It is so hard to hold off on doing repairs!!!
I just got my two boxes worth of Amsoil products (enough forall, except brake and coolant,fluids in both truck and my wife's Galant VR-4), and I changed my trans fluid and about half way through I realized that we are taking the truck into the dealer for a pre-cross country trip check up, since I am going to be close to the end of my warranty at the end of the trip, and want to get any issues taken care of now. Well it dawned on me that I probably should wait until I have that done, just in case they need to fix something then I would have waisted the money on the oil they are just going to dump... I have a whole 'nother week! This is sooo hard to put off working on a vehicle. I guess there is always the wife's car, not that it is nearly as fun as working on my own (don't tell her that)

Also, I need to change out coolant, and wasn't sure what kind to use, and so I called the dealer, and they charge $20 per gal of coolant! that is $100 in coolant alone, not water, not disposing of the old stuff... So I asked how much to have them do it (expecting something like $150 or so and they said $75... So I decided I will have them do it, so much easier then trying to collect all the old stuff and disposing of it (legally, that is) and it is cheaper for the Mopar coolant. They must buy the stuff in huge vats (55 gallon drums or more?) else they wouldn't make any money on that.

 

you could always detail it better than it's ever been done before. That will take some time if done anally :-)

 

lol too late for that... I did that before, when I was waiting... could always do it again this time with more detail

I normaly would be working on my motorcycle, but I recently had to move to an apt, so space to work on stuff is slim and my tools are all packed up, well my AC and welder and powder coating equipment are at least, and that is where I am at on my bike...

 

Speaking of working on stuff. Does anyone in here do there own spray on bed liners, rocker panels? I've been thinking about getting the equipment anddoing some myself, I have plenty ofstuf that could use rhino-lined around the ranch here likesemi's, trailers, farm machery, pickups. Just wondering how easy it is and how much it costs for equipment. I haven't looked that much into, just been thinking about it.

 

sometime i help my moms buddy who onws a rhino shop here in Asheville and the stuff alone to do my truck was like 70$ just for the material to do a pretty heavy coat. If you really want, I can try and get you a quote on how much everything in the shop...

 

I am curious if you can do that.

 

i talked on the phone..he said when i get back intown he will have price for every item for me....but for now he said he has bout 8000 in just the sparyers, mixers, scrapers, buffers, and all the other good stuff...but remember.....he also owns a shop that is just rhino lining!

 

That is not bad, 8000 for the machinery, 75 in supplies per vehicle. the public pays between 350-500 depending. There is money there.

 

o yeah...each truck takes under 3 or 4 hours as well....they are for sure making money...i did my own as a first timer in 4 hours...

 

Nice. If only I can convince the wife for the need of the equiptment.