Painting - what NOT to do

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I found these photos on the net, no idea who this guy is but I think it's a good idea to post these pics as a warning to others....

These blocks are not a good support for a car

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Especially when using a suction feed gun it's a pretty good idea to wear a mask... shoes would be a good idea also...

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well... the paint finish looks pretty good in the pic :clap:
 
:bonkers::tth: BTDT on them cinder blocks...when they say a car is on blocks, that was NOT what they had in mind.....

Know who he is?? maybe he can shoot my car....

:waxer::clap::beer:
 
Damn Renters!
Must be - else why does he spray on the pavers?
Small drop cloth?=No damage deposit refund!
Cheers - Jim
 
The specifications (ASTM C90) for hollow load bearing concrete masonry units require that the block has a net compressive strength of 1900 psi. Since a 8" block is about 50% solid, it would take about 120,000 pounds to break it. The load you put on it in a building is much less because of a factor of safety.

This is for a minimum strength block. In reality, most block are well above the minimum, because of the raw materials and manufacturing process.

The above is a quote I found regarding cinder blocks.


I have used cinder blocks in the past when I didn't have anything else.
Only I would prefer the holes be stood vertical and not laid horizontal like
the ones pictured. Vertical is how the block was intended to used.

Jack stands are not always better .... especially when place on warm asphalt as they will sink and can fall over.

I have to agree that the house is obviously a Rental. Years ago in Florida I
painted a '71 T/A for a buddy in the garage of a rental house. We did it at
night so the neighbors wouldn't know. :nuts:

The Skin is the largest membrane on your body. His skin is probably absorbing
more toxins right now than his lungs. :bonkers:
 
SMYDA said:
The specifications (ASTM C90) for hollow load bearing concrete masonry units require that the block has a net compressive strength of 1900 psi. Since a 8" block is about 50% solid, it would take about 120,000 pounds to break it. The load you put on it in a building is much less because of a factor of safety.

This is for a minimum strength block. In reality, most block are well above the minimum, because of the raw materials and manufacturing process.

The above is a quote I found regarding cinder blocks.


I have used cinder blocks in the past when I didn't have anything else.
Only I would prefer the holes be stood vertical and not laid horizontal like
the ones pictured. Vertical is how the block was intended to used.

Jack stands are not always better .... especially when place on warm asphalt as they will sink and can fall over.

I have to agree that the house is obviously a Rental. Years ago in Florida I
painted a '71 T/A for a buddy in the garage of a rental house. We did it at
night so the neighbors wouldn't know. :nuts:

The Skin is the largest membrane on your body. His skin is probably absorbing
more toxins right now than his lungs. :bonkers:
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Yeh, but all them block ratings are for a masonry type shituation, not something layed on a driveway of ANY type, that is not cemented in place...the block need uniform support through it's bearing surface area...it will fracture otherwise...

and for sure those rating are krazy, the building ten at NIH in Bethesda Md, WAS, maybe still IS, the largest brick building in the world....it's many city blocks long, about a block deep, and about 15-20 stories high.....it's a monster, built in early 50's, I remember them building that campus and that building too....

I flopped a car on assfault once, the floorjack dug in, and the jack stands did too, and the car flopped, bent a tie rod over it, got lucky....

ASSfault is one shitty surface to work on....

:mad::goodnight:
 
Well, those aren't cinder blocks, they are concrete blocks, big difference. Have used them a lot for long term storage without a problem. This guy has them sideways, pretty weak that way. Hell of a lot better than some of those small jack stands.



SMYDA said:


The Skin is the largest membrane on your body. His skin is probably absorbing
more toxins right now than his lungs. :bonkers:
Click to expand...




Today I was trim painting a concrete drive and patio with a xylene based colored sealer, aka driveway stain. Took about 5 hours, was wearing shorts and a tshirt. After one shower and a half hour in the hot tub, everyone can still smell the stuff on me. I knew it was nasty stuff, but I don’t remember it hanging in this long. This is the good stuff that won’t come off with the hot tires.
BTW, it will be illegal to sell it after the end of February. The EPA has outlawed it, so if you need it buy it now.

And whoever owns those pavers is screwed, either live with the overspray or spend the bucks to color seal it, this stuff is 105 bucks a five and pavers really suck it up.
 
He's not holding the gun correctly either. I've used cinder blocks to support a car, but I used a flat iron weight on top of them to spread the load.
 
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