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Painting a Picture, or rather a bolt
Matt R December 12, 2023 0What the heck am I talking about? Guess what I learned. during my antique truck restoration, thanks to our good friend Marty at X-Stamper. Bolts must be torqued and then appropriately marked on the
Read More »Bondo Bondo Bondo
Matt R November 22, 2023 0When my mom told me about fixing our 1984 Subaru with Bondo, I knew this stuff worked. I had minor damage on the corner of my antique truck that I needed to repair before
Read More »BEAST-MODE: Update while Drop Testing the 1300 lumen Energizer Flashlight
Matt R November 15, 2023 0*UPDATE! I have been using the 1300 lumen version and experimenting with different types of AA batteries. I find rechargeable don’t provide the same quality as fresh alkaline AA batteries (and don’t get me
Read More »Blue Painters Tape, Bondo & More: Antique Truck Paint and Restoration
Matt R October 12, 2023 0This is something of a departure from what The Motley Guy is accustomed to. I have allowed my office to be overtaken by a paint booth, a messy ordeal and allowable only because of
Read More »An Aura of Protection
Matt R October 30, 2022 0While the COVID pandemic feels more behind us than present (woohoo!) the protection we got from masking deserves a closer look. Aura® was the latest pandemic-era addition to 3M®’s lineup of particulate respirators, designed
Read More »A New Day for an Old Truck
Matt R September 10, 2022 0A bit of backstory: The day came when I almost sold this pickup truck. Twice. But a mechanic sold it to me nearly 20 years ago and, thanks to Kit Motley Reno, my dear
Read More »Motivation on a Roll: Innovative Scotch® product <$10 literally gave me the boost I needed (video)
Matt R July 7, 2022 0My old sailboat had been begging for TLC for years. YEARS. I had no motivation to start sanding, priming and painting with a heavy marine enamel…..until I discovered the invent of Blue® Pre-Taped Painter’s
Read More »Shipping is a Pain in the Box
Matt R March 1, 2022 2The struggle is real — unless there’s a bona fide mail room in your office — packing and shipping is a serious pain in the a$$. Update: Our friends at the Stuff You Should
Read More »How long do Energizer Ultimate Lithium 9V last?
Matt R November 15, 2021 0Without intending to do an official product test, review or video, I put the Energizer Ultimate Lithium 9V into a few smoke detectors in my folks house during the summer of 2018. Basically, the
Read More »Standing in the Red Corner, measuring 3ft tall, 4″ wide and weighting in at 15 lbs….
Matt R October 12, 2021 0Buy this elegant and super durable, free-standing station and fill it with any brand of sanitizer
Read More »Bring on Spring Cleaning (A Video Double Feature!)
Matt R May 4, 2021 0I can't believe it's taken me so long to write about my *favorite* cleaning product from 3M™ - the Easy Trap Duster
Read More »A Mask for Every Occasion (video review)
Matt R February 20, 2021 0To summarize, here my top 3 benefits of 3M's Daily Face Mask versus others I've been using for the past 11 months
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