Remember that video about using a potato to pull out a small dent? A buddy of mine actually tried that on his fender. He ended up with a rust spot shaped like an Idaho russet a few months later. @the_luna is right, these shortcuts just set you up for a worse problem down the line. Watching him explain the potato sap and metal thing to his wife was honestly the best part of the whole mess.

Okay, the "pink gas clouds" part is a little off. That pink color in the Orion Nebula is mostly from hydrogen-alpha light, which your new filter is actually blocking out a lot of. The filter makes it stand out more, but the real color is more of a red. The pink you see in a lot of pictures is often from how the camera sensor reads the light or from editing. Your new gear is awesome, but it's cool to know what we're actually looking at.

Honestly, just stick with the channel locks.

Seems like a lot of fuss over some gloves.

It's just pork, not a science project. The oven worked fine for ten years, right? Seems like a lot of fuss for a slightly better slice.