Do you have a screen a home with a tear in it? Would you believe that it's easier and cheaper to fix that screen than it is to buy a brand new one?
Its true, I'll show you.
The tools you will need for this are simple. You will need screen mesh/material, spline/cord and a spline tool (you can find all of these at any local home improvement store).
Start by removing the damaged screen material and cord/spline from the screen frame. A flat head screwdriver can help remove the cord/spline from the edge of the frame.
NOTE: Be gentle, you don't want to break the channel that the spline sits in or the frame is useless.
Roll the screen material/mesh over the frame to measure how much you'll need, let the material hang over the frame, you'll trim it later. Take your new spline/cord and the spline tool and press the spline/cord into the channel around the entire screen. Trim off excess spline/cord and screen/mesh and you're finished.
Good Luck!!
Please feel free to email me with any questions: Emilyrex08@Yahoo.com
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Auto Headlights
Changing a headlight is a breeze. First you'll need to determine if you have a sealed beam (which means the entire light fixture comes off and is replaced, usually on models older than 1990) or a Halogen (meaning just the bulb is replaced) All You'll need a simple screwdriver.
Sealed Beam: You'll start by removing the three or four screws holding the light in, pull the light out and disconnect the wire plug. Attach the wiring plug to the new light. Secure the light with the screws and you're finished.
Halogen lights are even more simple. Pop your hood with the latch release in your car, usually just inside the drivers door. Open your hood to look at your engine. Behind the headlight housing, pull off the plug yank out the bulb and replace with new and reconnect the plug.
Good Luck!!
Please feel free to email me with any questions: Emilyrex08@Yahoo.com
Sealed Beam: You'll start by removing the three or four screws holding the light in, pull the light out and disconnect the wire plug. Attach the wiring plug to the new light. Secure the light with the screws and you're finished.
Halogen lights are even more simple. Pop your hood with the latch release in your car, usually just inside the drivers door. Open your hood to look at your engine. Behind the headlight housing, pull off the plug yank out the bulb and replace with new and reconnect the plug.
Good Luck!!
Please feel free to email me with any questions: Emilyrex08@Yahoo.com
Tail and Brake Lights
Changing a broken tail or break light can be complicated. Lets simplify it.
The first thing you need to do is visit your local Auto parts store and get the correct bulbs. Then all you will need is a screw or nut driver. This tool looks like a socket but is on a screwdriver handle (your auto parts associate can help you find the correct tool)
All cars have different break/tail lights, so it goes without saying that getting to your break/tail lights will vary from car to car but the process is the same for cars and the same for trucks.
For a truck, you will need to drop your tailgate, there will be two screws where the light is attached to the truck. Remove those two screws with your screw/nut driver. Pull the light fixture out, determine which light is out.
If it is a tail light, turn your lights on, the bulb not lit is the one that needs replaced. If its a break light you'll do the same thing only you will need someone to press the break petal to determine which bulb is out.
Replace the light with the appropriate bulb and reassemble the light fixture on the truck. Be sure you tighten the screws tightly, you don't want the fixture to come off while driving.
For car, you'll need to pop your trunk and pull your carpet away from the side to expose the screws holding the light fixture in. On most cars the light fixtures have simple plugs that hold the light to the car. All you'll need to do is turn the plugs and pull the bulb out. Then change the broken bulbs and replace the plugs, carpet and close your trunk.
Good luck!!
Please feel free to email me with any questions: Emilyrex08@Yahoo.com
The first thing you need to do is visit your local Auto parts store and get the correct bulbs. Then all you will need is a screw or nut driver. This tool looks like a socket but is on a screwdriver handle (your auto parts associate can help you find the correct tool)
All cars have different break/tail lights, so it goes without saying that getting to your break/tail lights will vary from car to car but the process is the same for cars and the same for trucks.
For a truck, you will need to drop your tailgate, there will be two screws where the light is attached to the truck. Remove those two screws with your screw/nut driver. Pull the light fixture out, determine which light is out.
If it is a tail light, turn your lights on, the bulb not lit is the one that needs replaced. If its a break light you'll do the same thing only you will need someone to press the break petal to determine which bulb is out.
Replace the light with the appropriate bulb and reassemble the light fixture on the truck. Be sure you tighten the screws tightly, you don't want the fixture to come off while driving.
For car, you'll need to pop your trunk and pull your carpet away from the side to expose the screws holding the light fixture in. On most cars the light fixtures have simple plugs that hold the light to the car. All you'll need to do is turn the plugs and pull the bulb out. Then change the broken bulbs and replace the plugs, carpet and close your trunk.
Good luck!!
Please feel free to email me with any questions: Emilyrex08@Yahoo.com
Tires
Most women I know look at a tire and say, 'yep, its a tire'. Most men will kick it or tell a woman its low on air (even if it's not). So the big question is how can you tell if your tire is low without having to take it to a shop.
Simple answer, All you need is a tire gauge. They are very inexpensive, costing only a dollar or two at your local auto parts store. You can also get them at your local Wal-mart.
So how does it work? Start by making sure the stem of the tire (that is the part of your tire that sticks out that the air goes in) is closes to the ground, that way you get a more accurate reading (that is a step you don't HAVE to do but is recommended).
Open your drivers side door, either on the door (on the inside by the latch) or the door pillar (Again by where the door latches shut) you are looking for the PSI. It stands for Pounds per Square Inch. That tells you how full to make your tires.
After removing the cover on your valve stem take your new pressure gauge and press it firmly onto the valve stem, the end will slide out to show you the PSI of your tires. If you hear air escaping you're not measuring the PSI correctly and need to push the end of the valve stem back in and try measuring the PSI again.
To put air in your tires you'll need an air compressor or most gas stations have 'air' that you can put into your tires.
Good luck!
Please fill free to send me any questions: Emilyrex08@Yahoo.com
Simple answer, All you need is a tire gauge. They are very inexpensive, costing only a dollar or two at your local auto parts store. You can also get them at your local Wal-mart.
So how does it work? Start by making sure the stem of the tire (that is the part of your tire that sticks out that the air goes in) is closes to the ground, that way you get a more accurate reading (that is a step you don't HAVE to do but is recommended).
Open your drivers side door, either on the door (on the inside by the latch) or the door pillar (Again by where the door latches shut) you are looking for the PSI. It stands for Pounds per Square Inch. That tells you how full to make your tires.
After removing the cover on your valve stem take your new pressure gauge and press it firmly onto the valve stem, the end will slide out to show you the PSI of your tires. If you hear air escaping you're not measuring the PSI correctly and need to push the end of the valve stem back in and try measuring the PSI again.
To put air in your tires you'll need an air compressor or most gas stations have 'air' that you can put into your tires.
Good luck!
Please fill free to send me any questions: Emilyrex08@Yahoo.com
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