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A virgin receiver is a virgin receiver. It can be built into a pistol if it is truly virgin or it can be built into an AOW or a long gun. Once a long gun it cannot be made into an AOW. Pistols can be made into AOW's and virgin receivers can be made into AOW's. An SOT can register and engrave a virgin or pistol receiver into AOW status and file a form 2 with the ATF and file paperwork for a form 4 to an individual and the AOW will transfer with the $5 tax or an individual can file a form 1 with a pistol or virgin receiver and pay $200 and get it engraved once approved.
If the SOT constructs a brand new receiver, he can make an AOW on it. Nobody goes to jail. Nobody loses a license. Probably have to Xfer on a F4 at that point, but that's sementics.
An AOW cannot ever have had a butt stock attached.
Please familiarize yourself with the laws before providing misleading information.
Okay, so all of yall say I dont know what I am saying or what?
How many of you are licensed manufacturers and have done this?
One thing is for sure, you aint gonna AOW any saiga12 that came in this country and you can take that to the bank.
I was a licensed 02/07 SOT manufacturer for 6 years, a licensed importer and an Class 1 and a Class 3 dealer. You can build a AOW from a virgin receiver. You need a virgin receiver. Any of the US made 1.5mm wall thickness RPK/Yugo style receivers can be used if the rails and center support are changed to Saiga shotgun configuration and the magwell is opened up. A couple of hours work, some drill bits, rivetting tools and a welder. Then its just a question of registering it as an AOW either by a manufacturer or by an individual on a form 1. The Saiga shotgun has all the parts you need on it so yes, you are going to do it with a Saiga 12 that came into this country.
I went back and read the whole first page on this.
I specifically was referring to the saiga 12.
There was mention I see about making a new receiver and doing a form 4.
I don't know WTF I was thinking but I ain't gonna apologize for shit.
TRX -- your 12 gauge obviously doesn't have a shoulder stock on it if it's an AOW and the barrel is under 18". It ain't a Saiga either.
Nalioth, You aint the ATF god of laws.
Civvies can't have an AOW saiga 12. THAT would be a postie.
You seem hell-bent on ignoring the other folks here who know the laws (since I don't know nothin')
You can build an AOW on a virgin receiver.
A SOT 7 can manufacture all the virgin receivers they like.
Can you do the simple math?
Here is Tom Cole's announcement over at the Saiga-12 board: SBS and AOW 8 inch 12 ga. models - Saiga-12.com
He can obviously comprehend the law.


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|My father ran a small booster in his 34 ford and it turned out to be inadequate. I would run as big as will fit.
s10 to 49 olds
If you have room, go for the 9 inch.
Check out the wiki on the cavalier rack install. One issue is the length of the steering arms. To get them in sync with the rack travel I used Chevelle front steer arms and flipped sides to make them rear steer (slight grinding to fit the spindle but I may have had to ream them to fit). If you use the stock chevy arms they are too long and will reduce your turning radius.
|As long as I am tearing the whole front end apart I'm planning to spend $40 for a used Cavalier R&P and get rid of all the OLD steering components. As for the kit from CPP I have a choice of 7,8 or 9" booster.
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Yup, the kit was cheaper than piecemeal, and it all worked together.
From memory ( here we go again) The ball joints and spindles were compatible. As noted, I did have to shave the outer A frame a bit.
You may have an issue with the steering arms. I ended up with Chevelle arms to match the throw on my R&P, so I can't remember if the original arms fit the chevy spindles.
If not (bolt pattern) you will need chevy arms. You mentioned power steering. Good time to review the steering geometry. Is the pitman arm the same length as the original? Are you using the original tie rods? If all the steering is original, you will need the steering arms to be the same length (pivot length, not overall) as the original and at the same height and ackerman. Relatively minor job to bend them to match.
Don't panic, we can deal with that when you get there, just giving you a heads up.
reminder - the 7 inch booster is not ideal. Go larger if you can, or dual diaphram.
After totaling everything together last night and comparing the prices it is $160 more if I use the Drop Spindle brake kit from CPP and I get a NEW Master cylinder,Booster and hardware. So I'm going to use there Kit.
Oldguy829, When you used CPP's Chevy Dropped Spindle did the Ball Joints from the '58 Arms fit in the spindle holes without any modification? If not what did you have to do?
|Thank you very much, you answered both questions. The second photo was the one I really didn't understand. Once I get all the parts rounded up and the temp here in Wisconsin gets above freezing I will start putting it all together and let you all know how it turns out.
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The first picture is correct. 8 to 10 degrees. If you go 10, check for binding in the upper ball joint to spindle area.
Second picture. That is not an optical allusion. the mount is not parralel to the frame, neither is the lower. Exactly how much angle will be a funtion of how much positive caster you build into the static setup. 3 degrees is a great place to start.
Having a gauge is a big help. Not sure I understood your camber specs. I mocked mine up at 0 camber on both sides. Things have a tendency to change with the full weight of the vehicle out on the tires and tire size can change it. Starting at 0 is safe.
|Also I forgot to tell you that I have access to a Camber/Caster Wheel Alignment gauge so I hope this will make my life a little easier? I was going to go with 3 deg + Caster at Static Set-up because my coupe already has power steering on it. Is that OK or to much? As for the Camber is .5-1 deg + about right?
39 olds frame
Hi Guy's,
I have never done this before so your help is WELCOME and THANK YOU!
Before I start any thing I'm going to compare the 58 Pont lower arm measurements I got from earier in the post and compare them to the 39's lower arms. Then If that is a go I will take the Coil Spring out of all 4 corners and level it front to back and side to side at the ride height I'm looking for.
So far I have decided to go with '58 Pont Arms, '63 Pont Spindles, Scarebird Adaptor plate and '77 Pont Rotor and Calipers. This will be cheaper than the $699 CPP wants for there Complete Drop Spindle Brake kit for '67-70 Chevy.
I attached a couple photos that I would like both of you to look at just for clarification. Am I understanding both of these right?
Thank You,
s10 to 49 Olds
One more thing ( It's a ***** when the old memory won't pull up the trivia like it used to). I can't remember if we confirmed the application for the 39 Olds.
If the info isn't in the WIKI, let me know. Size of the lower A frame, symetrical design, and mounting holes width on the cross member should be all you need to check.
S10 to 49 Olds
Glad you decided not to cut the frame. You are going to be happy with this setup. I can't get the Wiki's to open today, so I'll have to go from memory.
As Chieftan stated, the upper control arm is mounted at an angle (from level) for anti dive. I used 8 degrees (about 1/2 inch as I recall). If you are talking about the upper A not being 90 degrees off the frame, yes, it is angled back to create the positive caster.
