Fix It and keep it

Our 2003 Toyota Matrix has painted door handles and they are always getting black surface marks on them from daily use. The marks look unsightly and they need to be removed with wax every time it happens. To fix this annoying problem with my 2003 Matrix I found some chrome door handle covers and put [...]

The 2003 Toyota Corolla has painted door handles and they are always getting black surface marks on them from daily use. The marks look unsightly and they need to be removed with wax every time it happens. To fix this annoying problem with my 2003 Corolla I found some chrome door handle covers and put [...]

One of the most important things to do if you are going to keep an older car is to keep it in shape. If it is left to deteriorate and get ugly you will get turned off to it and wind up spending tons of money and tax on a new car. Keep your Toyota [...]

In these tough economic times with downsizing’s and lay-offs sometimes you are better off starting your own business instead of being at the mercy of an employer. Starting a house painting business can be one of the easiest businesses to start due to the low cost of supplies needed to get it started. Getting started [...]

Keep your Polaris 360 operating like new by replacing bad or wearing parts as necessary. Allowing bad parts to remain in the unit will only cause other parts to wear out sooner than they other wise would. Polaris 360 swimming pool cleaner parts can be very expensive if you buy the from a local hardware [...]

At least once a week swimming pool water needs to be tested to ensure certain levels of pool chemicals are present in the water to do the necessary work of keeping the swimming pool water sanitary and clear. This is most conveniently done after backwashing the filter. A well balanced swimming pool only needs to [...]

Pool owners complain that their swimming pool water is not really clean, but has a strong odor of chlorine so, it seems as though, there must be enough in the water to ensure proper disinfection. It is normal to think that a strong smell would indicate an abundance of something, but with chlorine it is [...]

A lady got up very early one morning and went outside to pickup the Sunday paper, she noticed someone had sprayed red paint all over the neighbors brand new beige truck. She went over and woke him up and gave him the bad news. He was, of course extremely upset. And they stood there trying [...]

Is your air conditioner or heater air in your Toyota Matrix slowing down and getting a bit smelly?  If it is the problem may not be a fan motor or anything expensive like that, it may only be that your cabin air cleaner in clogged. The cabin air filter in the Toyota Matrix if cheap, [...]

It starts off slow, first the window starts to close slower and then, after a few months the window will be noticeably slower in both directions. No, spraying WD-40 inside the door won’t help. The only thing that will fix it is to replace the unit that raises and lowers the window, called a regulator. [...]