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Off Topic Forums => Off Topic Forum => Topic started by: skeebo1969 on February 16, 2010, 03:09:43 pm
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I was changing the oil in my car this morning. It sits awfully low so I have to jack up one side to get to the oil pan and oil filter. I've done this a thousand times... I removed the drain plug and drained all of the old oil out of the car. After this I put the drain plug back in and moved over to the oil filter for removal, moving the oil pan in the process to catch the excess oil that will come out.
As I am sitting there under the car about to install the new oil filter I feel something wet against my shoulder. It was the oil.... and before it ever reached my shoulder it soaked into something else, my dreads.
Fuckers acted like little wicks drawing oil to my roots... Don't know what I am going to do, but this looks a lot like a cutting situation. I got desperate and used an apple cider vinegar rinse to try and cut the oil, but it is really in there.
I am going to have my wife look at it when she gets home later and see how far into the middle they are soaked by cutting one... if I can atleast save something I will be happy.
Not good.. :(
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Tom, that's just DREADful.
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OH NO!
did you try dawn dish detergent yet?
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I am no expert but with all environmental oil spills, they do use liquid dish soap to clean up the wild life and it does work out quite well.
I have been a hairdresser many moons ago, and I did use it once with very good results.
That might save you from cutting it all off.
Just a thought and good luck with it.
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I know nothing about dreadlocks but could you not just undo them all, wash your hair really well to get all of the oil out and then rebraid?
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Tom, that's just DREADful.
LOL
OH NO!
did you try dawn dish detergent yet?
Tried everything and I can still smell the oil even through the vinegar odor...lol man this is some funky shit. I ended up cutting one and it's only soaked in the middle up about 7 inches from the end. The middle is almost solid like a pencil so once it's in there it ain't going anywhere...
I am no expert but with all environmental oil spills, they do use liquid dish soap to clean up the wild life and it does work out quite well.
I have been a hairdresser many moons ago, and I did use it once with very good results.
That might save you from cutting it all off.
Just a thought and good luck with it.
Thanks.. problem is my ends are very locked up as opposed to further up near the root where the hair isn't as tightened yet. I'll definitely be able to save something... hopefully.
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I know nothing about dreadlocks but could you not just undo them all, wash your hair really well to get all of the oil out and then rebraid?
It's just matted hair that becomes tangled together and eventually locks up. I had my hair backcombed about 3 years ago and it took it atleast a year before it quit looking messy and locked up.
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It's just matted hair that becomes tangled together and eventually locks up. I had my hair backcombed about 3 years ago and it took it atleast a year before it quit looking messy and locked up.
Tom, do you now look kinda like this?
(http://www.dogguide.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/308884189_e3efb3b3eb.jpg)
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Tom, do you now look kinda like this?
;D ROFLMAO
This sort of incident is why I don't have dreds. :D Well, that and my short baptist hair cut.
Sad isn't it? I have the same hair style from when I was in a baptist high school in the 70s. Although I do have a 16in tail in the back now. What can I say? It's my very retro 80's rat tail. ;D (It didn't start out retro but time's gone by you know and it ain't the 80s anymore :D) Everyone used to freak out about it, so I cut it off. :o Then everyone freaked about it being gone, so I grew it back. ::)
Now I'm known as "that computer guy with the pony tail". ::)
I hope you figure something out Skee and don't have to go all skinhead on us. :D :-*
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Vinegar will make things worst for you right now, as it does separate the oil and spreading it even deeper into your locks.
Not mentioning making them a lot more drier as its removing your own natural body oil.
There is a product on the market called UANS (google it) and it is very good for extremely dry and coloured hair.
After washing a few times and rinsing very well, use plenty of that stuff and wrap your locks overnight in plastic.
A touch of vanilla essence in it might help you with the smell too.
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Tom, do you now look kinda like this?
(http://www.dogguide.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/308884189_e3efb3b3eb.jpg)
That's actually what I looked like when I first started lol.
I hope you figure something out Skee and don't have to go all skinhead on us. :D :-*
I doubt that will be the case. I know I am going to lose some legth, just don't know how much yet. I dont want to cut the ones I can see till she gets home and can see all the ones in the back. Uggg...
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Vinegar will make things worst for you right now, as it does separate the oil and spreading it even deeper into your locks.
Not mentioning making them a lot more drier as its removing your own natural body oil.
There is a product on the market called UANS (google it) and it is very good for extremely dry and coloured hair.
After washing a few times and rinsing very well, use plenty of that stuff and wrap your locks overnight in plastic.
A touch of vanilla essence in it might help you with the smell too.
I'll have to look into that and see how quickly I can get some. Thanks allot Alain
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That totally sucks man . I don't change my own oil these days because I end up with it every where every time . Its hard to get used motor oil smell off your skin much less out of hair .
