SO what kind of tools make your life easier?

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Help, I wanna be a proton
I was wondering what kind of tools most of you use, on a professional basis.

For tools here is what I have:
a Sioux Polisher, 15 years old and still runs like a top. It is really heavy though
A 7424. Just added it, and am really pleased with it. A lot lighter, especially when I am doing somethign large like my wife's excursion, or my Crew cab superduty.
A 3 hp Craftsmen vacuum. Small, light and very portable with a strap to carry it if needed. I get the $70 portable version, and have worn out 5 of them.
A hot water pressure washer, 3000 PSI and 5 GPM. (actually 3, on trailers) A little bit of overkill for cars, but it allows me to do a ton of other things. I got ADD, I have to stay interested in the job.
DI bottles, with our really hard water, it helps a ton in doing windows, and drying cars, when needed.
If I am doing a bunch of details, or am feeling lazy, I rent a Thermax carpet cleaner. That way I take it back at the end of the day, and I don't have to clean the house carpet, unless I want to. It only costs me $15 a day to rent it, and since detailing is not my primary source of income, to detail, I find this more cost effective to rent three or four times a month.

So what do you got?
 
Air Compressor, Makita , 2 shop vacs, d.a. polisher, dremel tool, d.a. scrub brushes, 3 gallon pump sprayer, hot pressure washer , that is on the blink, plenty of gatorade.
 
I got a small utility stool with caster wheels on it from my brother-in-law. Saves my back !!! My extractor is the bomb !!!!
 
Tools I use on a regular basis:
*PC 7424
*Small crevice tool I made for cleaning crevices on windshield and around third brake light
*Q-Tips (AC vents)
*Toothpicks (gas and brake pedal crevices)
*MF cloths
*Bandaids (for when I slice my fingers while cleaning the hood jambs)
*Doo Rag (for keeping the sweat out of my eyes + the doo rag look is part of my image LOL)
 
onthespot said:
...*Doo Rag (for keeping the sweat out of my eyes + the doo rag look is part of my image LOL)
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I thought I was probably the only one to sport one of these. Been wearing one for years, doing the vehicles, the lawn, and just plain hot days.

I'm also in the market for one of those rolling stools Clean Dean mentioned. With each passing year it gets harder and harder getting up off the ground. I use a stool now, but it doesn't roll.

The above are "necessities", my favorite tools are microfiber towels, and lots of them. One of the best "finds" in a while.
 
Rolling Stool

Mr. Clean,

I have a stool with casters on it that has been a LIFE SAVER!!! You can get one at Wally World (Walmart) for a pretty reasonable price.

Recommend one fully!

-Matt
 
Amen to the stool. I found a folding stool w/wheels at Harbor Freight for $13 and free shipping with a $50 order. (I think itwas $13) Not adjustable height. The adjustable height ones are $19 or $25, depending on where and when you find them. Harbor frieght sometimes has them for $19, Wal Mart is $25 I think.

Love them stools!!
 
Well, it just so happened after reading this kudos for the stool I saw a Harbour Freight add for their rolling, height adjustable stool, with utility tray on sale for $16.97 (regular price $24.95). I picked mine up today. Can I join the club?:)
 
Consider yourself joined! I'm really going to like my rolling folding seat for shows etc. I've bought a lot of stuff from Harbor Freight over the years. Never a problem and decent stuff for the money. Always pretty darned cheap and often free shipping.
 
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