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I
have had several people ask me if I have an AC Cobra. The answer is yes. I have a Replica
that I built in 1984 (I know, I am showing my age). The below images were taken about 6
years ago. Below the Cobra pics are pictures of my race car. It's a class called
"Dwarf Cars", and are raced on a 1/4-1/3 mile oval dirt track. To View Images
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Dry
Cleaning:The Dry Cleaners Association would have you believe, that dry
cleaning your clothes on a regular basis is the single best thing you can do for you
clothing (But of course they would). Nothing could be further from the truth. Most things
in this world, that are pliable, have some sort of oil in them. Whether it be petroleum,
vegetable, or water based, and fabrics are no exception. Dry cleaners use a solvent to
clean your clothing (it's not really dry, just a very low flash point chemical). This
solvent absorbs/disolves oils. Every time you have a garment dry cleaned, more, and more
of these oils are being eroded away. Periodic dry cleaning eventually depletes this oil
content, leaving the fabric dry, and stiff. Here's an example; I am sure you have seen
some painted surface, where the paint is dried up, and chipped away. This is because the
oils, from time, and UV rays have evaporated into the atmosphere, basically leaving
nothing but the pigments. So what ever you do, DON'T take your clothing to the cleaners
more than a couple times a year, unless it really needs it. If you do happen to get a spot
on your clothing, try using lighter fluid (like for a Zippo Lighter, which is actually
kerosene) to remove it. Here's how: Squirt a little lighter fluid on a clean cloth, and
rub the soiled area firmly in all directions. Allow the lighter fluid to dry/evaporate
(less than 2 minutes). In most cases this will remove whatever it is you got on the
fabric. If this fails to remove it, then take it to the dry cleaners. But chances are, if
the lighter fluid didn't get it out, either will dry cleaning. If another reason you take
your clothing to the cleaners is because of odors, try a great product that I use, named
"Febreze". Febreze is an odor absorbing solution that you spray (actually mist)
directly onto the fabric, and it works amazingly well. You can obtain Febreze from just
about any supermarket for about 5 dollars. If you would like to find out more about
Febreze, You can visit their web site: Febreze.com
Pressing: Now if you think that dry cleaning is bad, pressing
can be even worse. Most people that work at a dry cleaners, that operate the steam
presses, have no clue what they are doing. They pound, and pound on your garment, until
eventually they have compressed the fabric to such a smooth state, that it becomes
shiny/polished. Never, ever let them press your clothing. Insist that they steam them
instead. Steaming also has another minor advantage. It introduces a minute amount of
moisture back into the fabric. This is of course assuming that there is still enough of
the oils left in the fabric to keep this moisture trapped in. You may also want to get
your own little steamer, often you can loosen up dirt/soil on fabric with a small steamer,
that can the be brushed away with a small nylon brush.
I have had many people ask me how
to match colors. This can get complicated. However, one way is to use a color wheel
(below). Basically what you do is find the color you have on the color wheel, and look 180
degress around the wheel. This would be the PERFECT complimentary color. IE: If the color
you have is #19 (on the below wheel), then it's perfect match would be color #1. Of
course you can vary a few degrees to either side. Another approach with a color wheel is
the triangle method. Again, you find the color you have, imagine a equalateral triangle.
Put one point of the triangle on the color you have, and then look at the colors in the
area of the other 2 points (120 degrees) of the triangle.
