What did you accomplish today?
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tyler.durden
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Been slangin' all morning for the big weekend. Got rid of a qp one ounce at a time for $1400 so far, many more custies stopping by. May be a record day!
Big_Lou
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I used to do alright, but I've been hesitant/afraid in recent years since meeting my wife and raising the dogs....if these redneck cops got ahold of me I know I'd go away for it, especially around here.
tyler.durden
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Yep. The risk is why the profit margin is so astronomical. I do my shit in a huge parking lot right by my place, just walking to the store and I see an old friend parking and just get in and chat for a few minutes. Very small risk, especially since they decriminalized up to an ounce in my city. I usually do an ounce or less at a time. It's my life now. I'm not worried, but I am cautious...I used to do alright, but I've been hesitant/afraid in recent years since meeting my wife and raising the dogs....if these redneck cops got ahold of me I know I'd go away for it, especially around here.
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Big_Lou
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I can't take that risk around here, though. I'm a NYer, and they let me know that on the regular. Around here if you don't fit into a very specific category the local throwbacks can make things difficult for you....I'm not gonna fan the flames and end up having a redneck SWAT team smash my windows in and shoot my dogs over a few ounces of green.
(Not to sound morbid, but once my wife's mom passes on we are OUT of here.)
UncleBuck
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finished off the outside of the window so far today.
there is brick around the window on three sides, and a rather old and shitty looking piece of wood above the window. so i took some mastic smooth trim aluminum coil (@tangerinegreen555 ) and cut out a section, very carefully bending by hand a 1/4'' lip on the bottom side so that i would have something to caulk against. glued it to the wood and let it dry for a bit. then taped off both the brick and the window and went to town.
needed two tubes of caulk and a bunch of rags to cover the sides, both gaps were about 3/4'' of an inch. originally, they used strips of vinyl to cover that gap. i think those are ugly as shit. i just cut the tube as close to the base as possible and at a huge angle. use the angle to "spatula" on the caulk as wide as you can. tool it in by running your finger at an angle. on the corners you just want to spit on your finger and use speed as your friend. remove the tape as soon as you can, do not let the caulk lines dry over the tape. you'll be fucked. if removing the tape messes up your lines, spit on your finger again and use speed to smooth in the line.
i'm still not very good at caulking, but it can take a lifetime to master for idiots like me.
tonight will be more painting inside.
there is brick around the window on three sides, and a rather old and shitty looking piece of wood above the window. so i took some mastic smooth trim aluminum coil (@tangerinegreen555 ) and cut out a section, very carefully bending by hand a 1/4'' lip on the bottom side so that i would have something to caulk against. glued it to the wood and let it dry for a bit. then taped off both the brick and the window and went to town.
needed two tubes of caulk and a bunch of rags to cover the sides, both gaps were about 3/4'' of an inch. originally, they used strips of vinyl to cover that gap. i think those are ugly as shit. i just cut the tube as close to the base as possible and at a huge angle. use the angle to "spatula" on the caulk as wide as you can. tool it in by running your finger at an angle. on the corners you just want to spit on your finger and use speed as your friend. remove the tape as soon as you can, do not let the caulk lines dry over the tape. you'll be fucked. if removing the tape messes up your lines, spit on your finger again and use speed to smooth in the line.
i'm still not very good at caulking, but it can take a lifetime to master for idiots like me.
tonight will be more painting inside.
srh88
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just put on a nice bead of caulk and run over it with your finger lol.. just dont let it build up or smudge too much.
sometimes playing with your caulk can be tricky
UncleBuck
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if i am caulking to a smooth surface and the gap is not large, i can just lay down a fine bead and tool it in without tape.
but caulking large gaps to uneven surfaces like brick or stucco can get super fucking messy and fuck up the whole job. this i know from experience, i have fucked up many a fine job by trying to caulk without tape.
the tape can make even an amateur shithead like me seem like a genius.
Big_Lou
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Hookabelly
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That looks like one of those spatial questions on the SAT, "choose the next shape in the pattern," which I FLUNKED. How can you even figure it out? Looks awesome!
*ETA I flunked the spatial portion, not the whole test....I had to qualify that b/c i'm suffering from very low self esteem right now.
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Hookabelly
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I moved the pigeon from it's small box in the house to a large rabbit cage out in the garage. The tape I had on it's wing fell off and I didn't want to stress it by putting new tape on. It looks like the wing is fused and it can't open it anymore so it'll be a forever pet. I guess they have a 6 year life span in the wild, not sure about domesticated.
Since they're also called Rock Doves, I think I'll be naming it Rocky, because it's a fighter.
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Hey you handy men: what's the best way to remove dried latex paint from my door hardware. I had to paint the doors after they were already hung and though I taped, pain still got on some of the harder. This finish is like an oil rubbed bronze from the hardware store. Standard. I've tried scraping it off w/ my fingernail but there are too many doors and I'll end up shredding my already fried nails. Scared to use goof off as it may remove the finish from the hardware. I've googled this and all I've come up with is goof off. I tried a test patch and though it didn't romove the finish, it seemed to have dulled it. Help.
Hookabelly
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I have found this technique to be unsuccessful when painting interior walls. I think I've bitched about it on this thread a couple weeks ago
. Our house is 116 years old that we're remodeling NO straight lines anywhere. Besides, caulk turns yellow over time and if you paint over it it turns a dif. color than the wall.
Big_Lou
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Oooohhhh...I'd love to see shots of some of the wood/archways/door hardware.I have found this technique to be unsuccessful when painting interior walls. I think I've bitched about it on this thread a couple weeks ago
Hookabelly
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sorry, we got rid of all the doors during demo. I took pics but of rooms, not close-ups. I sold every one of those doors and got some serious $$ for them. but yeah, it's coming along very nicely.
UncleBuck
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hmmmmm. i would try to scrape as much off as possible with a razor blade (just the blade itself, not inside a utility knife). then try a few different things: acetone, paint thinner, paint stripper, a combination. some people say to take a rag, make it damp with rubbing alcohol, and let the rag sit on top of the area for 10 minutes.
maybe some super fine steel wool will help too.
tangerinegreen555
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Catalogue file photo...random placement of 3 different colors:
I only got 1040 on SAT's...high enough to randomly juggle 3 colors...Lol.
Hookabelly
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ahh, will try some 0000 steel wool. hadn't thought of that. got plenty of rubbing alcohol too. I'll test patch that method also. Can't believe all my search turned up was removing paint of hardware from OLD doors. they had already removed the knobs, hinges, etc. Then all pinterest had was a bunch of useless, shitty chick remedies for it. :-/
Big_Lou
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And if you need some HEAVY-gauge steel wool I can send a Ziploc filled with my back hair trimmings.