| We love DIY projects, but every once in a while our greatest efforts go wrong. This is a collection of our best disaster stories and the lessons we learned from them. The worst DIY disaster I've ever had was when I was trying to fix a rock chip on my front fender. I cleaned the spot where the paint was missing, added touch up, and let the paint dry overnight. I took some 2000-grit sand paper and started wet sanding the touch up spot to make it level with the rest of the paint before buffing. I ended up sanding a little too much and removed the clear coat around the touch up section. I had to get the entire panel painted in order to fix the mishap. Moral of the story, you should be very careful with body parts and sanding paint!
–Steve Hagen, Advance HQ |
| My worst DIY disaster was when I replaced my dashboard. It was a time-consuming project with me having to remove almost everything in the front-interior cabin, including side panels, the glove box, instrument cluster, radio, and airbag. After a long day, I was finally finished! I reconnected the battery and next thing I knew my hazards were blinking, even with the car turned off and hazard button disengaged. I checked the fuses for a short, but they were strangely fine. The next day, annoyed, I removed everything again and found my mistake. I had switched the wires for the hazards and center radio speaker! They were identical wires and plugs, right next to each other. I marked the wires and finished the job for a second time. Lesson learned: make sure you mark everything out and take your time the first time.
–Neil Barbulescu, Advance HQ Have you had a DIY disaster? Share your story on our Facebook page. |
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