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fulltimin

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Posted: 11/17/17 08:04pm

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Back to our paper towel with Por 15 for just a bit.

I decided to add some more weight, since my scale only went up to 11 lbs.

Here is our first.

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And our second...

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And our combination........

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fulltimin

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Posted: 11/17/17 08:06pm

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So, we now have 172.45 oz to add to our other weight, which is 174.95 oz.

That brings us to a grand total of 347.40 oz, or 21.7125 lbs.

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And here we go.... drum roll please ......

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Posted: 11/17/17 08:09pm

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And here is the pic. You can see the coffee can, the piece of steel, the battery, and the partly full can of Lacquer Thinner.

So, we have nearly 22 lbs of weight hanging on this paper towel.

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If you look closely, there is no sign of this starting to fail.

Did I mention that I like Por 15?

I am not the brightest bulb on the tree, but this impresses me.

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Posted: 11/17/17 08:13pm

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As you can see in this pic, the piece of trim holding the front cap to the steel frame has been removed.

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Posted: 11/17/17 08:16pm

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Here you can see the sealant used under the trim. This obviously did not hold, otherwise the outside of the sealant would not be black.

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Posted: 11/17/17 08:20pm

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And here is a shot of under the trim itself. It also, is blackened in some places.

Some of the sealant stuck to the underside of the trim, and others stuck to the fiberglass.

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Posted: 11/17/17 08:22pm

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This one shows the sealant stuck to the fiberglass.

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Posted: 11/17/17 08:25pm

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And another..........

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Posted: 11/17/17 08:29pm

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After you punch in the center of the pop rivet, and drill the head off of the pop rivet, in order to get the piece of trim off, then the fiberglass siding needs to be taken off, so you need to finish removing the rivet.

I used a metal chisel, (yes, right tool for the job), and cut the rivet off with a couple of whacks with the hammer.

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