NOMADICISTA

Heating pros get all squirrelly and peculiar when domestic hot water gets close to anything else (like anti-freeze) in a heat exchanger. They're worried about contamination of drinking water (or any water people _might_ drink) by anything else - especially anti-freeze. Since it can real hard to acco...

Good to have the plan "signed off". Means you can start getting to physical.

Rufus

Your horse definitely had a good long run and lucky have somebody to care a bit and take responsibility. Back to the earth and keep on being part of the big circle.

Take care around that hole, though.

Rufus

Maybe it just the angle but it looks like you got plenty of room in there. Looks like a great start.

Rufus

Thanks Stuart. Good people, good place.

Hey Jim,

Boy that sounds a lot like "real life". But keep swinging. Remember the fly in the saucer of milk (or something like that) - keep swimming it'll eventually turn to butter! Hope the van turns out good - they've always looked like a promising vehicle to me.

Cheers, Rufus

That looks so perfect I kinda wonder if necessity was the mother...

Rufus

If the pro's like heat guns, they must work. <g> But man DO keep that gun moving! If there are any decals someplace kinda out of sight, well, you know where to start. <g> Acetone is usually used to clean up GRP and flashes off fast. You have to move fast and keep the rag clean and wet because it doe...

What kind of surface are you looking for? I can see few different options. 1) Don't mess with the decals, just clean, abrade a little (quick hit with a sander) and paint. The decal outline would probably still be visible. 2) Use the sander more aggressively to remove the decals; don't know what happ...

Careful with that heat gun around the fiberglass. IIRC, good polyester GRP (the most common kind, used in boat building and for molds) starts to distort at about 225F. That's not very hot. Specs for a common Milwaukee heat gun from Home Depot for paint stripping claim temps up to 1000F.

Rufus

One thing about a million things to do: There's almost always something you can get in to that'll take you the right direction, no matter what mood you're in. <g> BTDT. Kinda neat, actually...

Cheers

Rufus

Lois, You're an inspiration for the new year. And open space can be so, well, expansive! About 5 years ago I realized that the bachelor botch that I was denning in just kinda weighed on my mind. Been living a bit cleaner each year since and it definitely helps all the bits of daily life. You got som...

Great. Thanks, Dennis.

Progress in the right direction to start the new year. That's better than 10 resolutions!

Rufus

Golly, a free and running van is hard to turn down. <g> A one ton gasser usually gets about 8-10 mpg. Towing something over 2000 lbs (like... just about anything) it'll be less.

Happy New Year! Looks like you're getting a running start. <g>


Rufus