For spindles, the 58 Pontiac ones work great. I still have a set, as I went with the drop spindles. Drums for the 58 were still available last year from O'Reilleys, or they can be converted to discs.
Note; the lower ball joint mount on the 58 Pontiac A frame is very wide. Other than the stock ones, and the custom setup from CPP, I didn't find any other spindles that would work.
I stacked 1/2 inch of shims in my setup at the static position. Might be a little much, but I had the engine in and measuring to set up both side exactly the same was tough, so I wanted extra adjustment room. Also the extra room allowed me to try several different caster settings. For some reason the car tracks better at 2 - 2 1/4 than it did at 3 +, which surprised me.
Good luck.
Chieftan, did you get yours on the road yet?
I haven't started the Stude. Decided I needed a hauler first, so I'm working on a 54 pick up, with a 500 caddy in it. drop me a line.
The mount angled is for anti-dive. I helped oldguy829 with some of his setup and thats were I set up my 55 and oldguy829'sset up his Pontiac. IIRC we went with an angle about 10 to 15*. The front needs to be higher on both sides. I got that angle measurment from a camero subframe I had here for awile. When I set mine up I started with 2 1/8" shims on each bolt , 3 would probably work also. Just remember when you set this up the coil spring should be out , frame level f&r and side to side and lower control arm level to the ground.
If your keeping manual steering 0 degrees caster is going to be enough, power steering you can go 2-3 degrees. Higher caster handles better, but also increases steering effort, the power steering makes up for that and can be set quite abit higher. The manual can be set higher as well.
39 Olds Frame Conversion
Hello all, I'm new to this forum and going to upgrade the front suspension and brakes on my 39 olds coupe this spring. I have read the wiki 37-57 BOP suspension upgrade 5 times and have decided that is the route I'm going to take . I was going to put a 72 camaro sub-frame on but I REALLY didn't want to cut the frame and cut all the inner fender sheet metal to fit the new sub-frame so I nixed that idea. I have tracked down a set of 58 Pont upper and lower arms and I'm now trying to decide on a spindle to use so that I don't go to far in the hole cash wise . I also have a question for oldguy829. In the WIKI there is a close-up photo from above showing the Upper mount on the frame. In relation to the cross member the upper mount seems to be rotated clockwise. Why is that? To achieve proper Caster at static ? Also, did you use any shims when you set-up the mounts in there static position? GREAT WORK on the WIKI
re: S10 to '49 Olds?
On the drop spindle, it is hard to find. Keep going down the page and there is a section on just spindles. That's where I found it. Had to call and confirm that that was the spindle in the 6570SWBKD kit.
On a do over, I would have gotten the double diaphragm or moved some stuff to get a bigger booster in there. The 7 inch single diaphragm is marginal. I'm used to it now, and no big deal, car stops fine, but it doesn't feel like full power brakes.
Grafting to the lowers make sense, cause the 58 lowers are hard to find and expensive. Lots of uppers will work. Personally, I think it is less work than subframing it, and you can't really go far wrong. Worst case, you get the upper mount in the wrong place and have to cut it off and remount it.
You may want to create your own lower ball joint mount. We used the ford courier ball joints cause of the funny crows foot design, and my buddy is basically a ford guy. There may be something else that works better.
The R&P conversion was a much bigger deal, so an old fashioned power box makes sense. All my steering linkage was solid, the R&P was strictly because I didn't have room to get a box in there.
The Stude is still a mystery. I know nothing about them, just liked the body.
You know swirling around in the back of my head is the next "Frankenstein" upgrade.
Bounce this around.... Original stude lowers, but I find some lowers with ball joints that are a similar shape and width. Hack off the outside 6 inches of the stude, and inner 6 inches of the later model. Stack and weld them together with the new ones on top.
It converts the the lowers to ball joints, but effectively does what a drop spindle does, lowers the frame about 2 inches compared to the hub mount height. Then I could go drop spindles if needed and end up 4 inches low, with full suspension. Just a daydream at this point, cause I can't get the Stude till the end of March, when Nebraska thaws out, to see if a modified version of our upgrade would work. But you can bet it's the first thing I'll look at.
Good luck on your 49, keep us posted.
I want to see what you do to that '53! I grew up with one next door. For years, I thought it was a sports car from the '60s because of its shape. (The well-to-do old gentleman who owned it could always find a job around his place for a kid needing spending money).
A question for you regarding your wiki article on the BOP suspension: Is the disc brake kit you mention as an option the 6570SWBKD kit? I don't see anything in that catalog entry about the specific drop spindle (CP30101) you reference, but it otherwise seems to match your description.
I may take a similar route as your friend and just graft ball joint mounts on the original '49 Olds lower control arms. Mine are not in bad shape.
It may be nuts and more work, but I like the idea of adapting rather than cutting the frame off at the firewall.
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Stuckey is not eligible for amnesty.
Let's not get carried away. If by "playing well" you mean Charlie's hit a few shots and had his total lack of defense hidden by Andre Drummond; than yeah, he's "played well". I don't see it like that. I see a guy that will be long gone when the Pistons are a competitive team in a couple years. I see a guy that is nothing but a bad influence for our young core. I see a guy that does very little but hit a couple threes on the rare occasion that his shot is "on". I see a guy who is geting in the way of Daye, Jerebko, Drummond and TRG. Every time they show a camera shot of BoT talking to Andre on the sidelines, I throw up in my mouth a little bit. Stats be dammned! Tay Prince might actually be doing more to impede the progress of this team than Stuckey and Charlie combined. Yes, Tay is a better basketball player than Rodney Stuckey of Charlie Garbage. He'd be a solid role player on a contending team and a true difference maker. On the Pistons? He's horrible! ...and like Stuck and BoT, Tay's getting in the way of younger players who have a chance of "being there" when the Pistons hit their stride. Tay's not a veteran leader, calming influence or team captain. He's a ball-stopping malcontent who disrupts any hope of offensive flow. This team needs to stop chasing the 8th seed and start chasing a 2015 NBA championship. Collider, BoT and Mr Taysholation are prime addition by subtraction candidates!
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I don't think that any of our players rise to the level of needing to be paid to leave. We don't have any locker room cancers here. If they hurt the team and are untradable, then just use them as practice dummies and deep bench insurance. It does seem like it is about time to give Kratsov a test drive so that he's able to anchor the bench's defense when Drummond graduates to the starting role.
I wonder if Kravtsov's dad is complaining to the Russian newspapers.
With Charlie, he is 2nd on the team in +/- behind Daye and he is above breakeven. How harmful can he be to the team when we are actually ahead with him on the court? He's a flawed player, but he fits in nicely with our bench unit due to our specific personnel. As Lawrence Frank would define him, he is a "specialist" and not a "rotation player". With him gone, you'd have to replace the bench PF with a guy who can't shoot at all and it might make Bynum and Drummond way less effective.
