My former husband was an auto mechanic before he became a telephone
lineman.  He always had a jar of vaseline in his tool box.  He used it on
battery cable connections to keep them from corroding.  We had an old hand
dug, fieldstone lined well that we used for several years before his
brother drilled us an artesian well for $125 and a transmission swap.  It
was a bit tricky to get the plastic pipe between the stones in the well but
he slathered it up with vaseline and got it through.  Ruth




At 12:22 PM -0400 4/15/03, J.A. Drew Diaz wrote:
Sure- Hairspray to seal stains- it's just laquer..
WD 40 & Raid to disolve adhesives...
Zip lock baggies for mixing bondo & epoxy.
Desynex foot spray to hide scratches @ Accoustic Ceiling tiles...
Baby oil to buff out formica...
coffee to stain durham's rock putty...
coffee in a plant spryer to match aging on brick...
nail polish & lipstick to fill/color scratches @ wood doors & casework...
Also various shoe polishes....
keep a tube of vaseline in the top tray of your tool box for all sorts of
lubrication..
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Ruth Barton
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Westminster, VT

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