Little tips u have learnt the hard way

BonnetJizz · tinkerer Joined: 05 May 2003 Posts: 137

err..
thinners melts plastic
not good putting 3L thinned paint in plastic on painted concrete overnight

forgetting to use rust convertor on a panel... full paint process then next morning !!!! F*7&*NG RUST

MR_GEMI

ouch!! there would be lots of tool throwing on my behalf if that happened to me!
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paddles · rice boy Joined: 01 Sep 2003 Posts: 12

oops!

goons hired goons · petrol head Joined: 04 Jul 2002 Posts: 3268

its times like that, that swear words come in handy

TuFf · backyard mechanic Joined: 17 Sep 2002 Posts: 502

or beer lol

TXcoupe · petrol head Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 1675

always check second hand parts before you put them in. i had a seized selector in a gearbox once.

BonnetJizz · tinkerer Joined: 05 May 2003 Posts: 137

yea coughconescough and real mcoy got me thru the situation and allowed me to power up the wirebrush once more

Loz · backyard mechanic Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 943

I helped a mate put a new head on his car. I did most of it though. He put the head onto the block and I tourqued it down. I asked him if he checked if the engine turned ok. What I didnt know was he only rocked it back and forwards, not turning it right around. Long story short, the cam was 180deg. out and half the rockers were snapped in half with big indent in the top of the pistons.

So the tip is always check things yourself!!

Frederick Stienheld · petrol head Joined: 05 Sep 2002 Posts: 2719

When I let my friends work on my gem I always check their work and they get cut. It's just the way it works though, I never trust a job unless I've done it myself

Tex · tinkerer Joined: 13 Feb 2003 Posts: 163

Like not setting the tapets before attaching the cam chain, turning the engine and hearing the ping of a valve bending! Very SHITTY!