Absurd retirement plan.

[scaredyclassic]

Thinking of going into manual labor. Something outdoors. Maybe fence installation. Something with hauling and digging.

Thinking 10 years from 60 to 70 hard labor might extend my vigorous life. Then go into fence contracting when I’m old.

[sdrealtor]

I had the same idea but with 14 clubs and a box of little white balls

[scaredyclassic]

too frustrating. also, no purpose. i knew this guy once who was 88 still doing hard labor, construction, roofing, etc. dude was very strong. was thinking about taking another wife.

seriously. guy was a beast. mentally, a little fading, face looked extremely weatherbeaten, but physically, from the neck down, looked perfect.

[sdrealtor]

Go ahead and do whatever. I’m heading out to enjoy 18 holes with no purpose in the company of my best friends

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=sdrealtor]Go ahead and do whatever. I’m heading out to enjoy 18 holes with no purpose in the company of my best friends[/quote]

purpose is overrated.

[Coronita]

I fix cars…. Now I paint cars… Even cars not mine![img_assist|nid=27338|title=|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=500|height=500]

[scaredyclassic]

I would love to be a wiry extremely strong and virile
old man.

[svelte]

One of my now retired bosses spends his time doing Habitat for Humanity type things. That kind of sounds fun and like the manual labor you are considering Scaredy.

Something that sounds fun to me is something like a taco cart on the beach. Get to meet lots of people, get some sun, work when I want to work. City ordinances probably wouldn’t allow it though. Maybe churros or ice cream then.

[scaredyclassic]

My old dentist always said she wanted to quit and sell ice cream at the beach. See happy people. Most better paying jobs seem to involve money and stress and problems. Ice cream is never a bummer! Who demands a refund? No one!

Do guys still haul stuff along the sandy beach and sell it? That’s hard labor.

The appeal of hard labor is it feels good to work hard. Might not make it full time though.

[The-Shoveler]

[quote=Coronita]I fix cars…. Now I paint cars… Even cars not mine![/quote]

I went by the old housing tract where I grew up yesterday stopped by my old childhood friends house. His father still lives in the same house and was working on a project car in the garage (this guy always had a project car or boat working).

Must be close to 90 now still looks great physically and seems mentally very sharp.

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=The-Shoveler][quote=Coronita]I fix cars…. Now I paint cars… Even cars not mine![/quote]

I went by the old housing tract where I grew up yesterday stopped by my old childhood friends house. His father still lives in the same house and was working on a project car in the garage (this guy always had a project car or boat working).

Must be close to 90 now still looks great physically and seems mentally very sharp.[/quote]

Guys got a purpose

[Coronita]

My purpose is to find more excuses to add more tools to my tool collection!

So my friend donated their car to me to let me practice. We figure, if I really mess it up, it goes to the bodyshop anyway. So I figure I’d practice body repair, which I suck at.

Front passenger side is slightly messed up. Tried buffing it out…Didn’t work. Just kidding.
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If any of you ever want color matched paint, try paintscratch.com. They aren’t the cheapest, and aren’t the most expensive. You can get paint in the rattle can or in the pint, quart, gallon matched to your car. Takes about 1.5 weeks to order. The paint that comes in the pint/quart/gallon is PPG, which is pretty good. You can all get 1K clearcoat if you prefer, but if you spray it, make sure you have a good respirator.

Anyway, thought I test the color match. So let’s repaint the rear bumper since it has a couple of dings..(Filled in with plastic bumper filler…)

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Let’s see….
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Good enough match for me!

But let’s double check by trying the front bumper too.

More battle scars…
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And….
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Toyotas (and Mazda) are so easy to take apart…
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Passenger fender is done (it just has my dirty fingerprints)…

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.The next step will be door. Trying not to replace the entire door (too expensive).Damage is pretty bad though. It really should just get a new door skin and done professionally. Oh well…So, I tried my PDR tools from the window jam…No help….So….. Time for a trip to harbor freight!!!

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$100 stud welder + some studs + a slide hammer. What do I got to lose right?

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Not bad. For $99. It’s no professional weld straigtener, but it got out most of the heavily dented and creased metal. Rest will need to be filled with body filler.

A trick I learned from others is, even if things look “ok” after pulling dents, go over with a black coat of flat paint. Because black will show every imperfection….

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Oh boy. Lots of work…still.

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Bondo time….

Still lots to do. Bottom half of the the door…Ran out of bondo… To be continued.

[The-Shoveler]

Cool, Looks better than the Job I did trying to straighten out the plastic bumper on my Honda LOL.

I Should just go get a new one.

[Coronita]

[quote=The-Shoveler]Cool, Looks better than the Job I did trying to straighten out the plastic bumper on my Honda LOL.

I Should just go get a new one.[/quote]

If plastic bumpers are warped, its probably just easier tk buy a new one versus the time you need to spend repairing it. I had a front bumper that should have been tossed away rather.than repaired. Repair wasnt just plastic welding cracks. But also filling creases and dents with plastic filler. Lots of body shops and those quick bumper repair shops often take shortcuts and use regular body filler. That might work fo ra few years, but then eventually youll see spiderweb cracks as the plastic bumper flexes and the bondo does not.

[scaredyclassic]

I prefer my car damaged.

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