▲ 145 r/paint
What am I supposed to do with this?
Addition on my house is like this. Paint is probably 25-30 years old. Do I need to remove all of the paint or just what's peeling off like this?
u/Present_Simple7162 — 2 days ago
Follow up from previous post of electrician cutting studs for panel replacement
This is a follow up from this post.
TLDR from last post - electrician cut through studs on both sides of new panel, he also cut all the way through the siding on the outside. He only cut enough drywall out to fit new panel so it wasn't obvious when looking at it. The panel is mounted on an exterior wall, there is a second floor above this.
I finally got around to cutting open the drywall around the panel that I had replaced. This is the result. Am I overreacting thinking this is hack work? I've obviously never done a panel replacement but this doesn't seem like the right way.
My thoughts are he should have cut open more drywall, pulled wires back through studs, mounted the panel, drilled studs for wires coming through the sides, inverted NM connectors and then left drywall repair for me. Does that sound right? Is what he did normal and nothing to worry about?
u/Present_Simple7162 — 19 days ago
Cut studs for panel replacement
Is it typical to cut the studs on both sides of a panel you're replacing? I just had my panel replaced and the electrician cut the studs on both sides. The stud on the left has about 8 inches cut off the bottom and the panel is secured to that stud, and the stud on the right was cut above and below the panel and knocked 80% out of the way.
This is an exterior wall, 2x4 framing 16" OC. So now it's 48" OC where my panel is. Should he have replaced the studs he cut out? I only noticed because he cut clear through my siding on the outside so I'm pretty pissed about that but maybe I'm overreacting about the cut studs.
u/Present_Simple7162 — 3 months ago
▲ 2 r/paint
Bad idea to paint house exterior in sections?
I'm preparing to paint my house and I'm realizing how much prep work is involved and how little time I actually have. Is it a bad idea to prep and paint my house in sections?
Ie: wash, scrape, sand, paint rear of house then move to left side to wash, scrape, sand and paint and so forth.
u/Present_Simple7162 — 3 months ago
350 XC-F bogging and hard start
I just bought a 2017 350 XC-F with 133 hours. When I test rode it there was zero bogging but it clearly sat for a long time and the gas smelled like varnish. When i got the bike home, I drained the old fuel out and added new 93 octane pump gas. All of a sudden the bike will hardly start and it has a terrible bog in all RPMs above putting around. I'm thinking some of the old fuel clogged up the filters or something.
I ordered a new inline filter and in-tank filter. I'm going to take off the throttle body and clean it and try and clean the injector with a homemade injector cleaner. Is there anything else I should check when I am doing all of this?
u/Present_Simple7162 — 3 months ago
▲ 6 r/Dirtbikes
Would it be a red flag to potential buyers to see a dirt bike for sale with an extra wheel with a sand paddle mounted to it? I only went to the dunes a handful of times and always cleaned the bearings and seals out afterwards.
Edit: to clarify my bike has knobbies mounted, I have a sand paddle on an extra rear wheel that I'm wondering if I should add as a selling point or hang onto it and sell it later.
u/Present_Simple7162 — 4 months ago