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Post by baronbeeza on Jun 16, 2013 16:36:28 GMT 12
Just as the ladies would have a difficult decision choosing between face cream or the mobile we men must have favourites as well. It is a wet and dreary afternoon and I have just come in after doing some catch up. It got me thinking how I got on for all those decades without the few 'essentials'. My list; Inox, Supercheap degreaser, JB Weld and Shoe Goo.     I am sure we will all have our favourites so the list will grow. I would be interested to see what handy products we all rate. Mine are all about $12, the degreaser will get 6 cans for that on sale days. |
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Post by lumpy on Jun 16, 2013 17:14:51 GMT 12
Probably much the same as your JB weld , but heres a product that is handy , when you need a handy thing .  |
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Post by delticman on Jun 16, 2013 19:11:27 GMT 12
For those with a model railway, that Inox is wonderful stuff. Just spray in it on the track and it cleans up great. You dont have to even clean it up, just leave it wet.
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Post by baronbeeza on Jun 16, 2013 19:58:25 GMT 12
We would have all used CRC or WD-40. I then used CRC Marine 66 for anti-rust and as a preserving/protecting spray.
The Inox was something we used to spray on aircraft control lines in Darwin during the wet, it really did help and seemed to have a lubrication property as well. These days I use it as my 'everything' spray. Penetrating, protecting and lubricating. I even sprayed it on some old radios to sort out the switches. It is not the cheapest at about $75 for the 5 litres but that is cheaper than the $15 spray can.
I give it to my neighbours to keep in their good books and I see they are both converts also. I notice the drill press next door is kept well lubed with the stuff.
If you were considering buying some CRC I would recommend paying the little extra to trial a can of this stuff.
Good to see someone else likes it also.
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Post by lumpy on Jun 16, 2013 21:15:54 GMT 12
We would have all used CRC or WD-40. I then used CRC Marine 66 for anti-rust and as a preserving/protecting spray. The Inox was something we used to spray on aircraft control lines in Darwin during the wet, it really did help and seemed to have a lubrication property as well. These days I use it as my 'everything' spray. Penetrating, protecting and lubricating. I even sprayed it on some old radios to sort out the switches. It is not the cheapest at about $75 for the 5 litres but that is cheaper than the $15 spray can. I give it to my neighbours to keep in their good books and I see they are both converts also. I notice the drill press next door is kept well lubed with the stuff. If you were considering buying some CRC I would recommend paying the little extra to trial a can of this stuff. Good to see someone else likes it also. Agree , and the cans seem to hold better pressure right till the end too , which some of the CRC ones dont . |
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Post by corsair5517 on Jun 16, 2013 23:46:41 GMT 12
CRC 2-26, Loctite 454 gel superglue, polyester padding (panelbeaters filler), Stewmac super thin superglue with whip tip applicators for getting into those places where normal tips can't go!
Autosol metal polish, spray adhesive and the proper sewing machine oil.
There a swag more stuff out in my toolchests, but those above are the stuff I always have on hand for everyday emergencies!
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Post by 11SQNLDR on Jun 17, 2013 4:05:00 GMT 12
Toilet paper  |
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Post by TS on Jun 17, 2013 9:36:21 GMT 12
Toilet paper Well without that we would all be up shit street without a paddle now wouldn't we......  |
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Post by shorty on Jun 17, 2013 9:49:34 GMT 12
An Air Combat Wing?
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Post by baronbeeza on Jun 17, 2013 11:27:11 GMT 12
Toilet paper Now that is an interesting one. We could have a thread on that alone. I end up buying it as the flatmates always want to buy a cheaper variety which annoys me no end. A bit like buying rounds of drinks and someone comes back with a handful of cheap beers. Of course in some countries you would struggle to find toilet paper, Indonesia is one that comes to mind. Parts of Africa also. We have the dreaded bucket instead. In this case the toilet paper would be packed in with the 'essentials' somewhere. Another thought I had on this subject.. When was the shiny paper phased out ? I am sure those in the RNZAF must have an idea. The public toilets all had the stuff and I am sure it must have been almost Gov't issue. I am guessing when I last saw it, - 1978 ?  |
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Post by snaphead on Jun 17, 2013 14:43:57 GMT 12
I don't recall when Jeyes was phased out but on all my trips to Singapore on exercises we used to load cartons of NZ toilet paper on the ramp(along with crates of the liquid brown stuff). The Jeyes used in Leroy Barracks was just waxed paper and just as indelicate to use!!
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Post by shorty on Jun 17, 2013 14:54:53 GMT 12
The stuff that was "fitted" in the bogs at Tengah was shiny stuff with "Government Property" or similar wording on every sheet. So lake snaphead a pallet of decent kiwi stuff was always on board. The poms would come around to bludge any excess when we left for home.
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Post by baronbeeza on Jun 17, 2013 15:07:37 GMT 12
www.wally-hutton.com/wordpress/2012/02/06/toilets/This all sounds only too familiar also.
Another innovation was toilet paper. The toilet roll as we know it today was not a ‘must have’ item, in fact most homes substituted any kind of paper, magazines newspaper cut into squares and threaded on a string. The was one toilet brand sold that I remember and that was ‘Jeyes’. It came in a packet and the paper was shiny and in my opinion definitely not suited for it’s purpose. Anyway whole nations could manage without using toilet paper at all. This was India where I noticed, that when a visit to a toilet was made, a bucket of water was always taken along as well.
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