Choose your color scheme:
The Vette Barn  
 
Go Back   The Vette Barn > C1 & C2 Corvette > C1 & C2 Corvette Open Discussion
Register Photo Albums Today's Posts Search Experience

C1 & C2 Corvette Open Discussion General and technical C1 & C2 Corvette discussion - ownership, maintenance, repairs, modifications, restoration

User Tag List

Reply
 
Share Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 07-06-2023, 12:26pm   #1
RatDog
Barn Stall Owner #114
Points: 2,202, Level: 30
Activity: 0.7%
 
RatDog's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2022
Location: Golden Triangle, Florida
Posts: 199
Thanks: 53
Thanked 174 Times in 72 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $500
Default Tips, advice, suggestions

I thought I'd start a thread about tips, ideas, and workarounds we've discovered that might be useful to others in the garage. I'll start with two:

1. After trying pretty much every glass cleaner on the market to keep my windshields and car windows clean and streak-free, I finally made my own mixture of 50/50 distilled water and rubbing alcohol. Works great and leaves no streaks or water spots (and cheap).

2. For you old geezers like myself who have no problem getting down on the garage floor with the help of gravity but struggle to get back up, get these push up handles.

You'll be surprised at how easy it is to push yourself up off the floor with these things. They are only a couple of inches high so I don't think it's the height that helps, I think it's the grip. It takes all of the strain off of your wrists. These things are a must for me. I keep them in my tool box and take them down with me when I get under my car. I got them on Amazon.

How about some more tips? I know you have them.

Take care,
Steve
Attached Thumbnails
Push up handles.jpg  

RatDog is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to RatDog For This Useful Post:
Old 07-06-2023, 6:11pm   #2
snide
Barn Raising II,III
NCM Supporter '13
Bantayan Kids '17
Points: 216,817, Level: 100
Activity: 53.6%
 
snide's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: I could never live there.
Posts: 339,934
Thanks: 200,281
Thanked 30,508 Times in 14,293 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $108033784
Default

I do have some auto glass cleaner that I think works well.

The tip with the Perfect PushUps is cool, and I have a set. But I'm don't usually find myself passed out on the garage floor...

snide is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to snide For This Useful Post:
Reply

The Vette Barn > C1 & C2 Corvette > C1 & C2 Corvette Open Discussion



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 2:01am.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Copyright © 2009 - 2024 The Vette Barn


Support the Barn:
 
Download the Mobile App;
 
Follow us on Facebook:

Become a Stall Owner

 

Apple iOS App        Google Android App

 

Visit our Facebook page