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I wonder how well they recoil. If they work well, then I could use two of them. A lot better than having to carry a 100ft. rubber hose on a reel in the back of my truck.
 
You have to be careful with those thigns cause if you let go of them when they are stretched, they might recoil to much and hit something :(
 
I have a 25' coil hose, and it's something of a pain, to be honest. You know how a coiled phone cord can get tangled up on itself? Same thing happens with my coil hose . . .



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The hoses advertised are fine for home use but would be a pain in daily commercial work. Besides your building a new shop and should not need this type of hose. We use soft 75 ft garden hose and a high quality hose reel which is quicker that fitting tangles. Even our pressure washer has a 100 ft hose and commecial reel which can be greased when needed. With this length we can reach anywhere in the shop to clean floors and I wash the exterior and signage on the building too.
 
You get what you pay for. The whole thing costs less than a quality hose. Can you imagin the plastic reel standing up to daily commercial use. Not many gadgets on TV are designed for serious work. When you use tools to make a living it pays to buy tools that hold up for years of trouble free service. Who wants to stop in the middle of the job when your discount wonder hose breaks or springs a leak and your racing to the closest store so you can rinse the soap of your customers car. Not the best way to show our professionalism when we use tools the customer wouldn't even buy.
 
I am not a commercial detailer. I detail once a week, or every other week. *SOMETIMES* I let it go a month. All I know now is the vinyl hose I have is frustrating to coil back up.
 
I did not mean to be-little. I am posting in the PROFESSIONL DETAILERS section. It may be hard to find any hose that does not have faults. I really did not pay much for a good one at a Home Depot. I just looked carefully at the selection and picked out a good one.
 
Masterfinish said:
Not the best way to show our professionalism when we use tools the customer wouldn't even buy.
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not all true.... The customer wouldn't buy a rotary polisher, or likely a dual-action one either. Nor would the average customer of a detailer own an extractor. These are tools of the trade. If the customer wanted to or would buy and use these tools, we'd be put out of business, yes? The point is they dont want to, and this is because they know nothing about the business. For all they know, these type of hoses are the best things to be using for automotive detailing (whether or not we know better.)



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My post was regarding cheap gadgets not professional tools. You misread my intent. Also I would not worry much if my customers bought the same tools I have. Without the experience or training it would make little difference. I have had many call me and tell me of the rotary polisher they bought and that somehow it just is not coming out the way they thought. I am happy to explain that tools do not make the Pro.
 
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