Vacuume cleaners

[SS LeadFoot]

So I was kicking around the idea of getting a vacuume cleaner for the car. I just thought of this and haven't really done any research yet. I was wondering what you guys use. I am tired of going to the car wash and spending 3 bucks plus it's always crowded. Love to hear what you guys use.

[Fierce5]

I use a 12 gallon ridgid shop vac. Bought from Home Depot 7 years ago with the auto accessories attachment kit. I take care of it and maintain it periodically. Runs great

[Hamilton Detail]

I use a shop vac

[goheels]

I use my house central vac with garage kit. Ridiculous power.

 

I love it :-)

[Audog]

I bought 2 wall mount shop vacs on a Black Friday sale last year. One for each side of the 3 car garage

[red94chev]

I have my trusty old 16 gallon Craftsman wet/dry vac. At nearly 15 years old, it still has more than enough power to suck up anything car or house related.

[rrmccabe]

I rarely vacuum anymore. I normally open the doors and master blaster all the carpet. I do it every week before wash so it always stays nice.

 

But if needed, I just use my Festool dust extractor vac with cyclone. Works great but not something I would recommend for someone that just wanted to do carpet.

[USCGRetiredJosh]

i bought one and it sucks......haha

 

but really I have a 12 gallon shop vac with several different heads.

[SS LeadFoot]

So I want to stay somewhere south of $70. I want something easy to maintain and small enough where it won't take up a lot of space. What HP should I stay around? Looking at maybe 2 or 2.5... thoughts?

[Jayco76]

I picked this one up on Sale for $55 a few weeks ago

http://m.lowes.com/pd/Shop-Vac-5-Gallon-6-Peak-HP-Shop-Vacuum/1000049567

 

So far so good .. Only complaint is no wheels

[CMDChase]

3 bucks!!!! Geez last time a used a vacuum at the car wash it was a quarter. I got a very good deal on a Metro Vac-n-Blo a few years back. Does the job for me.

[Ricky Bobby]

Get the 5 hp 4 gallon Ridgid vac from Home Depot and the orange pro hose. $110 and does all you need and moew

[SS LeadFoot]

That's double what I want to pay ????

[Bill-V8V]

Metro Vac installed in the garage but I have a Dyson handheld that works great for quick cleanups. 

 

But if you want one of the smaller shop vac's Amazon Prime Day is 7/12, maybe you can get a good deal there ?

[pirahnah3]

Got a nice rigid at home desperate a few years ago, works great, but since watching the vids its SO much easier to just blow most of it out with either a side kick or larger. Didnt realize the time savings for it until I tried it. 

[Ricky Bobby]

^i agree I blow out the interior first with the Sidekick it does a ton of the job for me. Then I really only have to vacuum my carpet up.

 

And I say buy the right tool once, it may cost more up front but not the long term.

[Fierce5]

Blowing the interior may work if you're working on your own car and you're simply doing maintenance but for a dirty car you will definitely need a decent vacuum. What I do is steam the interior first to get all the dirt out of the nooks and crannies and tight places such as power windows switches then I vacuum. I'm hoping to add a Mytee 8070 carpet extractor to my arsenal by Christmas to complete my interior equipments

Edited July 12, 2016 by Fierce5

[Feets31]

When blowing don't you send sand particles into all of the nooks and crannies you can't get to?  Sounds to me like you would be spreading it out, instead of getting it out.  

[rrmccabe]

When blowing don't you send sand particles into all of the nooks and crannies you can't get to?  Sounds to me like you would be spreading it out, instead of getting it out.  

 

If its nasty you want to vac first. No reason to blow sand and dirty everywhere.  But for my weekly cleanings I open the door and blow from center of car out the doors. Does a great job and my vehicles have never been cleaner including under the seats.

 

You can vacuum a car with the best vac and then follow up with a blower and you will be amazed the amount of dirt that comes out.  I have always used compressed air to do this but having the Master Blaster now makes it easier to do.

[Jayco76]

That's double what I want to pay ????

Buy cheap Buy Twice

[buffalobob920]

I use the metro vac and blow great machine does a great job with all of the attachments

[Audog]

I use the metro vac and blow great machineimage.jpeg does a great job with all of the attachments

That is a nice setup.

[buffalobob920]

That is a nice setup.

thanks it's also portable comes off the wall and has wheels

[cev103]

I just use a Rigid wet/dry vac