Bondo Bondo Bondo
When my mom told me about fixing our 1984 Subaru with Bondo, I knew this »
Painting a Picture, or rather a bolt
What the heck am I talking about? Guess what I learned. during my antique truck »
To Cut or Slice – that is the question
How many packages does your home get every day? So it’s no exaggeration to say »
BEAST-MODE: Update while Drop Testing the 1300 lumen Energizer Flashlight
*UPDATE! I have been using the 1300 lumen version and experimenting with different types of »
Blue Painters Tape, Bondo & More: Antique Truck Paint and Restoration
This is something of a departure from what The Motley Guy is accustomed to. I »
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A [highly affordable] laminator for every occasion
Just when you thought your ideas were too good to stay in your phone or on your computer, you realized laminating was the true mark of permanence. Not all passing news needs to be
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Your Boss would much rather you buy these than not, I promise you
Not a trick question: are you at a desk right now? No? Are you at work? Also No? Chances are, you are one of the tens of millions of hardworking hands-on guys and gals
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What is NuBuild? It’s all-new Toner for your Printer…… like buying new car parts (just not from the car dealer)
We’re all in the rat race together. If you’re a rat with a home office, small office or no office (cool, if that’s working for you!) let me describe what everyone else does to
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Need an extra hand? How about two or three?
Unless you were born with a third arm, you inevitably have learned the limitations of having only two hands to hold with. That means two hands climbing a ladder. Or one hand to hammer
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Waste Not, Want Not
Your mother isn’t around to pick up after you, and potentially…… neither is the janitor. I know you like working from home on summer days like these, but trash still collects around your workspace,
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I used my head and figured this out for you: assembling a hard hat
Engineers designed hard hats over in St. Paul, Minnesota, but that doesn’t mean we’re all engineers wearing them. It took me 5 tries before I managed to successfully assemble the 3M hard hat model H-702R
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Life Hacks for Summer Projects
Kids back to school soon? Once they’re gone, you’ll have a little free time to get after those summer projects that never came to fruition. I love to paint, and just did a bathroom
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Hearing protection is always a sound investment.
Ringing always in your ears? Could be your job site is too loud and you need ear protection, my friend. OSHA requires hearing protection when the noise level is above 85 dB (based on
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How important is the work that Chicago Lighthouse does for the blind and deaf? Only Time will Tell.
I know there’s a clock on your phone. Maybe that’s why you stopped wearing a watch. But riddle me this: how often do you find your battery dead before the day is done? That’s
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60 seconds of Trash Talk to Learn your Earth Day Lesson!
Enough excuses. Unless you’re a bro who crashed on his buddy’s futon last night, ’cause that party was outta control, and you’re awake & cleaning up like a….bro…. it’s time to learn how to
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You won’t cut it with cheap tape…..
…or maybe you will cut cheap tape, and thus my point: not all tapes are created equal. These days maybe you’ve noticed: cardboard is EVERYWHERE and in EVERYTHING. The hippie in me doesn’t love
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When you write something down, you’re 42% more likely to make it happen. Swoosh!
Are you watching March Madness? Our friends at Post-it® want to drive home an important message with this TV spot that’s airing during the big games. Be more likely to make your to-do’s, goals,
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