Post by sidheguitarmichael on Oct 23, 2011 17:32:13 GMT -5
It's total BS. Real pros just spray WD-40 all over and call it a day.
Turns out that WD-40 will obliterate the oils that leave fingerprints on surfaces; we know this because a buddy had his car stolen from his carport garage late last night. (anyone recall me mentioning a week ago that the SPD is no longer investigating property crimes?).
The police found it abandoned in the hooker-y, used needle-y part of town within an hour of him calling it in this morning, telling our guy where it was parked and to just go down and get it (sans any paperwork, of course) so a bunch of us trundled down together to recover it.
As the hoods had taken the battery (and all contents of the trunk, which amounted to a couple of tools and an REI pup tent) we elected to tow it to the mechanic that everyone uses for our old cars. Rightful owner Mr. K had to use latex gloves to drive, because the wheel, dash, door handles (in and out) trunk latch, and gear shift were all sprayed with WD-40, and slicker than hell; the WD-40 bath is a pro thief trick.
BTW, the car was an old civic crx hatchback; the 2nd-gen two-seater from the late 80's and early 90's with the see-through smoked glass rear lid. This particular example has a color mismatched hood, rusty rear wheel wells, and well over 200k on the clock: can you say "total piece of crap"? Why on earth pros (in addition to the WD-40, the ignition was expertly removed and the wires cleanly snipped with cutters to allow on-demand contact starting) chose to steal that clunker is beyond all of us but, as one of our crew observed, "4 middle aged, middle class white guys standing around trying to figure out how these crooks think is going to go nowhere", so we dropped it off in front of the mechanic's garage door, and went to a nice brunch.
Turns out that WD-40 will obliterate the oils that leave fingerprints on surfaces; we know this because a buddy had his car stolen from his carport garage late last night. (anyone recall me mentioning a week ago that the SPD is no longer investigating property crimes?).
The police found it abandoned in the hooker-y, used needle-y part of town within an hour of him calling it in this morning, telling our guy where it was parked and to just go down and get it (sans any paperwork, of course) so a bunch of us trundled down together to recover it.
As the hoods had taken the battery (and all contents of the trunk, which amounted to a couple of tools and an REI pup tent) we elected to tow it to the mechanic that everyone uses for our old cars. Rightful owner Mr. K had to use latex gloves to drive, because the wheel, dash, door handles (in and out) trunk latch, and gear shift were all sprayed with WD-40, and slicker than hell; the WD-40 bath is a pro thief trick.
BTW, the car was an old civic crx hatchback; the 2nd-gen two-seater from the late 80's and early 90's with the see-through smoked glass rear lid. This particular example has a color mismatched hood, rusty rear wheel wells, and well over 200k on the clock: can you say "total piece of crap"? Why on earth pros (in addition to the WD-40, the ignition was expertly removed and the wires cleanly snipped with cutters to allow on-demand contact starting) chose to steal that clunker is beyond all of us but, as one of our crew observed, "4 middle aged, middle class white guys standing around trying to figure out how these crooks think is going to go nowhere", so we dropped it off in front of the mechanic's garage door, and went to a nice brunch.
