PDA

View Full Version : Knee problems and Detailing. HELLPPP!!!


PedroDaGr8
11-06-2006, 11:44 AM
I have a weird problem. Maybe some of you guys with bad knees/arthritis can help me. I am looking for something that would allow me to move around while sitting or lying down. The reason is, I blew out my knee in June (more like dislocated it 2.5" and obliterated my ACL) playing cricket and have to wait till Dec. for surgery. This means that I can`t get down on my knees nor can I squat, because both put too much pressure on the knee resulting in excrusiating pain. I did an overall detail with my new PC and it came out well, the problem was I think I rushed the bottom too much and I can`t doo the wheels at all. Ugh. Anyhelp would be appreciated.
mose
11-06-2006, 11:47 AM
More Vicodin!!!! :drool:
Nosbusa1500
11-06-2006, 11:54 AM
Maybe you could find a small stool/chair with rollers. If you`re laying down buy a creeper That way you could sit down and wash and detail without putting much pressure on your knees.



Here`s a link that should help you out.



http://www.topoftheline.com/ezrollingseat.html
Eliot Ness
11-06-2006, 11:57 AM
One of the best rolling stools I have read about is the Kreepstool, it is expensive, but here is a thread with more info:



http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=77944



I sometimes use something like this Harbor Freight version:



http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=47980



Or this one:



http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=45342



I`m sure that the Kreepstool, from reading user reviews, will roll around easier than the cheaper versions.



You can also find similar items at Sears and I`m sure several other places if you look around.



Edit: PedroDaGr8, I just noticed that you are in Lexington.... there is a Harbor Frieght located up on Winchester Rd. if you want to look before you buy. Good luck with your surgery, hope everything goes well!
PedroDaGr8
11-06-2006, 02:13 PM
Thanks for the replies, I am all too familiar with that HF, a poor college student like me gets a LOT of tools from there. I said hey to you in a thread in the MW forum. I guess you didn`t see it. It is good to see someone else from Lexington here, I`m born and reaised here myself.




One of the best rolling stools I have read about is the Kreepstool, it is expensive, but here is a thread with more info:



http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=77944



I sometimes use something like this Harbor Freight version:



http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=47980



Or this one:



http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=45342



I`m sure that the Kreepstool, from reading user reviews, will roll around easier than the cheaper versions.



You can also find similar items at Sears and I`m sure several other places if you look around.



Edit: PedroDaGr8, I just noticed that you are in Lexington.... there is a Harbor Frieght located up on Winchester Rd. if you want to look before you buy. Good luck with your surgery, hope everything goes well!
3Dog
11-06-2006, 02:26 PM
The best I have found

http://www.racatac.com/
Eliot Ness
11-06-2006, 02:34 PM
.....I said hey to you in a thread in the MW forum. I guess you didn`t see it. It is good to see someone else from Lexington here, I`m born and reaised here myself.Sorry, I must have missed that...... I wasn`t born here but I`ve lived here for about 30 years..... geez.... time flies when you`re having fun.....



I like HF for tools that I will seldom use, or might only need one time. Other things, like those stools, really aren`t too bad. Most of the time I use a Rubbermaid Step Stool/Tool Box (http://www.amazon.com/Rubbermaid-776800-Step-Stool-Tool/dp/B00002N8BO) to sit on that I bought years ago. It might not work too well for you since you`d have to keep moving it.
mgm2003
11-06-2006, 03:05 PM
Sorry to hear about your pain.



I use this: http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?L1=L1_3000&L2=L2_3000&SKU=38950.
imported_agentf1
11-06-2006, 07:02 PM
Yes, either a stool like people mentioned (I have an awesome one from snap on) and/or a lift, optimally a 4 post or a Kwik Lift.
Wasatch
11-06-2006, 08:03 PM
Maybe you could find a small stool/chair with rollers. If you`re laying down buy a creeper That way you could sit down and wash and detail without putting much pressure on your knees.



Here`s a link that should help you out.



http://www.topoftheline.com/ezrollingseat.html



Would also agree with this.
PedroDaGr8
11-07-2006, 03:50 PM
Wow thanks for all the good advise. I think I am going to get that stool.