Recent content by PhaRO

I went into Lowes today to pick up a few odds and ends. I walked by the shop vacs and they had a vac that I've been wanting for a long time with a lower price. Item #127133 5 Gallon, 5.5 HP (Peak) Heavy Duty Portable Wet\Dry Vacuum It was normally $69.99 and now was $49.99. I have a larger...

I noticed the Sams Club by me had 500watt inverters for aroun $27. They also have a 1500watt for $101. The 500watt would be great to run a PC for mobile detailing. I use a 700watt for mine but the 500watt is nice since it will run off the interior outlet or clamped to the battery. My 700watt...

The heat has been horrible lately. I've considered carrying a fan and running it off my inverter to at least get some air moving on me.

What a crappy start to a week. Since my schedule is fixed washing the same people weekly and biweekly I have pretty predictable days and usually things go very smooth. It rained much of the weekend and then rained me out on Monday. Initially the forecast for Tuesday said rain. Later Monday...

For years I've been irritated at wheel brushes. Why they don't rubber coat the handles I'll never know. The common plastic block on my boars hair brush was driving me bonkers. I constantly was knocking parts of the wheels. Often times when the brush block hits a wheel it will leave a mark...

My drying towels have been doing double duty on windows (Cobra Ultra Plush and Vroom). I've been planning on getting some dedicated glass towels for a while now. When my Cobras started leaving lint I started looking considering my options. I've used a few WW towels and thought they worked...

I recently decided to give the Edge system a try. I picked up the pc adapter and 2 of the combo pads (blue/white and green/orange). I've tried them out on my cars a little but nothing extensive. Tonight I had a change to use them on a Lincoln Town Car. I used the white pad with some Paint...

Oh my lord I enjoyed this one, not sure if it's been posted, I searched but couldn't tell. YouTube - Zima - "Mom My Ride"

I've never owned a blower before. I've seen people use them to dry cars but I could never decide on one that I wanted to try. Gas powered appealed to me but I'd have to start carry gas with me again and didn't want too. My generator lasts until I fill my truck up so I just fill it up then...

I have used ONR and similar no rinse washes for almost 2 years now. My initial uses in my mobile business were partial cleanings (top surfaces) with occasional full cleanings. I did this almost secretly for fear that someone would freak out. After a year or so I had total confidence in the...

Picked up on while I was there on Friday. It's one of the paddle bonnet window cleaners to clean hard to reach parts of windows. I wanted to try one out for a while but never wanted to pay for one. $2.50 with 10 bonnets was a good price for me. I don't have a picture but here is a link to...

Campbell Hausfeld PW1095 Hand-Held Auto Steamer. I picked one up today at a chain of closeout stores called "Tuesday Morning". Not sure if they are a national company but I've been to a bunch in the VA, NC, SC area. I noticed a bunch at a store in SC but waited until I got home in VA to...

I have the Rigid wd4050 and am pretty happy with it except the hose length. I've been debating on buying the 10ft heavy duty hose from Home Depot. Today I was in Ollies (kind of like Big Lots but in the VA, MD, PA, DE area) and they had some pool vacuum hoses. Very close or the same as most...

I picked up a couple of 32oz Bottles of some cheap Tire Dressing at the Dollar Tree store tonight. I did one tire on my truck but it's hard to say how well it works. I cleaned the tire with some dilluted APC and a mf towel but there was still some sheen. Tire looks pretty good though so far...

I picked up a couple of the 4 packs (3 mitts, 1 towel) today. $10.39. These are the corded chenille mf mitts (dreadlocks). The towel seems to be very nice and if big 38" x 26". I rubbed a dvd for a bit with one with more pressure than I'd ever be using on a car and no scratches. Towel...