hey FRM, for what its worth, thanks for not cursing in your videos. I'm watching in front of my 2 year old and if my wife would have heard a curse word I would have never heard the end of it!

You know when you're a tech? Brake clean in the eye and still working!

Good advice on the masking tape. I had a set of the Snap-On suction cups holding a window up once upon a time. Let's just say I spent a lot of time with a vacuum sucking all of the shattered glass out of the bottom of the door....and had to buy the customer a new passenger front door window. Was not a good day.

Tip wear glasses when spraying brake clean ask me how I know

Nothing is "stupid" if it saves you time. Thanks

I usually don't go around telling people how to do their job. But the trick I have that most people have liked me showing them. Is spraying foaming and only foaming action glass cleaner on dried coolant. I Worked for Toyota for some years and that pink shit is a mother to clean. The glass cleaner turns it back to liquid and you just spray it off with brake cleaner or some washer fluid. It works for all coolant too.

Something else I've found that makes life easier is that if you're doing a job that will get oil or other fluids in the subframe, just use some tape to cover the holes. For example I did a power steering pump on a Traverse and I couldn't get it completely cleaned out no matter what I did. Next one I covered the holes on, nothing got in the subframe and made clean up much easier and quicker. So far I've found duct tape works best, as other kinds like masking tape may not last the whole job.

rubber door stops work well for holding up window glass too. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! and thanks for sharing your years of wisdom.

Bread bag plastic tabs for holding smaller bolts. If you don't have enough hands to hold a part, gasket, and get a bolt started. Put the bolt in one of the holes of the part and clip the tab on the threads of the other side to keep it in place till you have it lined up with the threaded hole. Once it's started by hand, just pull the tab off.

The more I watch this and realize how many of these tricks I use on a daily bases the more I realize that all the guys at my new job just don’t have a clue. Specially with the spray silicone when they ask me why do you need that? You didn’t need that! I keep tell him they must enjoy going in dry

Check out CargoLoc 32562 bungee cords. They have holes all they way down so you can adjust them to any length you need. They last a lot longer that the round colored ones too. I also use painter's tape for isolating wind noises. I put it over panel gaps and edges until the noise is gone then I know what to fix/replace.

The baby powder is a top idea bin in the game for 16years an never thought off that ace! Lol

If you haven't tried painters tape, It is AWESOME for not leaving any residue (you should try it out). Pro tip as applying tape, double a corner onto itself (sticky to sticky side) to create a convenient tab (that will not stick down) for you to EASILY grab & pull up on when time comes for removing the tape.

Use a seam ripper when opening up a wire harness for repairs.

Baby powder can help find slow leaks and case porosity

HOLY BUGGER ME!! I've been a BMW mech for just shy of a decade, never thought about spraying silicone spray in the grooves of the retaining clip on Rad hoses... Mate... you legend!

While you were talking about the suction cup to hold a window an idea popped into my head. Trying a magnetic wreath holder to a window up. My mom bought magnets to hang wreath’s on our storm door growing up. When placed on opposite sides of glass they stay together really well. Her old ones would probably be strong enough to hold a car window in place, but not sure if they’re still made at that quality.

I buy the ratchet straps from harbor freight as well the high tension clamps. Black and orange as well as silver with gray rubber tips. Use these on a daily basis for holding stuff. Ratchet strap a door open for when I am fixing a regulator

You showed the tesa tape. I thought “hockey stick tape”. Makes sense !

Great tips Mike. I use the heat gun a lot for stubborn plastic. Charge air cooler outlet pipes on 6.0 Ford diesels, fuel pump retaining rings that don't want to start square on the tank threads, hard plastic fender liners, and so on. Warm them up a little bit and they're way more pliable and cooperative.

Some ideas I have forgotten, the silicon spray is my top tip of the day. I also have found many useful tools on your Amazon page. Thanks a bunch.

We call that Friction tape. Use it on class 8 trucks all the time and now all my personal stuff as well. Great tape and never gets SLIMY!!

Good tips. Thank you. I have used the tape trick for windows. Works pretty good. I use blue painters tape. Less chance of residue. I think. Holds good also.

Hockey tape for us northern guys lol

Loved it, especially the one about baby powder for disposable gloves,always having a hard time putting them on in the summer time

NOW I MUST SAY YOU ARE A HELL OF A MECHANIC..., AND THIS IS WHY I CAN WATCH YOUR VIDEOS ALL DAY HELL I WISH YOU HAD A LIVE CHANNEL THANKS AND PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING .

Here's a tip. Have some cold beer in the fridge before you start working on your car at home in case you need a hand from a neighbor. You can always find someone in the neighborhood that will come work an hour for beer

Tape is also good for spots where you're concerned about paint and other damage, while putting in exterior door handles etc

Thanks for sharing. Im glad I found this channel!

Let’s hear the worst mess ups you’ve done, I once did an oil pan gasket and left a rag in the pan, luckily it came back with the oil light on and I found it with no damage

Hood struts lost their oomph? Small vice grips go on one handed. Better than a prop rod or the special clamp. Great tips here, my friend. The look on your face while you were running the drill with a long brush in it kinda weirded me out a little, though.

Great tips - love the videos -you are very wise grasshopper!!!

Love this video! Can you make it a series? As a home gamer, we don't get exposure to these kinds of tricks!

Really enjoy your videos man i hope you and your family have a great christmas!!

Great video thanks brother. Bungie cords used to carry a lot of them. I always used duct tape on the intake and exhaust, turbo also if I didn't have the caps. Tie wire and bungee cords get stuff out of the way. I never seen that type of radiator hose so I learned something new. Semi trucks and heavy equipment my back ground.