When you look at the stats for Stuckey and Knight, it is pretty much a dead heat. Per 36 min: Knight: 15.8 points, 4.9 assists, 3.4 turnovers, 13.2 PER Stuckey: 14.5 points, 5.1 assists, 2.2 turnovers, 13.1 PER Stuckey scores 1.3 less points, but has a hair higher assist rate and earns back his scoring with 1.2 less turnovers. Stuckey's turnover rate is one of the lowest on the team and he does a ton of ball handling. Keep in mind that his turnovers include his offensive fouls, which are also way less than you would think (10 on the season compared to 10 for Knight). Bynum has only 4, but that is another topic. Stuckey blocks shots at 3 times the rate of Knight, but I would not argue that his defense is better... although it may be better in different ways that favor strength over quickness. As far as shot frequency, when you count shots where the player got fouled as attempts, then Knight attempts 15.10 per game and Stuckey attempts 15.15. In summary, Knight is barely more efficient as an overall scorer (hit less 2's, twice as many 3's, and less FTs), but he gives it up with his higher turnover rate. It is debatable whether his scoring mix is more favorable than Stuckey's in a playoff environment. Do you want a guy who can stretch the floor and hit 3's as well as split defenders or do you want a guy that gets in the paint and uses his strength to get tough baskets and draw fouls? Will Knight's turnover problem get exposed more heavily against a team like the Heat on the road in the playoffs? The reason I favor Knight is that he is younger and on the rise, but to be honest with ourselves, there is not a huge current advantage in the level of play of our starting PG compared to a guy that a lot of people here are suggesting should be traded for draft picks. Reality is less severe than we are making it out to be.
Not sure about that but Pravdas lead columnist complained about Krakatov not getting the same number of minutes as the other centers on the roster.
Does Pravdas have the same credibility as Forbes?
Source: Pravda January 10, 2013 morning edition.
Me too. I love the few times I have seen Drum give BoT a quizzical dismissive look though. Because he doesn't pass!
YES. I thought I was the only one who saw this. I've not been hearing this from anyone else anywhere. FINALLY.
Then how does he manage to have a higher assist rate than our starting point guard? The two are very related, which explains the popularity of the ast/tov ratio.
I disagree. There major difference is that Knight hasn't been stinking up the joint for 5 years while having the attitude that he's an all-star. Furthermore, Frank has no problem yanking Knight when he struggles, but somehow, he's contractually obligated to play Stuckey 30 mins a night. Win or lose. Make or Miss. Knight might turn the ball over a bit more, but he's at least making an effort to run the offense and pass to guys (even IF they are bad decisions sometimes), instead of acting like Spaulding is a synonym for Stuckey and launching himself into the opposition defense. Let alone the fact that Knight has been fantastic from 3pt range and Stuckey can't get the ball in The Palace while standing at half court. Even if Knight has bad nights defensively he doesn't make a career out of camping in the paint and getting beat on skip passes for 3 or leaving the man WITH THE BALL to go guard someone else who's already being covered. At the end of last season, I was willing to give Stuckey a pass as long as he continued playing within the team like last year...not only has he NOT continued, he's gotten WORSE. ...and for $8M+ a year? He can't be gone fast enough for me.
Nothing to back it up really - more an off hand comment of Stuckey's colliding ways and that from general play it appears to me that BK tries to find/use other players more. Those stats are this season PER36? Maybe (again, not research to back it up) Stuckey's assists are more because the offense in the second unit is more about dishing out to open players who shoot immediately (Daye, BoT, Singler) rather than dropping it off to Monroe or Tay for pump fakes and back downs.
To me Stuckey has been the face of the Pistons during these losing years. I dont care if he can't be amnestied or whatever - just get rid of him. The day Stuckey is off the team will greatly improve my fan experience. Something is just wrong with him. How can anyone want to go the bench knowing what was expected of him this year. Plus to think that if we really did have a nice 17PPG scorer ( like Dumars thought we were getting ) we would be in the 8th playoff spot right now and done with this lottery stuff. Get rid of him so we can all move on ( assuming no further 1st round picks are traded to do so )
What can you point to that says that Knight passes the ball more than Stuckey? If the assist rate is lower and 3 of his fellow starters are in the bottom 3 on the team in scoring rate, then where's the evidence that his non assist passes do any good at all. If they are hockey assists, then you'd expect higher scoring output from his wingmen. Again, the reference to launching himself into the defense is mentioned, but his 10 charges matches Knight's 10 charges. Your allusion to Knight's 3-point efficiency and Stuckey's inability to get the ball inside the Palace from half court are not borne out in the numbers: Stuck scores slightly less on almost exactly the same number of shot attempts per minute. The efficiency difference is identical to the efficiency lost through turnovers (assuming a possession is worth about 1 point, which it is). Among point guards in the NBA, Knight ranks dead last in assist/tov ratio at 1.45. He's 49th. That means that every single starting point guard and every single backup point guard (categorized as a PG) is better than him. I'm not arguing that Stuckey is the man, just that the guy that we're comparing him to isn't either.
I don't like Stuckey as a defender. But you are right, in a sense, but stats can't show everything. Stuckey really does hurt the flow of the game. I think that more than anything, he is a poor fit to this team, rather than a poor player.
Part of it Ta, is that Stuck takes away from everyone else on the floor. He is not a ball mover on offense. He is either attacking the rim, or attacking and droppong it to someone. He is never the " extra " pass guy. Or maybe its just the way Im watching the games when hes on the floor.
Neither guy is the extra pass guy. They are both score first combo guards. Bynum is a score first guard too, but he at least uses his scoring ability to create easy baskets for others. Knight and Stuckey pass the ball mostly when they hit a dead end or when they are ineffectively dumping it to somebody within the designed play (usually Monroe or Tay).
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I know it's going to look great when I'm finished but it's kind of like when you buy a really killer puzzle based on the picture on the box...then you get it home and realize that you have to actually build it first.
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Okay, found the starter and successfully removed and disassembled it.
Has anyone ever found new brushes to replace worn/non-existant ones? (hmmm, can't believe they were completely worn away with only 4000 miles on the bike. Just wondering if they were just old and brittle and broke up after sitting for 25 years. )
A quick search at my favorite suppliers and I find that they don't even bother to list part numbers for the brushes.
It is a Kokusan starter. everything else seems to be in good condition, I hate to have to buy a whole new starter.


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The second-ranked Gator lacrosse team scored 15 unanswered goals en route to their 10th victory of the season with a 18-2 win over Lehigh Tuesday evening at Donald R. Dizney Stadium. The win marked the second-lowest opponent total, second-lowest opponent saves and tied for most opponent turnovers in program history.
