The Lair

I always snag the 4ft by 4ft pieces of cardboard that Costco uses to stabilize products on pallets. They give them away for free and I lay two of them down and then pull the car/truck on top of them. Helps catch any stray drips from the filter on my wife's car. The truck is easy. I just stick an empty glass bottle under the drain and unscrew it!

 

No stop it. We agreed to pricing already

Don’t be that guy

 

Are you painting yourself to save money?

 

Yeh you 6cyl guys have it made (in that respect)!

I will have my wife grab some cardboard next time she is at Costco. Thanks man!

 

Are you actually buying it?

 

If you do happen to spill a bit, a good kitchen soap (something with a good de-greaser in it) works wonders. I spilled 5+ quarts on my driveway last time I changed the oil in the truck. I mopped up what i could with paper towels and then grabbed the soap from under the kitchen sink. I poured a large amount on the oil spots and scrubbed them with a stiff bristle brush (happened to be a tire brush), then rinsed the whole area with the garden hose. Surprising, you wouldn't even be able to tell. Not a single stain remains on the driveway from the incident and it would have been a large stain.

 

I have the top one, I love it!

 

You should have asked Hannah to help. I told you this with Angel. It's an excuse to get dirty and all touchy feely with painting each other.

Edit: is Hannah's taco there?

Edit 2: what color paint? It looks a bit darker than the one I use in my flips. I used Light Pewter. I like it! The semi-gloss white trim will really pop with that color wall and the darker floors.

 

I just put down a tarp, 4 cylinder oil filter locations suck!

 

Yes they are the worst!

When I lived in the "country," I used to just change my oil in my driveway because it was dirt, and it didn't matter if I spilled a little. But my wife got sick of the bugs, the wood stove and the lack of a dishwasher, so now I am in the big city with a nice garage and I am scared to fuck it up!

#firstworldproblems

 

Yes. Contractor wanted to charge me $1k to do this room. I have $70 in materials. It will probably take me a week because i get lazy. But i have 2.5 walls done so far

 

Sara and I had a lunch date at Old Chicago

 

Lol. There is this stuff called brake cleaner. You should check it out.

 

Id say loosen it a little, let the oil drain out. Then slowly take it off more. One turn at a time. I havent seen the filter, but im guessing it can be taken off without much spilling.

All my previous cars had bottom filters. Honda is known for it maybe. But it is possible to get it off cleanly. Or at least without it on the ground, and just down your arm.

 

That looks delicious!!!!

I had Taco Bell for lunch.

 

TWSS Shirt!

 

That didn't even cross my mind...thanks for the tip! I will remember that in the future!!

 

I thought I was until David started the price jacking comment. @Subway4X4 is really rubbing off on him

 

Just throwing it out there, but could you just punch a hole in the end of it with a awl or screwdriver and let it drain, and then unscrew the filter?