My step dad owns a car lot where I used to go change my oil but he asked me to go else where because I was so messy with it .
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Be careful Tom or you may end up looking like this.
(http://www.dogguide.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/223746608_e17cd28e02_o.jpg)
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Be careful Tom or you may end up looking like this.
(http://www.dogguide.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/223746608_e17cd28e02_o.jpg)
Wish I could jump that high.
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The good thing about hair is it will grow back... usually.
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That totally sucks man . I don't change my own oil these days because I end up with it every where every time . Its hard to get used motor oil smell off your skin much less out of hair .
A friend gave me a good tip to get used motor oil and it's smell off skin, a lump of margarine and a teaspoon of sugar. works, but you end up thinking your hands a cake ;)
sorry Skeebo i haven't got any ideas about hair though, me and my hair parted company to many years ago to admit :D
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The good thing about hair is it will grow back... usually.
Not really Ford at least not for all-of-us, I've been bald since I was in my late 20s, and I got sick of looking like (Capt. Picard of the 80s Star-trek Fame Next Generation) in my 30's and 40's, so about 15 yrs ago, I just shave it all off, and keep it that way, as long as shave it every week, it's looks clean, I haven't grown it out in a long while, besides it just makes me look older... ;D
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Tom,...
I am trying not to to laugh. I always change my own oil. I don't trust those quickly lube places. I took my car there one time, and they stripped the threads in the oil pan for the drain plug. Didn't realize it until the next oil change.
No matter how careful I am I always seem to get some oil in my hair. My hair is short , so a little dawn get's it out. One time , I rested my head right in the drained oil container! :P Wasn't watching what I was doing.
It's always when I get to the filter, that I get the most oil on me, for some reason. I get it running down my right arm, almost to the armpit. ::)
Ray
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I have no advice because I'm not sure what exactly is inside your dreads...someone once told me that there is a core of carotin inside dreads.
But you said your hair was once backcombed? Truely, what is your original hair type? I just remember your avatar with a shaved head, and then with dreads.
Finally, can you please post a clear picture of you with your dreads? You're a good-looking guy, and I'm not asking you to post in the porn thread, but I want to see Tom as he is today, happy and not 7-inches shorter than he was pre-oilchange.
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Hey Tom,
Having been a bar goddess for more than 20 years, I know Ginger Ale will take the stains out of almost anything so it may work in hair. I have spent all of yesterday and today trying to get the stop lights and the left turn signal working on my MG. I have used the lords name in vain many times and finally got the lights working, now the fuel pump won't work. Having traced the wiring diagram in every direction, cleaned and greased the terminals everywhere on the car, still nothing. At least my hair is perfect ;D Have the best day
Michael
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wow, what a HAIR-Raising experience. I really hope your dreads aren't HAIR today and gone tomorrow. That would really suck. And thanks for the opportunity to make some really bad jokes.
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Be careful Tom or you may end up looking like this.
(http://www.dogguide.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/223746608_e17cd28e02_o.jpg)
This looks like the dust bunny under my bed.
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Maybe you can soak it out with something. But wouldnt that destroy your own oils that make the dreads?
Why don't you go see a professional and get advice.
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LOL @ everyone...
Well, we cut off about 7-8 inches. It had soaked into the center of the dread. I have enough trouble getting water out when I wash them, they take about 8 hours to get completely dry and thats even after hitting them with a blow dryer for a good ten minutes. I know there really is no way to get what was trapped out. I swear I washed my hair no less than 20 times and sludge was still thick inside. We went ahead and just cut them all about the same legth.
Basquo, you probably remember the pic down below, it was the one I used as my avatar. That was November 05 and probably the last or second to last time I cut my hair. It's straight and all I did was backcombed them. I had to use a shampoo with no conditioners in it so that the hair would stay packed together and eventually it locked, about one year I guess. I'll post some pics of this mess to show you all how funked up I look now... and yes, you all can laugh.
Ray, I don't know what it is about oil. You can have a drop in the bottle and if you spill any it suddenly becomes a gallon on the ground lol... or in your hair.
This sucks, but it sure beats what I thought was going to happen.. I thought I was going to become a dreaded ball head... yes, ball head.
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Maybe you can soak it out with something. But wouldnt that destroy your own oils that make the dreads?
Why don't you go see a professional and get advice.
Actually I have to use a shampoo that helps strip out the natural oil and I have to wash them every 2-3 days so the oil does not build up. A lot of people think dreads are dirty and smelly when they actually are not.
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The good thing about hair is it will grow back... usually.
Tom, I am glad you found a remedy.
That said, hair is overrated and, for some of us, it doesn't grow back.
HUGS,
Mark
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We went ahead and just cut them all about the same legth.
Uh-oh, the Skeebo™ is gone?
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LOL @ everyone...