Rattling off 15 unanswered goals, the Gators (10-0) used a 14-0 advantage at halftime to cruise comfortably to a win over the Mountain Hawks (2-4). The Orange and Blue not only marked their highest-point scoring effort of the season, they also contributed a season-high eight assists in the contest. Senior attack Caroline Chesterman (South Nyack, N.Y.) recorded a team-high two assists in the win.
"I'm just really proud of the team because this was a total team effort," Head coach Amanda O'Leary said. "Defensively we played very well and I thought Mary-Sean (Wilcox) came in the second half and held solid in the goal cage very well and our defensive as a whole did an outstanding job."
Five Gators scored three points each as sophomore midfielder Nora Barry (Marcellus, N.Y.) led the team with three goals. Senior attack Gabi Wiegand (Bay Shore, N.Y.), sophomore midfielder Nicole Graziano (Mendham, N.J.) both scored a goal and dished out two assists while freshman attack Lauren Lea (Elkridge, Md.) and senior attack Erin Graziano (Mendham, N.J.) each scored a season-high two goals and one assist.
In all, 12 Gators scored on the evening and a slew of new faces saw significant playing time with four freshman - Angela Flister (Eldersburg, Md), Devon Schneider (Lititz, Pa.) , Beth Willertz (Severn, Md.) and Carly Ross (Freeland, Md.) - scoring their first career goals in the win.
"It was fun to see new faces out there and our freshman competed really hard," O'Leary said. "It's huge to get them in because they're the future, and we've been able to see them play quite a bit and tonight they were really dominant."
Wiegand got things started for the Orange and Blue less than three minutes into the contest on a Shannon Gilroy (Northport, N.Y.) assist. UF went on to score their next six goals in four minutes and 20 seconds, building a 7-0 lead.
UF shined on the defensive end as well, forcing a program-high 20 turnovers in the effort and also recording 10 caused turnovers. Freshman midfielder Sam Darcangelo (Freeland, Md.) led the Gators with four ground balls, three draw controls and three caused turnovers. Sophomore defender Mikki Offit (Bethesda, Md.) and senior defender Kayla Stolins (Glen Arm, Md.) each recorded two caused turnovers.
Lehigh scored their lone goals of the night in the second half, with goals from Carli Sukonik at the 25 minute mark and Megan Paytas with 12:10 left to play in the game. Freshman scored three of the four goals in the second half for the Gators.
Erin Graziano opened the second half with her career-high second goal while Willertz, Schneider and Flister all scored to cushion the Gators lead in the final period.
Florida also controlled the draw winning 13-9 and ground balls 25-13. Freshman defender Kelsey Hart (North Babylon, N.Y.), Gilroy and Stolins all chipped in two draw controls while Mary-Sean Wilcox (Lutherville, Md.) and freshman attack Darcy Messina (Sayville, N.Y.) each grabbed three ground balls. Goalies senior Mikey Meagher (Liverpool, N.Y.) and Wilcox combined for four saves on six shots on goal.
The Gators are back in action as they travel to the west coast for a matchup with Oregon in Eugene, Ore. on Saturday. Opening draw is set for 4 p.m. EST and can be heard live on ESPN 850/900 in Gainesville and on GatorZone.com with Cory Stephens. In addition, the Pac 12 will stream the game live via its video streaming service.


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XP Syskey Trick
Last week we mentioned the #1 Rule of Internet Parenting: Kids don't cruise the web without at least occasional supervision by a human being. What do you do when you aren't home? There are a few ways to make it impossible for the kids to log onto your PC without your permission.
1. Sure, you could add a password to your system, but there are ways to get around that. This is the simplest, but if your kids (or their friends) are pretty PC-savvy, you might still find odd sites in the History.
2. You could use a desktop lockdown program like Deskman (free download). This is more secure than a simple password, but easier than the next method to set up. Still, if you need to tinker through our tips a few times, be very, very careful with this one. We can't get you out of the trouble you could create for your system or offer support for the download. Write down every step of what you're doing and your username and password as you go through this process, and stick them somewhere the kiddies won't find them.
3. The syskey is a command line tool to help you enable your Startup Key. Without getting too techy on you, the Startup key is a complex algorithm that if configured can stop anyone from logging on to your system who doesn't possess the key. No startup screen or user accounts will be available until you present the key, just a black screen with one small lonely window asking for the Startup Key to gain access. The Startup Key, which is a floppy disk with the appropriate key code, simply needs to be inserted into the floppy drive and activated. This will satisfy the security request and allow you to proceed to the login screen. If you don't have a floppy drive, then you can't do this.
The Startup Key is created when you enable the Startup Key process as described later in this article. One thing you must keep in mind, and is of the utmost importance: you should make at least one extra copy of this floppy, test them to insure that they work, and put them in separate safe places. If you lose this Key, you will not be able to log into your Operating System. You may even want to make a third copy to keep off-site. If you do lose your Startup key, then your only option is to use a Restore Disk (If you have one) to restore your registry to a state it was prior to the enabling of Startup Key.
Yes, this is an advanced tip. If you're the kind of user who needs to tinker through our tips a few times to get them working properly on your system, you might not want to try this one. We can't get you out of the trouble you could create for your system with this one. Write down every step of what you're doing and your username and password as you go through this process, and stick them somewhere the kiddies won't find them.
OK, if this sounds like a security measure you would like to put into action, then follow the directions below. Again, please make at least one copy of this disk so you don't lock yourself out of your system and send us a bunch of hate e-mail. Well, with that said twice, it's show time. The directions below will help you get things set up, and below this tip is a link out to Microsoft's information on this so you can look it over before setting this up.
1. Go to Start/Run and in the blank field type "syskey" press enter , or OK .
2. You should see a small window titled Securing the Windows XP Account Database. From this Window select the Update button to move to the next window.
3. The Startup Key is the next window. You'll see a couple of options there, but the one we want is Startup Key on floppy disk, along with some warning about how your system is going to startup now.
4. After selecting this, click OK, and a pop-up will alert you that the key has been changed. Another message follows asking you to insert a disk in drive A: (Floppy drive).
5. Insert the floppy, click OK, and one more window will come up telling you that the Key has been changed and you need to have this floppy disk in order to log into Windows. That's exactly what we want.
When you're all done, eject the floppy (you might want to slide the little lock up on the floppy to insure you don't format it on accident) and restart the PC. Windows will appear to come up normally, but after it loads the kernel, the Windows XP Startup Key Disk window pops up. Put your Startup Key floppy in the floppy drive, and select OK. You'll see Windows load up and bring you to your user logon screen.
This is a cool trick and really helps lock down your PC.
We hope you find the method that works best for you and your household, but please be careful.
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Over excited baby!!
