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Post your Car Hacks Here.. Can be in general or from your personal experience...
1. Fix a Temp Gas Leak- . For a temporary fix before seeing your local mechanic, chew the mintie until it sticks to your teeth. When this happens chew it further to flatten it out. With a rag wipe the area around the leak until it is as dry as possible and then apply the mintie. Works like a charm until you get to the mechanic right away.
2. Use toothpaste to clean your headlights - They will be sparkling in no time!
3. Cleaning Residue from Windshield Registration Stickers- Use Peanut Butter ....Yes PEANUT BUTTER,,,Comes off in no time..Oh and also a wet newspaper will do the trick.
4. Don't hurt your fingers trying to open a Key Ring- Use a staple remover!
5. Turn on your heated seat warmer to keep food esp pizza hot for the drive home
6. Don't bang you door into the garage wall anymore... Use a half of pool noodle!
7. Use sharpie for paint scratch
8. Hang a tennis ball at the back of your garage roof as a parking guide. If you have trouble gauging the distance between the front or back of your car and the garage wall when parking then this is for you. You?ll need a two screw hooks, string or yarn and a tennis ball.
To start have your vehicle parked in the right position. Then, using a ladder and the string, measure the distance between the roof and the middle of your windscreen, add an extra foot (for knot tying) then cut. Once this is done you can put together the guide by screwing the first hook into the tennis ball and the other into your roof directly above the middle of your windscreen and then tie the string to each hook.The tennis ball should sit nicely in the middle of your windscreen. If it doesn?t untie one of the knots and adjust the height using the additional length.
1. Fix a Temp Gas Leak- . For a temporary fix before seeing your local mechanic, chew the mintie until it sticks to your teeth. When this happens chew it further to flatten it out. With a rag wipe the area around the leak until it is as dry as possible and then apply the mintie. Works like a charm until you get to the mechanic right away.
2. Use toothpaste to clean your headlights - They will be sparkling in no time!
3. Cleaning Residue from Windshield Registration Stickers- Use Peanut Butter ....Yes PEANUT BUTTER,,,Comes off in no time..Oh and also a wet newspaper will do the trick.
4. Don't hurt your fingers trying to open a Key Ring- Use a staple remover!
5. Turn on your heated seat warmer to keep food esp pizza hot for the drive home
6. Don't bang you door into the garage wall anymore... Use a half of pool noodle!
7. Use sharpie for paint scratch
8. Hang a tennis ball at the back of your garage roof as a parking guide. If you have trouble gauging the distance between the front or back of your car and the garage wall when parking then this is for you. You?ll need a two screw hooks, string or yarn and a tennis ball.
To start have your vehicle parked in the right position. Then, using a ladder and the string, measure the distance between the roof and the middle of your windscreen, add an extra foot (for knot tying) then cut. Once this is done you can put together the guide by screwing the first hook into the tennis ball and the other into your roof directly above the middle of your windscreen and then tie the string to each hook.The tennis ball should sit nicely in the middle of your windscreen. If it doesn?t untie one of the knots and adjust the height using the additional length.