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Anybody getting tired of South Main Auto?
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Most people still have asymmetric internet, that is, their download is 10-20x faster than their upload. A 20-30 minute video has to be multiple gigabytes in size. I think you should upload the original, full-resolution, high-quality source and then let YT render it to suit when people view it (whether it's one a smart phone or 4k monitor).
You definitely need proper equipment and although smartphones can record incredibly high-quality video today, proper cameras with handles, external mic hook-ups, and so make a world of difference.
Royalty Auto in GA has a channel and it seems to be growing. They have actually built a "studio/repair bay" in their shop for making videos.
So many creators have said the same thing. Eric the Car Guy literally stopped making videos - took a break - because of the non-auto-work time that videos require.
I like him. But after 10,000 videos, some of it will get repetitive.
And it shows. They're apparently so busy with their "studio" they can't figure out that slightly different gear oil weight can't trash a BMW diff in a couple day's time.
You're just trying to antagonize me
I saw that video and as I recall, yeah, they thought using the wrong fluid destroyed it, right ? I want to say there were LOTS of comments strongly suggesting that the diff was already dying, it's a common issue with them, and so on but they replaced it for the owner, yeah ? They then turned it into a "look how honest of a shop we are" video.
YouTube keeps recommending that channel but I only ever watched a few minutes because something felt off, not really sure what it was though.
Something something OEM equipment.
SMA is good but I like Pine Hollow more. I don't see SMA being arrogant or swelled up head.
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... I enjoys Andy Mechanic, Project beupeg, dangar marine, Mr subaru, Mr carlsons lab, and a few others. I try watching others, and its clear that its a bad joke. Show your mistakes people! We all make them. its like eating.
The bad comes out because the good and the bad goes in. The good stays in and is used for the rest of our life to build on and share with the ones we love and befriend.
Whats that! Yes you guessed it! This is what is called life!
The bad comes out because the good and the bad goes in. The good stays in and is used for the rest of our life to build on and share with the ones we love and befriend.
Whats that! Yes you guessed it! This is what is called life!
Yes, I've watched a lot of it, she talks a lot about her background and experiences, she also does new car reviews. I just admire her perfectionist attitude and fabrication skills. You get an occasional glimpse of her personal life. Overall, an interesting personality. Watching her do wiring, how she diagrams everything is fascinating.
Oh I forgot about Ford tech Makoloco. He has great information!!
Regular Rust-Proofing treatments.
edit, just noticed the date of your post yet this still applies
When you say "regular" I hear asphault or heavy arcylic based material. In the salt belt its a fight. We need something that will creep in to seams and panels and "blend out" like oil does. Road salt water sand rocks eat away at everything, sandblasting any protection away. Then guess what creeps in and under it? Your correct! RUST! My dad use to use oid used engine oil then drive out on the dirt roads for a time to get the dirt to stick in the south in the 1940's. They never rotted out doing this. Sure it made a mess, and was a mess to work on but it slowed the progression 4 fold if not completely. There are products now that are animal lanolin oil that are enviromentally sound. Like using vegetable oil sort of, wbich is a option. SMA does the coatings and so does Mustie 1. Although mustie uses Bar and Chain oil which is also an option. I bought a new toyota years ago and paid for the "rusty Jones" rust proofing to be applied. It was a sound thought, however it was a soft wax. The wax hardened did not creep or get into the seams. in short it held the moisure in to areas causing it to rot out quicke. If this product was thinned out to stay fluid it would have worked the same IMO ... Oil coating is sound and is no joke. it simply works. I spot treat my vehicles. The rust has all but stopped.
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Don't use the tar type stuff that will harden.
Always use stuff that creeps.
I used creep type stuff on a new Corolla in 91 and sold it about 18 years later with almost zero body rust and little 'chassis' rust.
Amen! And the WoolWax lanolin smells good and is great for your hands.
I'm using the Surface Shield stuff that smells like a barnyard. I spend the rest of the day wondering wherever it was I stepped in some manure!
Tell YouTube "I'm not interested"
The South Main Auto mechanic is really good a diagnosing a problem that a customer brought to other mechanics who couldn't fix it. But the mechanic I trust the most is the Toyota Car Care Nut. He has seen it all, and has some very helpful advice.
The difference between them is SMA works on ALL vehicles, while TCCN specialize in Toyota/Lexus.
Both are respectable.
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