Bob Barker who turns 10 months this month is among the sweetest dogs I have ever owned with a temperament to die for. Everyone he meets he is instantly their best friend, kissing and loving on them. At the same time he knows when to back off, being raised with an older (wiser ;) ) beagle as a mama, he learned respect VERY quickly.
With people he is amazing, everyone who meets him instantly falls in love...
Now.... We have two "issues" I have been trying to work on and seem to be making no progress.
1. When he is playing with other dogs he ALWAYS goes for the neck, not the throat but the back of the neck. Now I know he is being fine and he stops when he is told off, but other dog owners get nervous when they see him doing this. So I correct him, but then he starts back up again.
2. I think I may have caused this problem myself. When getting Bob I wanted him to have the personality that he has, so I introduced him to as many dogs and people as I could at a young age. Which included when going for a walk letting him approach every (willing) dog we came across. When he was 8 weeks old he was this cute little German shepherd puppy coming to say hi.
Now when we walk past other dogs he gets so excited that he barks and lunges on the lead and his hackles go up. I know he is fine and just wants to say "hey" but now he's not the cute little 8 week old puppy... Now he is a 75 lb shepherd barking what sounds like (to the average Joe walking their shih tzus) a savage beast that wants to eat their Sparky.
I've tried carrying treats and when he doesn't react to the other dogs rewarding him like crazy! But it doesn't always work!
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Bargell: We can spell it, but can we speak it?
October 23, 2012
Aretha Franklin made the Otis Redding penned song R-E-S-P-E-C-T famous in the '80s. These days however I often think of the word more in the context of Peter, Paul and Mary's folk classic, wondering where has all the respect gone, long time passing?
The lament comes on the heels of recognizing that respect is one of the most often cited core values for individuals, businesses and organizations. The International Olympic Committee counts respect (together with excellence and friendship) as one of its three defining principles. Companies from Shell to Barnes and Noble to Yahoo tout respect as a core corporate ideal. Respect ranks high in the list of seven core values of the United States Army. Both political platforms refer extensively to respect. Today's youth recognize it's far better to be respected than to be "dissed." What's up then, in politics?
The word that carries such heavy symbolic meaning comes from rather simple origins. The Latin root word respectus means to "regard" or to actually look at and consider something, or someone, including – or maybe especially – their differences. We are often eager to show our respect for each other's religious, cultural or ethnic differences, but oh so reluctant, impatient and downright angry when it comes to differences in political ideology.
There are some Americans who wish there were good candidates to choose from. I have been trying of late to recognize that there are. Clear differences between all of the candidates that ask for our vote exist – at every political level. But each candidate does indeed deserve our respect, that is, our reasoned consideration of these differences. Having different visions, different policies and personalities isn't an invitation to ridicule.
Many say the presidential race is too close to call. This time gives each of us a unique chance to consider our role when we are called upon to unite as a nation. Because no matter who wins, that call will come. Rightly so. We emphatically demand our leaders put aside petty partisanship to cooperate for our country's, our state's and even our county's collective good. Cooperation is borne of respect. It is patently unfair to expect respect and cooperation from our leaders unless we too are willing to hold this core value in high esteem.
I can't hide from the fact I have been disrespectful. It doesn't sit so well. I've found respect and sarcasm are difficult bedfellows. There are times and places where sarcasm is the preferred dialect. And laughing at ourselves often is the best medicine. Ridicule however does little to persuade or unite. Biting sarcasm, even my own, isn't usually so funny. One source I ran across explained sarcasm breeds sarcasm. Our national dialog seems to support this theory. Perhaps then respect can breed respect. There is however only one person I can look to in order to give it a try.
One of the best definitions I ran across for respect is simply the ability to value the person that stands before you. Hopefully, that is exactly what we all are able to do come Nov. 6, no matter who ultimately stands before us.
Cindy Bargell lives outside of Silverthorne with her husband and two daughters. She is a card-carrying PTSA member, real estate and natural resources lawyer and part-time gymnastics coach. She welcomes your comments at email@example.com.


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Q & A with the Bride:
1. What was the one thing about your venue that made you know it was the one?
Chota Falls is so unique and picturesque. I loved that we had the venue to ourselves, and the waterfall setting really sold my family and I. It was actually the only venue I toured.
2. Which three details from your wedding were your favorites?
1. Flowers
2. Pictures taken by the waterfall
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Having all of my closest friends and family in the same room was my favorite part of the day. I loved introducing people from all walks of my life to my husband's friends and family, and it was wonderful to see family and friends that I hadn't seen in years. I'll also never forget the moment that they pronounced us husband and wife. Everything was perfect, and I wish I could relive my wedding day every day.


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By Chris Harris
Arsène Wenger does not want his players to take part in both the European Championship and the Olympic Games next summer.
The likes of Jack Wilshere, Theo Walcott, Kieran Gibbs and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could be included on a shortlist of players for a Great Britain team led by England Under-21 manager Stuart Pearce at London 2012.
The Euro 2012 final takes place on July 1 while the football tournament at the Games runs from July 25 to August 11 - seven days before the start of the 2012/13 Premier League campaign. Wenger thinks it is unrealistic for his young Englishmen to take part in both.
"If you look at the organisation of the whole summer, it makes life impossible for the clubs and the players especially," he said.
"At some stage you have to decide how far you can go medically, for the players to play so many games under so much pressure. I would say there is already no real break because of the European Championship, and the Olympic tournament for me is not a real football tournament. For me the Olympics is for track and field basically.
"The European Championship final is on July 1, the start of the Premier League is on August 18 and we start training on July 4 or 5. That means we will not have the players who are at the Euros so if we are losing players to the Olympics as well… it cannot work.
"Imagine a player who has played in the Euros and the Olympic Games? You can't use him after that, it's impossible. I usually try to give four weeks off to a player who has played a tournament. That tells you maybe I would get the players back at Christmas!"
Pearce has suggested that players should be allowed to decide whether they participate in the Olympics but Wenger believes that is a bad idea.
"The worst thing is to leave that decision to the players. It is the job of the FA to sit together and analyse every single case and be a little bit responsible.
"If I asked you now who won the Olympic Games 20 years ago you would have problems telling me. If I ask you who won the European Championships you would know better. If I ask you who won the World Cup you would know even better.
"It is a tournament where you want to do well but we have to be sensible as well and not make silly decisions. I believe personally that the federations and the clubs have to sit together and analyse the situation for every single player."
And Wenger says that next summer's potential problem is exacerbated by the intensity of the Premier League schedule - as well as the location of the Games.
"I believe that it makes it impossible for a country like England [to play all summer], because you have no winter break. In Germany a player has three weeks off in winter, in England he will have to go around the clock until May.
