00 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Rear Leaf Spring clamps
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7743
Re: Rear Leaf Spring clamps
The U bolts are where the axle crosses the spring
- Sat Jun 08, 2013 12:04 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: wiring diagram needed...badly
- Replies: 3
- Views: 902
Re: wiring diagram needed...badly
You have PM
- Sat Jun 08, 2013 11:54 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Alvis TC21/100 Grey Lady
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2677
Re: Alvis TC21/100 Grey Lady
Lovely!
A bit too far off for me
A bit too far off for me
- Sat Jun 08, 2013 11:51 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Lidl Endoscopic Camera in stock again
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2512
Re: Lidl Endoscopic Camera in stock again
Apparently not to be used for medical examinations!!
- Fri Jun 07, 2013 1:54 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Lidl Endoscopic Camera in stock again
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2512
Re: Lidl Endoscopic Camera in stock again
Just got one today and used it to pick up the headlining tensioning wire at the side of the dashboard, really clear picture, with adjustable brightness of the LEDs and adjustable contrast on the display
- Sat Jun 01, 2013 11:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Yanks vs. Limeys Glossary...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3067
Re: Yanks vs. Limeys Glossary...
bmcecosse wrote:Almost as worrying as the day I asked the typist (in Tx) if she had a rubber i could use.........
- Wed May 08, 2013 9:28 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Butchered Battery Box/Engine steady Mount!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3065
Re: Butchered Battery Box/Engine steady Mount!
I think in reference to "the mighty torque of the 948"Coalmossian wrote:??????????????????????????????????????????bmcecosse wrote:
Maybe I'm thick but I don't understand the point of this?
- Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:05 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: WHAT IS YOUR TOP FIVE FAVOURITE RECORDS(SONGS)?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2885
Re: WHAT IS YOUR TOP FIVE FAVOURITE RECORDS(SONGS)?
1, Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpJ0cyXbMbI 2, When the Levee Breaks, Led Zeppelin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MRLoqIxr3o Prefer the Led Zeppelin version, but this has it's attractions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH-_9cwdLug ...
- Sun Apr 21, 2013 12:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: rally entry fee by cheque.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3608
Re: rally entry fee by cheque.
I have to say I like a printed version, even though I do a lot of things on the computer, I like just flicking through the magazine to see what I want to read in depth, or just skim over, doesn't seem the same online
- Sun Apr 21, 2013 12:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: rally entry fee by cheque.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3608
Re: rally entry fee by cheque.
lambrettalad wrote: I remember people recalling their fondness for the chalk and slate in school
- Sat Apr 20, 2013 10:46 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: alternator(oops)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1852
Re: alternator(oops)
Mine came with the required cable, one thick and one thin to the starter switch, and the other to the ignition light
- Sun Apr 07, 2013 9:59 pm
- Forum: Do you know....?
- Topic: Starting Handle/Wheelbrace
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3079
Re: Starting Handle/Wheelbrace
In my experience the brace was no good for undoing wheel nuts, it just bent
- Sun Mar 31, 2013 10:20 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: New advertisement feature ?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6008
Re: New advertisement feature ?
Start PC in safe mode with networking then start Spybot as administrator (right click and select run as admin). select startup from the tools option and go through the different programs that run when the PC is started up, ideally you should have as few items as possible, if not sure what things are...
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:36 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: New advertisement feature ?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6008
Re: New advertisement feature ?
Always worth booting in safe mode and running spybot again, picks up some of the nasties that hide in running files.