Vacuum recommendation

You need a proper wet/dry for detailing, period. The Metro is a great unit, it was my first vac but when doing serious cleaning and working on damp carpets (like after extensive cleaning or shampooing) you need a wet dry.
 
I've got a Home depot 16 gal (I think, it's the bigger one) that works great. I too leave it runniung too much some times, but it always worked for me. Had it for 4 years now, still works just as good.
 
Based on everyone's recommendations I think I'm going to pick up the 16 gallon 6.5hp RIDGID wet/dry vac with a detachable blower. Although I think having a 16 gallon bucket is overkill the 6.5hp should be able to suck up anything and now I can easily blow dry my engine bay and exterior after cleaning and it's only $100! Thanks :)
 
Luster said:
Because of my limited space I wanted a wall mount unit. So I bought the Bissell Garage Pro Wall Mount Vacuum (Wet/dry).

Strong suction, average "blower" side, best of all - a 32' hose so I can not only get the cars in the garage, but the ones in the driveway too!

Costco, $169.
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Bill,
you have just about sold me on that vac , how does it perform at 32 feet out ?
I have the vac and blo ,I havent used it as a vac and wont , it has very average power and no way compares to a wet vac , but its a good blower for the cars :) , so I just leave it at that.
 
RED JEWELL SS said:
Bill,
you have just about sold me on that vac , how does it perform at 32 feet out ?
I have the vac and blo ,I havent used it as a vac and wont , it has very average power and no way compares to a wet vac , but its a good blower for the cars :) , so I just leave it at that.
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There are vacs out there with more powerful suction, but I had to have the convenience of a wall vac being out of the way for my crowded conditions. 32' hose provides enough suction for anything I've thrown at it.

Now I haven't used it on a really TRASHED interior, so I can't really speak to that. Most of what I'm using it for is your average vac job... no really extreme dirt or mud chunks.

I'll give it 7 out of 10 for suction power at 32'.
 
Luster said:
There are vacs out there with more powerful suction, but I had to have the convenience of a wall vac being out of the way for my crowded conditions. 32' hose provides enough suction for anything I've thrown at it.

Now I haven't used it on a really TRASHED interior, so I can't really speak to that. Most of what I'm using it for is your average vac job... no really extreme dirt or mud chunks.

I'll give it 7 out of 10 for suction power at 32'.
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Ok, so I read that as you mean that it has 70 percent of power at 32 feet...:rofl: I need a wall mount too...bad , thats why I bought the metro , I really should have returned it ...but I didnt....my garage is too small to risk a floor model wet vac.
I just checked, costco doesnt be gotten it anymore....wally world, Big Box...but it looks like brown truck or store order.
 
RED JEWELL SS said:
Ok, so I read that as you mean that it has 70 percent of power at 32 feet...:rofl: I need a wall mount too...bad , thats why I bought the metro , I really should have returned it ...but I didnt....my garage is too small to risk a floor model wet vac.
I just checked, costco doesnt be gotten it anymore....wally world, Big Box...but it looks like brown truck or store order.
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It's a really good "All purpose" vac. For EXTREME vacuuming, dried mud, gravel, sand, etc. I still dig out my old 5hp shop vac. It could suck the chrome off a trailer hitch.
 
ThePriceofPerfection said:
Based on everyone's recommendations I think I'm going to pick up the 16 gallon 6.5hp RIDGID wet/dry vac with a detachable blower. Although I think having a 16 gallon bucket is overkill the 6.5hp should be able to suck up anything and now I can easily blow dry my engine bay and exterior after cleaning and it's only $100! Thanks :)
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That detachable blower sure seems nice. My shop vac can turn into a blower but I'm always afraid of it picking up particles from inside the shop-vac container (even after emptied and riinsed out) and blowing them onto my paint.

:doh:
 
Luster said:
It's a really good "All purpose" vac. For EXTREME vacuuming, dried mud, gravel, sand, etc. I still dig out my old 5hp shop vac. It could suck the chrome off a trailer hitch.
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Yup , at close range...cant beat a chrome suckin wet -vac....6 horse or so...:White Horse:
 
Mindflux said:
That detachable blower sure seems nice. My shop vac can turn into a blower but I'm always afraid of it picking up particles from inside the shop-vac container (even after emptied and riinsed out) and blowing them onto my paint.

:doh:
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I suffer from the same paranoia. I don't wanna blow particals of dirt onto my wet paint :out:
 
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