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DM101

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What is the name of the seats people use for car detailing. My brain is in the freeze mode the morning, I do remeber mine says Big Red on it or something like that. The wheels keep spliting in half. It is under warranty and I am on my third set. i only weight 180 so that should not be a problem. The seat goes up and down. Still one of the best purchases a old man can make. THANKS
 
MDRX8 said:
What is the name of the seats people use for car detailing. My brain is in the freeze mode the morning, I do remeber mine says Big Red on it or something like that. The wheels keep spliting in half. It is under warranty and I am on my third set. i only weight 180 so that should not be a problem. The seat goes up and down. Still one of the best purchases a old man can make. THANKS
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I think you mean a mechanic's roller work stool.
 

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I am presently using this seat(bucket) from Autopia. I am really liking this one. I am big(350lbs.) and it holds me up very well. The seat pad also helps a lot when I do get on one knee to do wheels or a special touch up. It has five casters that make moving around the truckvery easy wether I am on the street, on my driveway, or in the garage.



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I have this one also. It does hold me up very well. Manuvering is more difficultwith this one. Also am a little suspect as to the durability of the bearings.



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Setec Astronomy said:
Here's one at Sears thats on sale: http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/prod...al=TOOL&pid=00951118000&subcat=Lift+Equipment
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That's the one I use. I went through several cheaper ones, but the combination of my (cough) Cartman-esque physique and my very rough driveway chewed through wheels like crazy. I finally decided to spring for the Craftsman . . . not only is it constructed much better than the others I tried, the Craftsman name means I have recourse should something break.



I've used it over a year now, and while the wheels are showing quite a bit of wear, they're still holding up fine.



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That's really a good deal at that sale price, and there is no shipping if you have it delivered to your local Sears store (of course you have to pay local sales tax). I have two, one that I bought elsewhere for more money (same chair, black vinyl instead of the Craftsman red) and huge shipping (no tax tho), and I have the same rough driveway wheel wear, and that first chair one of the wheels keeps falling out of the frame (gotta fix that :o) .
 
Setec- Maybe a little Lock-Tite is called for ;)



I've had one of those up-down ones for, I dunno, maybe 15 years with no problems. I only weigh ~170 but still, that's a pretty dramatic difference in durability. I got mine from ImParts (think their out of business now).



I have one of the non adjustable rectangular ones from Griot's and it's holding up fine too. Guess there's a reason to not just buy the cheapest one you can find.



For some reason I don't like the looks/idea of the one like in the Sear's link :nixweiss I *think* I'd be happier with the "backless" ones like I have now, but I can't say for sure. For one thing, I just think I'd tip over more in the one with the seat back...every now and then I somehow tip my seats over and I'd hate to do it more often than I already do.
 
Accumulator said:
Setec- Maybe a little Lock-Tite is called for ;)
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Yeah, it's one of those friction-fit casters like on an office chair. The frame has a little rust there, but I think the "pocket" that it fits into got a little distended from running across ruts in the driveway (not looking where I'm driving!). I have a lot of experience fixing old office chairs :o , so I oughta be able to get this one patched up, when I get around to it....the loctite seems like a good idea, tho. First I'll see if I can reform the male part of the caster to a more OEM fit, though.
 
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