Managing Grey Matter

In order to be a good Dirty Shirt there are four elements to the Dirty Shirt state of mind:

All projects and activities we talk about involve at least one of these four topics. If you’re not diy african american female sure about exactly what they mean don’t sweat it, we’ve got your back. There was a time when we didn’t understand their significance either. We’ve learned and we'll share.

Just like paying taxes is an unalterable truth, so it goes with Design, Build, Fix and Maintain.

No one performs all four elements like a rock star. One might be proficient at each, but there’s usually one of the four that just doesn’t compute. Odds are that’s true for you too.

Hey, if you’re good at all four elements consider yourself King of the Universe. Quit your day-job, your skill-sets are needed in the world.

Design, Build, Fix, and Maintain each have their own navigation buttons above. Check ‘em out and start thinking about your projects from the perspectives we’ve offered.

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Dirty Thoughts

We think about fixing and maintaining our stuff... a lot.

diy blog male Consider this an open invitation to visit our blog and see what’s on our minds. After all, being a Dirty Shirt guy or girl is really just a state-of-mind. Bonus feature: you get to talk back.

One thing is for sure, we have to work with what we have. The vast majority of us isn’t pulling down a six-figure salary and just buying-new whenever the older stuff breaks or doesn’t look quite the way we would want it to.

We want to be good stewards of our belongings and that includes our money and possessions. Dirty Illustration: Have you taken a careful look at cable-television lately?

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It’s more like cable commercials and we pay for the privilege to watch it. 900 channels and nothing’s on. Do you see a problem with that? We do. You can’t maintain and manage your stuff sitting in front of the flat screen.

So, you have two choices, Neo: If you take the blue pill you will leave this site and go on about your lives believing and doing whatever it is you want to believe and do. If you take the red pill we’ll show you what it will take and how deep the rabbit-hole goes.

Learn a new skill or two; the TV commercials will still be there when you’re done.

Mechanical Projects List

Small Engine / Lawn Mower Blade Sharpening and Balancing – Here’s a project that’s simple to perform and costs almost nothing if you have some basic hand tools. An out of balance blade will destroy an engine; see how we check blade balance to keep everything running smoothly.

Small Engine / Lawn Mower Oil Leak Repair – We’ve got a mower that started gushing oil and we fixed it for about $6, click on the link to see how we did it.

Automotive / Idler Arm and Center Link Replacement – We replaced these front end steering parts on a 1998 S10 Chevy Blazer. We bought the parts, picked up a new tool and saved some scratch in the process. Check out the pictures and video to see how we did it.

Automotive / Muffler Vibration and Bracket Fabrication – Our muffler was still muffling but one day it started to vibrate. We created a plan of action and went to work to solve the problem.

If A Man Can Build It A Man Can Take It Apart