"It is a special case because it [the Olympics] is in England. We would not have this debate if it was not in London. But even in London you can still be responsible and sensible."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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David Gladden, 67, a recently retired food service worker who lives in Washington D.C., acknowledges that he felt "in a rut" and "kind of lost" before he signed up for AARP Foundation Connecting to Community (C2C), a pilot program that provides low-income seniors with technology training as a tool to help them form their own social networks and be more engaged in activities and hobbies through the Web.
He had questioned his self-worth following his retirement and admits, "I didn't feel like I was needed," and "didn't communicate well with others."
David also doubted whether he could succeed in the classroom: "At the age I am, I didn't know that I would be able to learn anything."
But David morphed into an iPad aficionado once he was given a free tablet, Internet access and lessons on browser basics, email, blogging and social media, among other subjects.
He now trades family photos with his nephew on Facebook and shares quotes that he culls from the Internet with other C2C students. "There's billions of quotes out there, and I try to send one off to all of my classmates," said David. When asked for a quote to describe C2C, David offered, "Always keep the light of education in your eye."
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David believes that the six-month course, which was taught by a mix of graduate students and peer volunteers, "gave me my self-esteem back."
Research shows that Internet adoption bolsters the emotional health of seniors. A 2013 study by Case Western Reserve University gave 25 residents of an assisted-living facility a tablet and Internet training, and "after three months of training and tablet usage, participants reported significant improvements in optimism."
But a 2013 Pew Research Center report found that more than 4 out of 10 Americans aged 65 and older still do not use the Internet — compared with 15 percent of those over 18; the number offline rose to 62 percent among the "G.I. Generation," people older than 77.
C2C, which has engaged with a total of 151 older adults in Washington, D.C., and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, aims to close the connectivity gap and combat social isolation. "Social connections are the foundation for lifelong well-being," said Lisa Marsh Ryerson, president of AARP Foundation. "Too many seniors are being left behind and increasingly isolated as more of the world communicates through technology."
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Many C2C graduates have discovered new ways to catch up with old friends and beloved family members. Ruth Schoon, who will turn 91 this year and just completed the course at an affordable housing facility owned by The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society in Sioux Falls, now uses email to chat with her 39-year-old granddaughter and fawn over her twin 14-month-old great-granddaughters, who live in Cape Cod. "It changes the whole conception of one's day to listen to a treasured family member," says Ruth in a video compilation of graduates' and volunteer trainers' reactions to the C2C program. Ruth's granddaughter often attaches videos to the email messages they exchange. "Boy, have I enjoyed watching these twins develop."
Barb O'Dell, who reconnected with relatives in California after completing the Sioux Falls course, credits her newfound social media skills for transforming her personality. "I've been very shy," she concedes in the video, "and it's brought me out more. It's really made me make more friends."
Rhonda Fisher, a graduate of the Washington, D.C., class, agrees that C2C has enriched her social life. "I would have never imagined how much I miss everyone already," she says of her classmates. "But I know that I can always reach out and touch each and every one of you with our new technology, the iPad."
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Area police are looking for a jail inmate who walked away from a work detail this afternoon at Saunders Springs in Radcliff.
Ryan Jones, 20, of LaFollette, Tenn., was last seen by the site supervisor around 2 p.m., Jailer Danny Allen said. After 3 p.m. when Jones could not be located, Allen said the supervisor contacted Hardin County Detention Center.
Jones originally was arrested in Whitley County on charges of first-degree wanton endangerment and first-degree fleeing or evading police, Allen said.
Jones began serving time in April 12, 2012, in Hardin County as a state inmate in the work-release program and temporarily was released to another Kentucky jail, he said. He returned March 8 to HCDC.
According to Allen, he was scheduled to be released in May.
Based on Jones' phone conversations from Thursday night, investigators believe he is headed toward Dayton, Ohio, Allen said.
The jailer described Jones as a white male with sandy color hair, approximately 5-foot-8 and weighing 200 pounds.
All area police as well as agencies in Dayton have been notified of Jones' escape, Allen said.
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The firing pin/striker spring in a Glock is only partially compressed during cocking; your finger and the trigger complete the compression stroke just prior to firing, so the spring is not fully compressed while at rest (unlike some other gun designs).
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Clarksville, Ark. --- Our lives are shaped by the things we consume, our routines, our real or imagined addictions. "I used to be addicted to Parkay spray butter," confesses Angela Teeter. "Now I'm addicted to cottage cheese. I buy a container every day. It's great. Oh - and I'm addicted to art."
For Teeter, a senior Ozarks art major, this addiction to art is an all-encompassing passion that influences every aspect of her life. Her work will be featured in an exhibit scheduled to run through May 15. The exhibit, "Moral Consumption," is about, as she explains, metaphorical cannibalism. "My work directly explores the concept of consumption in human nature in America and international cultures," she says. "By depicting individuals as palatable, I create a visual representation of how human beings consume one another, and how different types of people can be seen as socially consumable (or not) based on their gender or role in society."
Art, Teeter says, doesn't explain; it exposes. "I like visual art that puts the metaphors out there bluntly and then lets you connect the dots. You have to meet it halfway. If it's too easy it's boring. Art exposes an idea for what it is and then tricks people into realizing truths. And it's fun."
"What I really like to do is illustrate philosophy," Teeter says. "In art you can't be afraid – for me art is like Tourette Syndrome: You put on paper whatever pours out of you, and it will connect with somebody. And then a wave of beauty."
She laughs at the question of inspirations. "I always say it's the emerging Pop Surrealist movement, or the lowbrow art movement on the west coast," she says. "And that's true. I like the color schemes of Art Nouveau designer Erte, Gustav Klimt, and newer people like Camille Rose Garcia and Rafal Olbinski. But you know what inspired me first? The Disney movie Aladdin. No other Disney movie made me want to draw, but that one did. The human mind is a wonderful thing..."
Where will her art take her next? Teeter admits she's been too consumed in her work to hunt for a grad school – "although that's at the top of my list" – but adds she feels being an artist is more organic than jobs or schools. "As an artist you can't really ... I mean, there's always going to be someone who's better at you, technique-wise, but that isn't the point. You get out there and immerse yourself in the artistic gene pool, share some DNA with other artists. Have a good time, learn, teach, see what happens. It's all work, but it's good work."
In January, Teeter completed her largest project to date* -- a 13 x 7 foot mural in Angell Hall, the primary classroom and meeting space located in the basement of the university's historic Munger Chapel. The mural was inspired by the book Praying the Names of God, by Ann Spangler, and depicts those holy names in midnight blue and gold. She says this project, and her other experiences at U of O, have been profoundly helpful in her maturation as an artist. "What the university did for me was teach me how to talk about my work, and how to organize the message behind what I'm doing. Before that I didn't have a message. It has inspired me to think of different continuities in my work, different series of paintings."
