I swear that I posted about this here and on Facebook, but I could not find either. I mentioned posting pictures in OG VX's thread, which is where I found them--post #458! My ex got my Forester depressingly dirty and then I managed to make things worse while making repairs:
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Originally Posted by Xist
These are samples of how the car was when I got it back:
I do not know what she had on the plastic, but I scraped off a portion:
I really like cleaning with water, just because it cannot leave a residue. When I pulled the floor mats, the carpet looked clean, but was sticky, so I grabbed my citrus cleaner. It said to use a rag and then clean with soap and water. I have scrubbed the mats with plain water, dish soap, and citrus cleaner. I am currently trying two parts hydrogen peroxide and one part blue Dawn. I found some lady's blog. She showed a picture of her floor mats and said that it was embarrassing that she allowed them to get that dirty, even with four kids.
I thought mine looked worse and it probably took those four kids longer.
The lady said that once you sprayed the cleaner on it, run them through the washing machine. |
https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...tml#post492995
This isn't the blog where I found the formula (and long story), this is where that blogger said she found the formula (and her long story).
Clearly, this has nothing to do with the shed, except that I am not getting back to the shed until I clean Mom's nasty floormats. I wanted to clean them last weekend, pulled them today and hosed them off, and of course it took me far too long to track down the formula.
I had wanted to soak them in the bathtub, but I was supposed to run my brother's bath over an hour ago.
The floormats, of course, are currently in a big red cooler. I had also wanted to fill it with hot soapy water so I could clean all of Mom's dishes. It is so full that you cannot use it, but I really need to finish progress reports.
By the way, I went to work on the shed yesterday, but it had rained, and I had left my circular saw outside, so I brought it inside to dry.
It will be okay, right?
Right?!
Also, I just learned about rip fences\saw guides, and I am ordering
this:
It is by Makita, but one by Craftsman is a couple times as expensive, although as far as I can tell the only differences are the name and the price.
Apparently it isn't precise because of how narrow the guide is. I may end up screwing a 6" or longer piece of wood to it.
I don't like my Harbor Freight clamp edge and saw guide. I need to use a speed square to ensure that it is actually straight and it usually takes several tries to get it lined up right where you want it.
Since you clamp it in place you need to unclamp it to adjust and it seems that clamping and unclamping moves it from side-to-side, and perhaps adjusts the angle.