I don’t have to do trailer reversing very often but when I do the thing that really worries me is getting the trailer to go the right way! I have never been able to work out the link between the direction I am steering and the direction the trailer ultimately goes. It’s as if the trailer has a mind of its own! If you have ever reversed a trailer you know what I mean. Once you have started to get the trailer turning and then you try to correct the movement that is usually when things start to … [Read more...]
Top Four Ways to Clean Dead Bugs from the Front of a Car
Personally I enjoy nothing better than going on a driving holiday in the spring time. But one of the pitfalls of a long road trip can be thousands of insects smashed into the front end of your car! If you drive at night, in the warmer months, when there are lots of bugs around then this seems to just increase the problem. Also the longer you leave the bugs stuck to the front of your car the harder it is to remove them! After putting off cleaning the front of my car I was dreading how … [Read more...]
Cleaning Off Greasy Stains From The Metal Tray of a Ute
The metal tray of our Ute was starting to look pretty greasy and grimy with oily stains and patches here and there. I didn’t know if household detergent would be strong enough so I went looking online to see what might do the job to clean it. After a few unsuccessful attempts looking for Ute tray cleaners I decided that I should try looking for ‘metal work-bench cleaners’. Upon doing this I came across a short YouTube video titled ‘How to clean a metal work bench’ that … [Read more...]