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#8,842 ·
Paint it Black Touch-up

After a year, my muffler paint job had eroded in spots, so I repainted it today. Nothing special, just wiped it down thoroughly with mineral spirits and reapplied Rustoleum High Heat Ultra in black. First photo is after it was cleaned.

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Irontooth said:
Paint it Black (Muffler version)

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I see my muffler and I want it painted black.
No silver anymore I want it to turn black!
When I looked hard enough into my paint supplies,
I found black High Heat Ultra - what a nice surprise.

I took a Scotch Brite pad from in my sundries drawer,
and scrubbed off lots of grime - but wait, there‘s more!
I poured some mineral spirits on a nice clean cloth,
And cleaned it bright enough that it would lure a moth.

I got to paint it, paint it, paint it, paint it black!
I got to see that spray, blotting out all the shine
I got to paint it, paint it, paint it black
It’s now as black as night, so sublime!

No more do I see brightness under my Jeep’s skirt.
Just darkness anymore - not even any dirt.
And if it fades away I’ll just have to face the facts,
And touch it up again, but ‘til then I can relax.

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#8,845 ·
I had replaced my brake master cylinder almost 2 years ago, and for the past 8-10 months, I've been losing brake fluid and going nuts trying to find the leak. Turns out the new cylinder has been leaking into the vacuum brake booster. So I replaced both, but had to return the new (rebuilt) booster as it moans every time you press the brakes! I washed out my old booster and reinstalled it until a new booster comes in. Back to silence!
 
#8,846 ·
todde702 said:
I had replaced my brake master cylinder almost 2 years ago, and for the past 8-10 months, I've been losing brake fluid and going nuts trying to find the leak. Turns out the new cylinder has been leaking into the vacuum brake booster. So I replaced both, but had to return the new (rebuilt) booster as it moans every time you press the brakes! I washed out my old booster and reinstalled it until a new booster comes in. Back to silence!
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I get it!
 
#8,847 ·
jerankin said:
I understand their business model and why they can sell parts so cheap. They buy parts that have sat for a while on other companies shelves, don't sell and are considered obsolete.
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They sell some closeout stuff like that but most of the RA parts are current production. Some even ship from the manufacturer.

Again, the point was the incorrect/incomplete items in a box issue is common regardless of where you buy parts.
While you can check at the counter locally and save a return trip, the issue still occurs.
Even worse is it seems many places don't properly check returns so you can end up with a used/bad/wrong part for the local stores too.
A real PITA when it's ordered from another store/warehouse and takes days to arrive.
 
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