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Old 07-12-2022, 07:42 PM   #168 (permalink)
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Right! I am ordering that rip fence! Done!

I always say that I am going to do stuff the first thing in the morning, but wake up, check my notifications, get distracted by crazy current events, etc., and haven't started anything hours later.

However, this morning I woke up, put on my shoes, and took the floor mats outside to dry.

My brother was kind enough to throw Mom's floor mats, which I ran through the washer, in the dryer, with a dryer sheet.

They seem okay, but the Camry logo is falling off.

How do I reattach that?!

I sprayed the same solution that I used on the floor mats on my Accord interior.

The same solution that I hosed off the floor mats.

I started using damp washcloths to wipe off the solution, but it just sudsed, so I removed my front seats and hosed them off.

They will dry in the Arizona sun, right?!

I got on the computer to look up how to remove the rear seats in my Accord, but forgot. I figured that it was a few fasteners, but I couldn't find any.

The cloth backing is attached with velcro on the corners. That covers the bolts. Two 12mm ones for the back and one 10mm for the seat, then one more 10mm for each side.

Unfortunately, Mom came in my room for something silly and mentioned that it was raining.

"My front seats are getting rained on! All of my Accord doors are open!

"So, take care of it!" She shouted as she ever-so-slowly backed out of my room and into the living room.

Not being Spiderman, I was unable to pass her climbing the walls.

It mostly stopped before long, but I put the back seat on its side on an extra wire-rack shelf on the porch, with my shop fan blowing on it.

I honestly fear that the best way to remove the soap from my carpeting is to pour water on it and then use dozens of old towels to dry up the water. I remember a video where a guy cleaned out his carpet with a hose and vacuum.

No, it wasn't ChrisFix. Let's see if his video has anything useful.

Anyway, I thought that I would try pouring a pitcher of water on the carpet and then use my shop vac.

I remembered that the bottom of the lid says to remove the disk filter, so I dismantled the lid, and didn't see any additional filter. I looked it up and found a 2-minute and 2-year-old video that looked 20 years old and should have lasted 20 seconds.

The disk filter goes over the canister filter, under the ring clamp.

I don't have one of those.

Eight minutes in, ChrisFix says to disconnect your battery terminal, remove your front seats, disconnecting the cable underneath first.

He moved the seat forward and back to access the bolts easier, which I did on my driver's seat, but then it didn't want to adjust to center, and I scratched my interior removing the seat.

It wasn't that much more difficult removing the passenger seat without sliding it and then I was able to remove it without scratching anything.

Well, I am supposed to be seeing a client. I was supposed to see one already, but nobody does therapy in the Grand Canyon!
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