I like finding accessories like this access protection kit, for not much money, but handy. I’m working on making 3D printed accessories. But this lot is fun to use in the meantime. ⚔️ https://share.temu.com/kC27t6opboC

Still working on cleaning up the finish.. no garage, but getting it done

Let’s stop pretending that we do not know. You know where you have been cutting corners. You know where you have been inconsistent. You know which weaknesses you keep walking around instead of confronting. You know what you need to start doing—and what you need to stop doing. The issue is no longer knowledge. The issue is obedience to the standard you claim to have for your life. Courage is not cultivated in the soil of hesitation. Integrity is not what you say you believe. Integrity is what remains when your feelings disagree with your commitments. It is doing the work when no one is watching. It is practicing when you are tired. It is finishing the repair instead of accepting “good enough.” It is studying the mistake instead of hiding it. It is making the call after being rejected. It is standing back up without needing anyone to clap for you. You keep saying that you want more. More ability. More confidence. More opportunity. More income. More freedom. But more requires more from you. You cannot continue giving your future the least disciplined version of yourself and then become frustrated when it produces less than you believe you are capable of. Your feelings are not qualified to lead your life. They will tell you to sleep longer, wait another day, avoid the risk, protect your ego, and remain exactly where you are comfortable. Discipline must take command. You do not need another motivational video. You do not need another perfect Monday. You do not need someone to rescue you, discover you, validate you, or drag your potential out of you. No one is coming. That is not bad news. That means the responsibility—and the power—belongs to you. You are your number one advocate. You are the person responsible for protecting the future you keep saying you want. Take yourself seriously. Stop treating your calling like a hobby. Stop allowing temporary discomfort to make permanent decisions for your life. Stop breaking promises to yourself and then wondering why you do not trust yourself.

If you’ve ever struggled with glue sticking consistently or getting those big, confident pulls, don’t immediately blame the glue or the tab. Paint gets contaminated. And that contamination can stand directly between the relationship of glue and paint. In this lesson, I walk through the sequence I use to properly prepare the panel and how I escalate that prep when the surface needs more than a basic cleaning. Go through the lesson, put the sequence to work, and report back in the comments. Have you struggled with adhesion or weak pulls? And after trying these steps, did you notice a difference? I want to hear what you’re seeing in the shop. Now WORK HARD and GO BE GREAT. ⚔️

If anyone has noticed that I haven’t posted any of my work for a while I have some news. I’ve had Carpal Tunnel syndrome in both hands for years. I’ve been able to manage it with my Doctor with semi annual shots. About a month ago after a long day of Pdr it got really bad in my right hand. I couldn’t even hold a tap down without my fingers going numb. So I shut everything down and went on vacation hoping it would get better. It hasn’t so I went to a hand specialist today and I need surgery on both hands. The good thing is that the surgery has come a long way. It’s a small incision now so recovery time is not too long. I think the thing that’s going to take the longest is waiting for Medicare to approve the procedure. So altogether I think I won’t be able to do anything for about two and a half months. It kills me to not be able to do what I love so much but at least it’s not forever. I will be living vicariously through you,my fellow classmates so keep working hard and be great and keep the pictures and videos coming!