She pauses to search for the right words. "It's like you already have the skin and blood and hair and everything, but no skeleton to hold it all together. Finally I have a skeleton. They taught me how to find my inner skeleton." She laughs again. "As the saying goes, structure equals freedom. And that's the proof."
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The 92FS has a rear strap indentation. The M9 does not. BUT, b aware that in the past year - there have been some batches of commercial M9s built on 92 frames. And, early this year, I bought a 92FS built on a M9 frame. So, Beretta does some variations - however, the item #'s do not change. Its just some subtle variations - apparently with whatever frames/parts they have on hand.
However, these are items/gun variants you just have to find - the M9 isn't supposed to have that rear strap indentation - and the 92FS is supposed to.
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Canisius College head golf coach Todd Hummel announced the Golden Griffins' 2013 fall schedule today, which features five tournaments, including the annual Little Three Championship. The fall portion of the 2013-14 slate is set to begin Labor Day weekend when the Blue and Gold travels to Verona, N.Y., to take part in the fifth annual Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate event.
The Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate will once again be played at the Kaluhyat Course at Turning Stone Resort. The course, which measures more than 7,100 yards, was voted one of the "Top-100 Best Resort Courses" by Golfweek in 2010. The University of Missouri will once again host the 54-hole event, with rounds 1 and 2 being played Sept. 1 and the third and final round teeing off Sept. 2.
Canisius will return to the annual Leo Keenan Invitational, hosted by St. Bonaventure, Sept. 16-17. This 36-hole event started in 1989 and will once again be played at the Bartlett Country Club in Olean, N.Y. The Griffs last played in the Leo Keenan Invitational during the 2007 fall season, where the team placed 11th in the field.
The following weekend, Canisius will head east on the New York State Thruway to play in the annual Cornell Invitational at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Ithaca, N.Y. This will mark the sixth-straight year that the Griffs have played in Cornell's fall tournament, and last year, former Griff Mike Spiotta took third in the field in a rain-shortened event.
Canisius will defend its Little Three Championship on Sept. 28, as the Griffs meet local rivals Niagara and St. Bonaventure at Pine Acres Country Club in Bradford, Pa. The Griffs have won three consecutive Little Three Championships after posting a team score of 590 in 2012. Former Canisius golfer Michael Carrig won the 2012 Little Three Championship medalist award with his two-round tally of 140 and earned an automatic berth into the Porter Cup, which was held July 23-27, at Niagara Falls Country Club.
The fall portion of the Griffs' schedule will wrap up Oct. 6-7 when the team plays in the second annual Binghamton Fall Invitational at the Links at Hiawatha Landing in Apalachin, N.Y. Last year, the host Binghamton Bearcats placed fifth in their own tournament, which featured 10 teams.Canisius returns four letterwinners from last year's roster. In addition to the program's third-straight Little Three Championship, the Griffs took fourth place at the 2013 MAAC Golf Championship in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. That fourth-place finish was the Blue and Gold's best effort at the conference's championship event since 1997.


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I was wondering. Have any of the ESB flame trower parts been Identified yet?
No. It's been ages since it was discussed and IIRC it was pretty much determined to have been a machined part.This 3D rendering was the best interpretation ever done. 10 were machined (I've got one:) ) and it was cast and came with FP's ESB gauntlets.
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Boba Phett was the one who gets all the credit to putting these aluminum beauty's out:D
Between my aluminum flamethrower and aluminum rocket my left gaunt. weighs a ton:lol Good thing it's only ever gonna reside on a mannequin.
hm, I got a resin one from Rufkintoy, although you could see soem differences, even with the blurry scarce reference pics, it was ok i guess... wasnt a very stable construction though, almost entirly redone it myself using wooden dowels that go all the way through the entire construction, made it alot less accurate, but with an aproximating paint job on it... it is now quite durable, lightweight and looks fair enough...
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2010 (SOPHOMORE): Ranked 11th in the country and second in Conference USA in punting with a 45.1-yard average ... punted 51 times for 2,300 yards with a long of 72 ... posted the fifth-best seasonal punting average in school history and the top figure by a Miner player since All-American Ed Bunn in 1992 ... boomed 17 of his punts for 50+ yards with eight resulting in touchbacks, eight in fair catches and 15 landing inside the 20-yard line ... did not have a punt blocked ... season-best 50.2-yard average was achieved versus Rice and UAB ... had four punts of 50 yards or more in the regular season finale at Tulsa ... averaged 45 yards per punt or greater in seven of 13 games ... rushed nine yards for a first down off a fake punt on UTEP's initial drive against SMU, setting up the Miners' first TD in a 28-14 win that secured bowl eligibility.
PRIOR TO UTEP: Transferred to UTEP after playing one season at Mt. SAC Junior College, where the team rolled to the national title with a final record of 13-1 ... boomed 60 punts for 2,459 yards (41.0 avg), including a long of 81 for the Mounties in 2009 ... placed 23 of his attempts inside the 20-yard line ... garnered second team SCFA All-National Division Central Conference honors ... redshirted the 2008 season ... four-year letterwinner for Maranatha High School ... started four years at punter, and was a starting DB for his final two years as well ... earned first team All-CIF accolades as both a punter and DB in 2008.
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|Good write up. Never knew about the grit guards. Need to get some of those now.
|Excellent write up, Ill be grabbing some of those grit guards once it become hand washing weather around here.
How To Wash Your Car The Right Way - TLC Auto Detail
I would assume that most people, especially most people who have joined a car forum, have washed a car at least a few times in their lives. This article isnt designed to make washing a car seem harder than it is, but rather to give a few tips that might not be widely publicized that will help keep your vehicle swirls and scratch free for a long time. With a small initial investment in tools and products, you can keep your vehicles looking great for a long time, and save money by not needing to pay to have the swirls and scratches removed.
First of all, lets talk about what we are trying to prevent here, swirls. I am surprised all the time when people tell me they thought swirls in their paint were normal and that there was nothing that could be done to get rid of them. This could not be further from the truth. Here is an example of what a badly swirled vehicle looks like.
The circular marks in this paint are swirls. They look like they are round, but in reality there are thousands of tiny scratches in every direction that make it look round. Swirls like this are caused from a few things. The most common is taking a vehicle through a tunnel car wash that uses brushes or fabric to clean the exterior. They are just too stiff and not kept clean enough to be used on paint without causing swirls and other marring on the paint. Sure they will get your car clean, but at what price? The other cause is by using improper products to wash and dry a vehicle. You just cant grab a bath towel from your bathroom to dry your car after you wash it. It is far too stiff to be used safely on the paint. You also cant use the sponge in your sink to wash the paint. It may be soft enough, but it doesnt have enough areas to pull dirt away from the paint. Since it cant pull the dirt away from the paint, all you are doing is rubbing the dirt into your paint, which again, if causing swirls.
