How To Clean Plastic/Resin Outdoor Patio Furniture

A few years ago I garbage picked this plastic/resin bench.

When I first spotted it, I thought that it was some sort of stone bench since it was so discolored. To be fair I spotted it at night. I had never seen such detail for a backrest on a plastic/resin bench either. I went to see how heavy it was and discovered it was lightweight material.

I had previously attempted to clean this bench with liquid dish soap with a salt mixture, a Mr. Clean magic eraser, Shout laundry stain remover, and a few other failed cleaning attempts.

Someone close to me recommended Clorox cleaner plus bleach.

I hauled this bench into my tub/shower combo and it barely fit. I sprayed it with the cleaner and let it sit for about 20 minutes. I took my hand held shower head and rinsed it off. I repeated this procedure several times. I wiped it down with a cleaning towel to help dry it before hauling it back outside.


It worked! No scrubbing was involved. The bench looks practically brand new. I hope this information helps someone else.



Before





After




Edit: I forgot to mention that a power washer was used last summer before any other attempts were made to try to clean this bench off without much success.

I lost my Chapstick tube

In between the console and the drivers seat last week.

I had some difficultly removing the tube even with my long skeleton type fingers.

I had to use a wooden yardstick to push the tube forward. I finally got it after awhile.

I purchased a purple pool noodle today and did this.


drivers side:




passenger side:

My new favorite word while driving is

Zelensky Photo's

In case anyone wants to change their avatar or sig line.

These two came from Max Martin's FB page.

https://www.facebook.com/aniceguy302003


I'll add more photo's as they're shared.

Identifying Black Panthers, Leopards and Jaguars

Black Panthers:

A black panther can be either a leopard or a jaguar. All black panthers have rosette patterns, sometimes the melanism in the black fur makes it difficult to see the rosettes. Melanism is genetic which means one of the parents must be a black panther for a cub to be a black panther.



Black Leopard





Black Jaguar





Leopards:

Leopards have a slender body with a long tail. Leopards have a rosette patterns that are smaller and grouped closer together. They're more agile at climbing trees, are faster at running long distance than a jaguar. They have special muscles in the shoulder, neck and back so that it can carry prey into a tree to keep their kill from other carnivores. Kills their prey by suffocating it.

Are notorious for leaping and can leap up to 20 feet into the air. Leopards are not an apex predator, which means that they can be attacked by other predators such as lions. Is an excellent swimmer but avoids the water if possible.


Leopard





Jaguars:

Jaguars have a stocky build and generally have a belly that looks to be well fed or pregnant, sort of like some of us humans. Is a skilled climber but doesn't need to climb trees to hide from other predators. Is an apex predator and has a strike force of 500 pounds crushing bones with one swipe. The jaguar has a 1500 PSI bite, which is the strongest jaws of all big cats. It kills it's prey by piercing the skull or the back of the neck.

Is notorious for ripping through crocodile skins and crushing turtle shells. The jaguar thrives around water, much similar to a tiger. The rosette patterns are large and have small black spots in the center of the rosettes, has a shorter tale compared to the leopard.


Jaguar




A few differences and similarities pertaining to big cats.


Cheetah average speed 40 to 75 mph with a 475 PSI bite.

Cougar average speed 40-50 mph at a short distance with a 724 PSI bite.

Leopard average speed 36 mph with a 500 PSI bite.

Snow Leopard average speed is 35 to 40 mph with a 400 PSI bite.

Lion speed average is 50 mph at a short distance. Has a 650 PSI bite.

Tiger speed average 35 to 40 mph with a 1050 PSI bite.

Jaguar speed average is 50 mph at a short distance (similar to a lion) with a 1500 PSI bite.


Disclaimer: I've been fascinated by big cats since at a young age. I like to frequent animal sanctuaries and I do donate to several big cat organizations when possible. I've never had the opportunity to work with big cats as of yet. I'm only sharing my knowledge about big cats that I find interesting.

They call me Bumblebutt

A 💗felt thanks for being the amazing members here on DU!

Thank you for the hearts. You put a smile on my face!

I went online real estate browsing in Saskatchewan today

Not all the properties are like this but stuff like this makes me giggle.




(Val Marie) Go go, Gadget arms!






(Oxbow) wash and go! Luckily, this wasn't the main bathroom.





(Ponteix) I’m not faucet-ing around.

Bison Cow Frost. Photography by Tom Murphy.

I've shared this photograph before. I believe that sensational photo's should always be circulated every so often.










Yes, Tom Murphy is a Yellowstone photographer.


Yes, bison cows have horns.


No, I haven't had the opportunity to visit Yellowstone.

For my 10,000th Post. Yes, there's a 26 second YouTube video that I'm sharing. No, it's not mandated to watch.

I whizzed past my 5K posting milestone without a thought about it.


Today is a special day for me and so in the spirit of things I renewed my DU membership.


Moving on to an episode of Little House on the Prairie.


Alison Arngrim and Melissa Gilbert were best friends during the filming of Little House on the Prairie.


In the episode "Bunny" Nellie now owns Laura's horse Bunny. Nellie abuses Bunny and during the abuse Bunny throws Nellie off.


Nellie isn't seriously hurt but pretends to be paralyzed. During the time that Nellie is pretending to be paralyzed Mrs. Oleson wants Bunny to be shot.


Laura finds out that Nellie is faking being paralyzed and decides to expose Nellie.



"You're such a good friend, Nellie!"