I spent last Saturday afternoon trying to bake powder coat onto a used bike rack I got for $15 at a garage sale in Lincoln. My oven was too small so I made a rig with a heat gun and a cardboard box, which caught fire twice. But it actually worked, the coating cured and the rack looks brand new. The real surprise was that the whole process took 4 hours and I messed up the first coat completely. I thought powder coating was some pro-level thing but it turns out it's pretty forgiving if you just keep the heat moving. Has anyone else tried DIY powder coating with tools that are not meant for it, or am I just the weird one with a scorched driveway?
I parked at the overflow lot near the river walk every weekday and listened to a true crime podcast to decompress, but last Tuesday someone slipped a paper under my wiper that just said 'park closer.' I moved up to the paid garage 3 blocks away, and the 15 extra steps plus zero circling actually made my whole evening feel lighter. Anyone else take unsolicited parking advice from a random note and have it work out? .