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Announcement: Wiki Reorganization

You may have noticed that the wiki was recently reorganized. The main wiki topics and sub-topics are now roughly ordered by the citizenship by descent process steps, and organized into a Table of Contents landing page. The sub-topics have their own smaller pages for the FAQ entries.

The change was quietly rolled out by updating the sidebar links and sticky comment links. If you see any old links please let us know and we'll get them fixed.

The new format makes it easier to find the information you are looking for, and easier to share direct FAQ answer links with fellow community members.

Wiki Update Posts

We plan to highlight new and changed wiki content with posts going forward. We had great responses from the recent Quebec genealogy wiki update post and we want to try doing more of that to spread awareness of wiki updates, and to gather community feedback to incorporate into the wiki.

Acknowledgements

Finally, a huge thank you to the original wiki authors who poured their experience and hearts into the content, especially u/IWantOffStopTheEarth. And to the shared experience of the community that informed the wiki.

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u/MacaronEffective8250 — 2 days ago

Using a 2 post lift with running boards on a 1994 F-150 Supercab shortbed

I ran into a problem getting my 1994 F-150 onto a 2 post lift at a local rent-a-bay shop. With 2 spacers on the arms the rear arms couldn't reach the frame because the running boards are in the way.

The shop wouldn't go up to a 3rd spacer because it's unstable.

Has anyone with running boards run into this before?

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u/MacaronEffective8250 — 4 days ago

From the site:

>2026 No BS OBS Truck Show
Powerland Heritage Park, Salem, OR
Friday, August 14th 12pm-7pm
Saturday, August 15th 10am-5pm

>Pre-Registration Starts May 1st and Ends June 30th. You can still attend even if you didn't Pre-Register.

>The NO BS Truck Show N Swap Join us this summer for the biggest "OBS Ford" specific 2-day event in the Country! Hosted at the beautiful Powerland Heritage Park in Salem, Oregon with over 500 trucks in attendance with a fun meet and greet style atmosphere. The venue includes grass parking, lots of shade, and 14 unique museums with something for everyone. The No BS Truck show is for 1980-1997 Ford F-Series Trucks AND Broncos.

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u/MacaronEffective8250 — 24 days ago

I stripped off old paint from a hand railing made from galvanized pipe. I used a 4.5" grinder with a wire wheel to strip it to bare metal.

Cleaned it with mineral spirits a couple times, sanded it, then cleaned one more time.

The finish went on pretty well. It got 24 hours of drying time, then it rained. After the rain, the finish became splotchy.

I plan to finish it with a non-alkyd automotive epoxy paint rattle can.

What's going on with the splotchy-ness? How should I prep the cold galvanized coating to accept the epoxy paint? It's been 3 days since the galvanized coating went on and I have a couple of sunny days coming up.

TIA!

u/MacaronEffective8250 — 27 days ago