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From: Ohio
Water with a low Ph will etch the paint and glass. The minerals in the water actually are acidic. These etchings do not wipe or wash off like regular minel spots.
As for water softeners, my well water is so hard that it takes a large amount of salt to soften. I tried rinsing my truck with a couple buckets of it and wound up with salt residue all over my truck.
Reverse osmosis water is the way to go for washing. Then dry it with a leaf blower. Finsh of the remaining spots with a slightly damp micro fiber cloth.
More Turbo
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Clay is the ultimate.
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From: Foothills, CA
I'm another that is envious of those that have designed and built their houses - huge garage would be on my list for-sure...!
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Joined: Feb 2017
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From: N. Texas
. Traffic has gotten too bad around the area and we just don't ride any more. I had surgery on the right shoulder about 6 years ago and had the right bicep tendon re-attached at the elbow this past Feb and just had the left elbow repaired surgically this past November. Between living in a rural area on 3.5 acres and the grand kids, riding is just not in the cards.
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From: Louisiana
Can one HAVE too much garage??????????! I joke with my brother-in-law (another motor head) all we need is a 6 - 8 car garage with an apartment over it!
I'm another that is envious of those that have designed and built their houses - huge garage would be on my list for-sure...!
I'm another that is envious of those that have designed and built their houses - huge garage would be on my list for-sure...!
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Feb 2017
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From: N. Texas
Agree, but I'm not moving again unless I absolutely have to. I need to add on to the shed so my truck can be covered, build a pole barn in the back to put the tractor in, ...... It's just time and $$$....
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From: North Central Washington
Man, that's beautiful and your truck turned out nice to! LOL
No really, your truck does look really nice. I just had my old Bronco painted last summer "2012 Ford Raptor Molten Orange Pearl". My painter recommended that I have that done to it before I start driving it.
As far as garages go we don't have anything parked completely covered. We have a 30' x 30' shop that is packed with everything except a complete vehicle. The Bronco frame is in there now taking up the only bay I have to work in. If I want to work on my Duly I have to move lot of stuff. Especially if it's going to be an overnight.
Again nice parking garage and truck!
No really, your truck does look really nice. I just had my old Bronco painted last summer "2012 Ford Raptor Molten Orange Pearl". My painter recommended that I have that done to it before I start driving it.
As far as garages go we don't have anything parked completely covered. We have a 30' x 30' shop that is packed with everything except a complete vehicle. The Bronco frame is in there now taking up the only bay I have to work in. If I want to work on my Duly I have to move lot of stuff. Especially if it's going to be an overnight.
Again nice parking garage and truck!
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From: Louisiana
I figure that I have one more move left in me. I’ll build one more home, and that will be it. After that, my next move will take place when they take me to the cemetery.
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From: Louisiana
Man, that's beautiful and your truck turned out nice to! LOL
No really, your truck does look really nice. I just had my old Bronco painted last summer "2012 Ford Raptor Molten Orange Pearl". My painter recommended that I have that done to it before I start driving it.
As far as garages go we don't have anything parked completely covered. We have a 30' x 30' shop that is packed with everything except a complete vehicle. The Bronco frame is in there now taking up the only bay I have to work in. If I want to work on my Duly I have to move lot of stuff. Especially if it's going to be an overnight.
Again nice parking garage and truck!
No really, your truck does look really nice. I just had my old Bronco painted last summer "2012 Ford Raptor Molten Orange Pearl". My painter recommended that I have that done to it before I start driving it.
As far as garages go we don't have anything parked completely covered. We have a 30' x 30' shop that is packed with everything except a complete vehicle. The Bronco frame is in there now taking up the only bay I have to work in. If I want to work on my Duly I have to move lot of stuff. Especially if it's going to be an overnight.
Again nice parking garage and truck!
When I planned my current home, my goal was to keep the garage solely for the purpose of housing the vehicles. I can’t stand trying to walk around in a crowded garage while trying to get to and in/out of a vehicle.
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