Lets start with a type of wash that has gained a lot of following as of late, the Two Bucket Wash. The basic thought here is by rinsing off a dirty wash sponge in a second bucket, you will keep swirl inducing dirt out of your clean soapy water bucket. There are a lot of people who subscribe to this method, and when done correctly it works very well. We will start with what you need to perform a Two bucket Wash. This is just for the wash portion, the wheels, waxing, and other paint prepping items will be discussed in later articles.
Two 5 gallon buckets (can be found at local home improvement stores for less than $5 each)
Two Grit Guards ( $16 for the pair here Grit Guard Mix and Match 2-pk.)
A wash sponge or mitt
Car wash soap (Meguiars Gold Class is my favorite product that is locally available)
A hose
A drying towel (waffle weave microfiber towels are my favorite, but traditional chamois can also be used if cared for properly)
The two buckets and grit guard inserts are the best place to start. You want to put a grit guard at the bottom of each bucket. The Grit Guards serve two purposes. First you can scrub your wash media (sponge or mitt) against them to loosen and remove any dirt or debris that you removed from the paint. This will insure that you arent just rubbing dirt on the paint and causing swirls. They also keep that debris at the bottom of the bucket, so it cant come back up and get onto the wash media. They are invaluable product, and should be used every time you wash with a bucket. Here is how it works.
Next we will address that wash media, or what your will use to wash the vehicle. There are tons of different products out there from natural sea sponges to giant brushes, and a lot of them work very well. The main thing to look for is a product that has plenty of area to pull dirt away from the paint. For this reason I prefer using microfiber mitts or pads. These have hundreds of microfiber fingers that can pull dirt away from the paint. They are also easy to wash and can be used quite a few times before needing to be replaced.
The most important thing to remember is to clean your wash media after each use so you know its perfectly free of dirt and debris before your next wash. Also if you ever drop your mitt on the ground be 100% sure that you rinse it out before you touch the paint with it again. The last thing you want to do is get a small pebble in your mitt and then start rubbing it all over your car. It may take a little more time, but it is certainly worth the extra effort to keep your paint swirls free.
The carwash soap itself it fairly open to what you like best. The only info I would provide is to stay away from dish soap like Dawn. It has been proven that Dawn wont damage the paint as it was once thought too, but at the same time it was designed to clean pots and pans, not painted cars. I just dont trust that is has the same amount of lubricity that actual car wash soaps do. I would hate to skimp on a soap to save a few dollars and not know that it is perfectly safe for my paint. A good soap that is available over the counter is Meguiars Gold Class. If you want to find something online there are hundreds of different soaps, and pretty much all of them work well.
Finally I want to touch on what you are going to use to dry your vehicle after it is clean. Again you dont want to use a cotton bath towel since they just arent soft enough to leave your paint swirl free. My favorite drying towels are waffleweave microfiber. They can absorb tons of water and as long as you keep them clean, they are soft and wont add any swirls to your paint.
Some people use traditional chamois as well with great success, but they require a little more care to keep soft and supple than waffelweave microfiber towels. I would also stay away from the drying blades or squeegees on your paint. In theory they are perfectly safe, but if something as small as a grain of sand gets caught between the blade and your paint, you are looking at a scratch that could be too deep to remove. Again, they can be safe, but it takes way too much effort to make sure you arent causing more damage with them.
Ok, now we have gone over all of the tools and products you need to wash your car, so lets talk about techniques to use.
First you want to fill both buckets with about 3 gallons of water, and then insert a grit guard at the bottom of each one. You can now add your soap to your wash bucket. Its a good idea to mark your buckets wash and rinse if they are identical so you dont get confused as you are washing. There are some buckets out there that are already marked if you want to get them, but usually they are marked up quite a bit just for having a sticker applied. After you add your soap be sure to mix it into the water, you can do this easily by spraying a few powerful jets of water from your hose into the bucket. At this point go ahead and put your wash media into your soapy bucket to let it soak and get soft.
Now that you have your buckets filled up, you want to pre rinse your vehicle. Use the jet setting on your hose and just rinse the vehicle as best you can. By removing as much loose dirt and debris as possible, you are cutting down your chances of marring the paint dramatically. This step will only take a couple minutes, and can save you from extra work during the wash.This is the kind of stuff that you want to pre-rinse off as much as possible.
Now you can start your wash. Make sure to start from the top, and work your way down. You want to break your car up into multiple sections. Do one section then rinse your wash media in the rinse bucket before loading it with more soapy water. Usually we do half of the roof, then rinse the mitt, do the other half, then rinse the mitt, and rinse the roof itself to remove the dirt and soapy water. We normally start with the roof, and then do the hood, followed by the top of the trunk. When doing the vertical panels (doors and fenders) you want to be smart at how your work. The lower parts of the vehicles are normally the dirtiest and have the most swirl inducing dirt. We normally wash the top 2/3 of all of the doors, fenders, and bumpers before we even touch the bottom 1/3 of the car. This makes sure that we are not pulling any of that nasty dirt up the car and causing damage. When working with the lower 1/3, or even just an excessively dirty vehicle, make sure to rinse your wash media often. An extra rinse or two of your wash media can save you from those nasty swirls and scratches in the paint.
When your paint is totally clean, you can begin to dry the vehicle. Again, start drying the roof, and work your way down. Be careful still when you get to the bottom of the vehicle not to pull anything up the car. We all do the best we can when we wash, but from time to time a spot may get missed and the last thing we want to do is pull that dirt up our already clean vehicle. Just make sure to pay attention when you are drying, and it will be fine.
That about does it for the actual wash process of your detail. Now you can move on to your next step whether that be moving straight to waxing the paint, or maybe using a clay bar to remove some bonded contaminants.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Phoenix Hall of Famer and all-time leading scorer Tony Bennett will return to Green Bay as the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers when his team faces Green Bay at the Resch Center on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 4 p.m.
Before the two teams hit the floor for the non-conference contest, head coach Brian Wardle and the Green Bay men's basketball program will welcome Dick and Tony Bennett and Phoenix fans to relive great memories at "An Evening with the Bennetts" presented by Miron Construction on Friday, Dec. 6 at the Resch Center. During his Phoenix career from 1988-92, Bennett scored 2,285 points while playing for his father Dick Bennett, who led the program from 1985-95.
On Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m., Dick and Tony Bennett will join emcees Larry McCarren and John Maino on the court at the Resch Center for a 45-minute question and answer session. The Bennetts will share memories, talk about their time together in Green Bay, discuss their coaching careers and preview the Dec. 7 game against the Phoenix.
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