I'm cleaning all my donor parts and apparantly I have traipsed oil and grease/grime through the house and on some new carpets. I've left
greasy finger prints all over the light switches. I got a talking to from the wife, now I've promised to be more careful and wash my hands when
coming into the hose etc.
I've got to tread carefully with her as I'll be spending alot of our savings on this project. At least she seems OK when I put parts in the
oven to dry them off before painting. At least I'm not in the pub, I tell her.
Can't wait till I get the kit and start drilling the ali floor, then we'll have ali swarf all through the house!
I guess many of you have had similar issues?
I was made to have a shower after a session cos she didn't like the smell of thinners/petrol/grease/paint/gearbox oil/engine oil/polish etc etc
on me at bed time
Yeah my mum was never too keen on the state of her sink after a hand washing! (car lives at her house) In fact my girlfriend was very understanding when bits of rust and oil were found in the bed at frequent intervals! Oli.
He He!! , know exactly how that feels!!!!
Had the carpets and 3 piece suite cleaned yesterday!!, cheaper than hiring all the kit and doin it myself, - I was too busy in my garage!!!
atb
greg
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Originally posted by mookaloid
I was made to have a shower after a session cos she didn't like the smell of thinners/petrol/grease/paint/gearbox oil/engine oil/polish etc etc on me at bed time
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oil polish etc etc on me at bed time. quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
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Originally posted by mookaloid
I was made to have a shower after a session cos she didn't like the smell of thinners/petrol/grease/paint/gearbox oil/engine oil/polish etc etc on me at bed time
I usually get a shower BEFORE I have a session cos she doesn't like the smell of thinners/petrol/grease/paint/gearbox oil (Whats that?
PS - We are talking about the same sort of session aren't we??
Phil
I meant the session before the session
i've had so much trouble from the other half about this, dirt in the bath room the sofa the carpet the hover etc etc,i told her if she didnt stop
moaning i'd buy another motorbike
i had a shower but in the utility room so i dount have to go upstairs all dirty that solved alot of probs
now i just get moaned at by the guy up the road because of the noise
I've found an ideal solution - get a dog and you can't see the oil on the carpet for the muddy pawprints!
i let the dog in the front room the other week after he had been in the garge with me all morning .woops big mistake lol
I've got quite the opposite problem - she keeps asking what she can do to help and be part of the project.
Funny how she changes her mind when I give her an old caliper and a wire brush...
There was a recent thread on here that dealt with getting rid of oil/grease from carpets too - brake cleaner is apparantly the thing to use (unless it
bleeches the carpets!)
So this is what i've got to look forward to!!!! My donor arrived yesterday and i was told in no unsertain terms that i've got a week to
strip and get rid of it. Having just moved into a new house, the idea of old and grease arround would tip her over the edge.
Fun and games to come!!!!!
I started painting my calipers with bright red enamel paint on the kitchen table (on newspaper) when the wife tells me not to get any paint
anywhere.
10 minutes in and the full paint pot decides to fall off the table !! I try to catch it and end up with hands completely covered in enamel paint, but
more alarmingly the wooden floor is also covered.
Have been banned from the house (when working on car) since that day 
The real arguments start when you get caught cleaning car parts in the dishwaher!!
hey all,
I think I'm blessed with a very understanding girlfriend when it comes to the garage, but hey that was part of the deal,
she wanted a house with a nice bathroom, with 2 person bathtub and a seperate shower etc etc etc, and I wanted a garage, so first I build her the
batroom, then the garage for myself (which is actually located inside the house) no problems ever since. but i've made a small handswashing sink
in teh garage so no oil on the doorknobs.
however a friend of mine once decided that very grumpy cylinderheads are best cleaned in..... offcourse the dishwasher! (how smart) after that the
machine gave way SWMBO also threatened him with devorce. hahaha so I bought myself one of the "el cheapo " partswashers, and am still out of
trouble.
grtz Thomas
Listening to you lot ALMOST makes me glad I'm single.
When my projects finished I think I'll have a go at building a girlfriend. Anyone know how much lightening rods cost?
At least if you're in the garage, you're not elsewhere up to no good!
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Originally posted by thomas4age
she wanted a house with a nice bathroom, with 2 person bathtub
i also have the pleasure of been single so not a problem for me, trouble is not had the pleasure of a woman for 2 years.
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Originally posted by graememk
i let the dog in the front room the other week after he had been in the garge with me all morning .woops big mistake lol
Luckily my hound would rather be in the garden chasing planes than be in the garage with me!
I recall your story and warning very well Darren, and it was thanks to that that when I had a coolant leak on my Mazda camper on the drive the dog was
kept in the house until I'd well and truly hosed the coolant away....
It still makes me sad to think about your pup, but thanks again for the warning....
I get grief because of the swarf I walk through the house... and I haven't used my lathe for weeks!
David
A lathe, a lathe. My kingdom for a lathe....
And a milling machine.
And an AC/DC TIG.....
I made a home made lathe yesterday!
Bread Knife caught me and dialled 99 into the phone in readiness.
Needless to say, it failed after 2 secs and I was made to take it apart immediately.
Apparently I should have more respect for my own mortality!
I know a builder on this very forum who kept his new bec engine in the lounge!!!! his lawn was a storage area for the tools and spare parts.......
The battery charger is in the kitchen on the worktop...... he has no problems......the cats dont complain.
Ps the tool box was in the dining room with the car on the patio........
For 2-3 years I kept at least two (sometimes three) motorbikes in the conservatory as the old house only had a single garage. 'Er indoors was
never bothered!
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Originally posted by StevieB
I made a home made lathe yesterday!
Bread Knife caught me and dialled 99 into the phone in readiness.
Needless to say, it failed after 2 secs and I was made to take it apart immediately.
Apparently I should have more respect for my own mortality!
As for the swarf... I bought a Tesco Value Vacuum Cleaner for £19:99. Its done stirling service.
Hoover up the swarf in the car as you go, and I sweep / vac the garage floor as well.
It makes the job easier and tidier.
Damn Swarf gets everywhere and digs into the bottom of yous shoes as well.
Buy Swafega or simmilar in 25 Litre trade pack size, its cheaper. Same for oil!!
Take the wife tea in bed on Sunday mornings before retreating into the garage / shed / workshop. Its a small price to pay.
Now I've got two Locosts (It's a long story) I get
" This house looks like a car showroom why can't you move that car, why have I got to park on the road, why can't one of them go
outside (No roof you silly bitch), why can't I have a new dress....etc...etc,"
basically she just gets more and more shrill until only dogs can hear her.
I ignore it all.
Wait until I get the single seater.......
Cheers
Chris
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Originally posted by chrisg
Wait until I get the single seater.......
Chris
Do I really need a front lawn?
Hmmmm?
I'm tempted by a single seater. All she does is complain about me driving to fast and trying to go sideways everywhere! She'd also have no
idea how much i spend on fuel either.
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Originally posted by Coose
p.s. I have just realised the meaning of your avatar!