Well, we cut off about 7-8 inches. It had soaked into the center of the dread. I have enough trouble getting water out when I wash them, they take about 8 hours to get completely dry and thats even after hitting them with a blow dryer for a good ten minutes. I know there really is no way to get what was trapped out. I swear I washed my hair no less than 20 times and sludge was still thick inside. We went ahead and just cut them all about the same legth.
Basquo, you probably remember the pic down below, it was the one I used as my avatar. That was November 05 and probably the last or second to last time I cut my hair. It's straight and all I did was backcombed them. I had to use a shampoo with no conditioners in it so that the hair would stay packed together and eventually it locked, about one year I guess. I'll post some pics of this mess to show you all how funked up I look now... and yes, you all can laugh.
Ray, I don't know what it is about oil. You can have a drop in the bottle and if you spill any it suddenly becomes a gallon on the ground lol... or in your hair.
This sucks, but it sure beats what I thought was going to happen.. I thought I was going to become a dreaded ball head... yes, ball head.
Oh no Tom, now you look like this?
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee8/Cline5822/Funny%20Animals/HairlessRatDogs.jpg)
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God, those things are hideous. That is a face only a mother could love.
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Uh-oh, the Skeebo™ is gone?
Skeebo happens to disagree with you on an epic scale. Don't worry man, Whitney Houston made it back and so will I.
My scalp is beet red and I have a bit of an itchy rash. It's probably from all the washing/lemon juice/vinegar/ crap I put it my hair. All the ends where I cut have frayed out so instead of nice blunted tips I look like a little girl with over 30 pigtails.
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One word: shave .
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I look like a little girl with over 30 pigtails.
you gotta start posting pix soon!
We want to laugh at ya, oops, I mean, with you about the situation. :D ;D
(please post something so Rod doesn't post anything like those dogs things again!!!)
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It's too late now cuz you cut a significant amount of hair off already, but the motorheads use a degreasing liquid soap for cleanup and I would have found out where to get it. Like PepBoys? or AutoZone? Me thinks you need a shower cap for future oil changes. Too bad this happened. Glad your name ain't Skeebo Sampson, heh?
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That's crap. Hopefully you've managed to save your hair.
Actuall, I've never really understood why some change their own oil. Seems like an awful lot of work when you can get it done pretty cheaply.
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Actuall, I've never really understood why some change their own oil. Seems like an awful lot of work when you can get it done pretty cheaply.
It the mechanic in us ! :)
Ray
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How do you know when the oil needs changing?
Leese (who has a silver coloured car)
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That's crap. Hopefully you've managed to save your hair.
I've lost about 1/2 my length.
Actually, I've never really understood why some change their own oil. Seems like an awful lot of work when you can get it done pretty cheaply.
Well outside of the hair fiasco I caused myself yesterday it usually only takes me 15 minutes to do. I currently dispatch roadside assistance to drivers and one of my vendors is actually Pep Boys. It amazes me the number of tow trucks I dispatch out for vehicles that just left the shop after an oil change. The damage done after a mechanic forgot to replace the drain plug is quite extensive and something I try to avoid.
On both cars I save about $30 everytime I do it myself. My car needs one every two months and my wife's car needs one about every 3 weeks. That works out to almost $350 a year and does not include the other mechanic work I do on both vehicles like brake jobs, tuneup, and mostly whatever else happens to fail. It comes in handy and is quite rewarding when you get your hair.. I mean hands dirty.
Wish I had paid someone else to do it yesterday though... ::)
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How do you know when the oil needs changing?
Leese (who has a silver coloured car)
Depending on the manufacture, oil changes are generally recommend every 3,000 miles, but in actuality you can go up to 7,500 miles without any issues what so ever. Due to the high mileage on my wife's car I change it every 3,500.
And Leese... luckily silver vehicles have no relevance on when to change your oil, only red ones because they look so fast.
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Depending on the manufacture, oil changes are generally recommend every 3,000 miles, but in actuality you can go up to 7,500 miles without any issues what so ever. Due to the high mileage on my wife's car I change it every 3,500.
Oops, I think my car may need an oil change.
And Leese... luckily silver vehicles have no relevance on when to change your oil, only red ones because they look so fast.
LMFAO
edited to add - one day i'll learn how to split quotes properly..but it wont be tonight!
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I've lost about 1/2 my length.
Well outside of the hair fiasco I caused myself yesterday it usually only takes me 15 minutes to do. I currently dispatch roadside assistance to drivers and one of my vendors is actually Pep Boys. It amazes me the number of tow trucks I dispatch out for vehicles that just left the shop after an oil change. The damage done after a mechanic forgot to replace the drain plug is quite extensive and something I try to avoid.
On both cars I save about $30 everytime I do it myself. My car needs one every two months and my wife's car needs one about every 3 weeks. That works out to almost $350 a year and does not include the other mechanic work I do on both vehicles like brake jobs, tuneup, and mostly whatever else happens to fail. It comes in handy and is quite rewarding when you get your hair.. I mean hands dirty.
