"Oops, I shot mine with the Duplicolor stuff found at the walmart, I think."

I bet Eastwood's paint and Duplicolor are identical. Probably from the same big vat behind the barn. I'll use Duplicolor (from SchlepBoys) the next time around.

"But I didn't bake the paint in the wife's oven...(Edit - i'm not implying you did) "

Hmmm... I bet it would smell better than yesterday's lasagna...

"...surprised the hydroxide doesn't harm the anodized finish somewhat on those center caps..."

The caps are steel, not aluminum, and I painted 'em. They might even be stainless.

"...do you sneak something other than Cascade into the dispenser?"

Cascade. And don't forget the Jet-Dri for those streak-free hubcaps...

"The drought seems to be nearly over here, the one reservoir is at 100%..."

Here, too. I noted the reservoir this afternoon -- only about 2' below the road surface, and probably up a good 3-4' from last summer's level.
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Don Foster (near Cape Cod, MA)