Month: July 2019

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DIY: Removing Rubber Odor from Spare Tire , Rubber Mats, or Rubber Stuff!

I have a 2018 Honda Clarity and 2017 Chevy Volt which I bought spare tires for. I hate the rubber odor from the compact tires, as i have the tires surface mounted in my trunk. I tried a few methods to lower or remove the smell from the trunk. See steps taken below or on the video.

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Steps I took to remove the rubber smell from my car:

  1. Use baking soda ( https://amzn.to/32VPorO ) to absorb order in trunk.
  2. Vacuum trunk after using baking soda
  3. Wash rubber tire / mat with dish washing liquid ( https://amzn.to/2ye0WbJ ) and rinse
  4. Soak rubber tire / mat with white vinegar ( https://amzn.to/2Mh0GAZ) . Solution Mixture 1 cup per gallon of water . I used my shower stall, by plugging the drain, and pouring about 5 gallons of the solution in to the stall. I soaked each side of the tire in the stall solution for about 3-4 hours on each side.
  5. Wash off and rinse the vinegar with dish washing liquid and rinse.
  6. Place the tire in sunlight area for 1 day. Expose the other side for a 1 day in the sun.
  7. DONE. Replace the rubber tire or mat back into the trunk.

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Chevy Volt Vlog: DIY 2016 -2019 Chevy Volt – 12 Volt AGM Battery Replacement!

DIY 2016 -2019 Chevy Volt – 12 Volt AGM Battery Replacement!
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Chevy Volt Vlog: Now with 68,400 miles and 3.5 years of ownership. My 2017 Chevy Volt Runs great! The original 12 volt AGM battery still works fine and should be good for 5 to 6 years. I normally change out my other car’s normal lead acid cell 12 volts every 4 years or so.
The 2017 Chevy Volt Original AC Delco AGM Part Number: 47P7YR
My new 12 Volt AGM battery online: Champion H5-600CHAGM
Similar 12 Volt AGM H5 / Group 47 Batteries: https://amzn.to/2LHrFGt

Tools you will need:

  1. Blade Screw Driver ( to unclip battery bus and trunk plastic push fasteners )
  2. 10 mm socket wrench (for battery posts nuts, and battery shrould)
  3. 12 or 13 mm socket wrench with extensions ( for battery tie down )
  4. Time: about 20-30 mins

Instructions:

  1. Buy a new battery.
  2. Turn off Chevy Volt.
  3. Leave drivers door open and hatch back open – with no power you cant unlock the doors.
  4. Remove trunk contents and cover.
  5. Remove 3 fasteners of the Foam Trunk structure, then remove trunk foam.
  6. Remove 2x 10 mm nuts for the battery shroud driver side, the third plastic nut is on the passenger side.
  7. Disconnect the NEG battery post (10 mm nut)
  8. Remove Fuse Bus cover by two push clips on front and back of the battery
  9. Disconnect POS Battery post (10 mm nut)
  10. Unclip fus bus assembly clipped to the battery (its on the front and back of the plastic bus assembly.
  11. Remove battery exhaust tube connection
    12 Untie battery from mount (13mm bolt on battery tie)
  12. Replace battery with new battery, use new battery exhaust plug on drivers side. Replace exhaust tube on passenger side of the battery.
  13. Replace fus bus.
  14. Replace battery tie down and secure battery.
  15. Secure POS nut
  16. Secure NEG nut
    18 Replace bus cover
    20 Replace and secure battery shrould
  17. Replace and secure foam structure
  18. Replace trunk floor.
  19. Turn on car and road test.

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CLEANING DIY: HOW TO REMOVE OLD STICKY RUBBER with TOOTHPASTE!!!

CLEANING DIY: REMOVING STICKY RUBBER from old rubber or plastic.

So you have old rubber or plastic that has become sticky and gummy. I had an old ON GUARD (OG) bike cable lock i got years ago ( https://amzn.to/2JOhyxh ) with rubber parts starting to break down and got sticky. Btw, my Youtube vlogs and reviews may also have associated affiliate links to products that may earn from qualifying purchases.

I made a quick video on how to remove old sticky rubber from rubber parts and plastic. All you need is TOOTHPASTE!!! Any cheap too paste will do ( https://amzn.to/2y7pD9x ) and a terry cloth or box of shop rags ( https://amzn.to/2SAtQfr ) you plan to use get dirty or throw away later. I used a whitening toothpaste from my bathroom and an old terry rag.

You want to put the toothpaste on the sticky rubber. Massage and coat the sticky parts. Then use a DRY terry cloth rag to rub and polish the toothpaste and sticky rubber off. This will remove 70%-80% of the stickiness. Put a second coat on, and use another side of the terry cloth and rub the toothpaste and sticky rubber off again. After the second pass, the plastic should clean. Do a third pass if you like.

Then rinse off with water and test the stickiness. It should be clean and polished with the toothpaste. Most of the gummy rubber will transfer to the rag with the toothpaste.
Wash and reuse the rag, or clean more sticky items before disposing of the rag.

DONE! Simple, and no harsh chemicals!

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