Wish I had paid someone else to do it yesterday though... ::)
Question: What do you do with the used oil? I can't find anyone who will accept it here because of our environmental regulations.
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Question: What do you do with the used oil? I can't find anyone who will accept it here because of our environmental regulations.
After I put the new oil in the engine, I pour the old oil from the oil pan into the old oil jugs (say that 5 times real fast)LOL. Mark, we have Discount Auto Parts here in Florida and they allow customers to drop off used oil for free. Not sure if you have them where you are, if not you may want to ask one of your local auto shops for advice.
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skeebs rather get someone else to drain the oil from your car will save you from oil drenched locks..... but if you put clean oil in and it happens we can call you goldy locks ....... LOL
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skeebs rather get someone else to drain the oil from your car will save you from oil drenched locks..... but if you put clean oil in and it happens we can call you goldy locks ....... LOL
Or...We can just call him Goldilocks anyway, because some of us like the idea of referring to him as Goldilocks :D
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Guess that's better than Oilylocks...
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Question: What do you do with the used oil? I can't find anyone who will accept it here because of our environmental regulations.
We just take it to any of the auto parts stores. They resell it to companies that re-refine it. Otherwise, our county has a day or two a year that they'll accept any sort of hazardous materials.
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Well today I decided to detail the car. My cup holders were a mess with a mixture of year old soda, coffee, pennies, and paper. Couldn't get them real clean so I decided to pour a little Pine Sol, 409, soap mixture in each holder to let soak. Sounds like a really good idea to me as I am sure it does to all of you.
Just let them suckers soak all day Skeebo says!!
Around 5 pm my daughter and I decided to go to Wendy's for dinner because the wife's in school tonight. As we are leaving I get a call from my wife to see what we were up to and after the conversation was finished I hung up and tossed the phone in my usual desired place while driving.... in the cup holder.. with the awesome concoction still present of course...
Fuck me man... and of course the phone is only a month old.
Best week ever!
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you know...i thought u were black...lol.
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LOL, sorry, your week sounds like how mine go. I had my phone in my pocket last year and was leaving Mickey D's with the little ones, one of them gave me thier milk and I stuck it in my pocket and unfortunatlely it wasn't closed all the way. Take it all apart and let it dry out, hopefully, it's not an iphone.
I can't remember what I got in my hair before but it was real greasy/oily and I used beer to get it out. It took a few rinses but it worked, not that you will have the same problem again ;)
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sorry my former suggestion of dawn dish detergent won't work to fix this new problem.
I say you just need to back away slowly and give your car some space for a while.
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you know...i thought u were black...lol.
Been told I sound like one, which is funny because my wife, who is black, gets told by people they thought she was white because of her voice. To be honest I always thought I just sounded like someone from Miami without the Spanish accent.
Snow, you can feel my pain!! Hey BTW, is that a pitbull in your avatar? Nice looking dog, what's the weight?
Mikie, I don't think dawn is going to help with this... Pine Sol either. :(
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i think we've entered a whole other realm when u come across as black in cyberspace, lol. not that it matters.
sucks what happened to ur dreads. btw, i used to have dreads
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;D :) :)LOL
Skeebo,
I just cant stop laughing...it all seems to be coming at you this week...first your dreds..now your phone...just makes me recall once at university when my only cell phone fell in a dirty toilet used by more than 2000 students ...I picked it up, dried it and moved on....
lol..thank God its Friday and hope next week will be a better one for you dear!!!
K.
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Snow, you can feel my pain!! Hey BTW, is that a pitbull in your avatar? Nice looking dog, what's the weight?
Yup, that's Cassius, he's about 120. How's yours doing?
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So, your oily fur loss has netted 676 peeps? Amazing isn't it? There's some genuine concern here, perhaps even dread, about your dreadlocks. So, does this mean your next shampoo purchase will be from the "Oily Hair" section?
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Owww!! be kind to skeebo, he's not having the best week of his life ;)
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Skeebo, sorry you're having a hard time.
You might want to add this one to your regiment, it worked for me before! ;D
(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n108/cowandalehouse/Screenshot2010-02-19at32542PM.png)
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Been told I sound like one, which is funny because my wife, who is black, gets told by people they thought she was white because of her voice. To be honest I always thought I just sounded like someone from Miami without the Spanish accent.
Snow, you can feel my pain!! Hey BTW, is that a pitbull in your avatar? Nice looking dog, what's the weight?
Mikie, I don't think dawn is going to help with this... Pine Sol either. :(
Tom, it all depends if you've had any sleep or not. ;)
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gojo the soap that mechanics use to clean the grease and oil off there hands is made to break down oil and grease and also has that strong orange smell to it,ive used it on a lot of stuff,but not hair but it may work.