Good tips Mike, i actually use pb blaster for those radiator hoses, works great! Thanks for sharing

Thanks for the tips, I really like the battery terminal cleaning method. Will definitely speed up my time... 👨‍🔧

ratchet straps are good for holding things back and up out of the way

Up here in Canada I use hockey tape to prevent squeeks 😁

Use the airbag from the lockout kit to hold the window up.

Lots of lights can never have too much light!

i keep a hard drive magnet around my box i had a time when i droped a bolt down inside the exhaust pipe and i used it to get it out the magnet is strong and it worked well

Great tips! Hope you have a Merry Christmas!!

Great tips! Here’s another one. Microfiber towels absorb oil like a sponge and thus clean up oil like nothing else.

Small clamps or binder clips for holding timing belts in place. Plastic hose clamp pliers work well too

Some really good tips seen some done before but some really good ones am going to try 👍

Great ideas. Hadn't thought about the baby powder while it makes sense. Guess what's getting chucked up in my old dewalt drill tomorrow?!?!...lol

Thanks for the tips. I liked and subscribed and look forward to learning new things. Thank you.

I use the short black rubber bungees for brake calipers and heavier stuff, ratchet straps to roll engines fwd, oil can squirter for hinges and latches, dry lube spray for slow squeaky window tracks, $14 led 4ft shop light use 2 small bungees and you have a great corded bright underhood light, small 1 inch paint brush for greasing regulator tracks or seals, silicon spray quiets squeaky bushings too won't wash out easily.

I know this has been over a year ago, just watching some of your videos.. the new guys in shops should watch them.. I’ve told some about you (I know our field is different), one thing we use to cover up holes is Hvac tape aluminum, it don’t have to be real clean to work.. one video I would like to see is a clean as you go, we push it hard here, part of the clean as you go is after your done replacing a hose or anything if I can tell you been there it’s not clean enough don’t leave cat tracks clean your work area when done with task, put special tools away you know your not needing anymore.. great videos keep it up

Great video boss man! I really enjoyed this!

Nice assortment of tips!

I'm so glad I don't pay walk-in price for brake cleaner

Good tips Michael ! Merry Christmas !

The old intake gasket use masking to tap it up. Keep it for later use

Battery Pads that are lightly oiled already which help prevent corrosion and the red battery terminal protectant spray as well. Not a lot of people use it but when you see a battery that's been serviced with something with these products the battery always seems to be in great health visually.

I been using electrical tape for years on windows never in my mind thought about masking tape . smart thanks tip

Very nice tips thanks for taking the time to share Swr

1. New airesol cans: Goop straw to spout, stays put. 2. Stainless steel wire, handy & strong. Make non critical hose clamps. 3. Start labeling left over parts. Easy to forget. 4. Goop spring over socket universal joints, less flop. 5. Teflon pipe DOPE. Works better than tape less mess, looks better. 6. Use cardoard as creeper, use creeper to organise tools on under car. Easy to pull out when finished. 7. Hang paper towels beside shop towels and label or "friends" will dry hands with $ shop towels. 8. Super Clean: cut 50% with water in a trigger spray bottle is powerful inexpensive cleaner. Rinse well with water. 9. Use plastic bottle just big enough for magnetic pickup tool, quick release scrap or metal shavings. 10. Cut tops off plastic oil bottles where just clear tool drawers. Compact neat removable storage.

Shoe laces work good too you can tie knots anywhere

at the dealership i work at we get brake clean in 55 gallon drum barrels and we all have our own pump n spray tool and we use brake clean for everything. i use it to clean off oil from oil changes, other fluids from services etc

Empty old pill bottles are great for keeping screws and bolts in one place so they don’t fall or get misplaced. Stick a blank label on them to know where these screws came from.

I love free tip Tuesday on a Friday!!!

I use the air wedge from the lockout kit to hold the glass up in the door

Thank you !

I've always wondered how to make the gloves go in easy after my hands being wet lol.

Last but not least. Using a scan tool in graph mode to check electrical system operation with loads on or off. While I am checking codes, fuel trims etc

Why is every “quick” connector a pain in the ass!

I did not know that about the dot… Awesome

Excellent!

Awesome tips thank you super helpful 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Awesome! Thank you!

Silicon spray or CRC 2-26 Electrical Contact Lube spray work great for getting those stubborn electric plastic plugs loose, especially if they have a lock tab. I use a blow gun to get the dirt out first and then a little spray on the plug and it will normally come apart. Otherwise the dirt, dry and heat cycled plugs can be a pain.

Great video and thanks for the tips brother

As a wise man once said, “ it ain’t stupid if works.”

do you use zep 45 i find it the super best loose nut like your video

Love the tips Mike, thanks.

Working on a Sunday Thanks FRM!

Been using the baby powder tric for years

Always wear your PPE like glasses...shit is bound to wind up in your eye if you're working under a vehicle

Thanks great video and great tips

I use the power probe adapter with my test leads from my snapon meter. Banana jack style. Plug that in the power outlet to check voltage and charging voltage without popping the hood. I also use silicone spray or starting fluid to help diagnose a no start. Gives me some type of direction. Is it fuel related or spark.

super great tips Sir have a good Friday

Thanks! Thumbed up and gained a subscriber!

Hell yeah bub thank you sir!

Thanks

And yes I agree with Harbor freight tools they have good tools and jump tools you have to know what you’re looking for you can’t go in there blind they have good quality tools guaranteed for life I bought their impact socket half-inch Hanford 20 years never broke one 40 bucks for I said it complete impact sockets or 600 from snap on

ohh break cleaner works great for a replacement for pepper spray.

You forgot the old paper towel in the socket, or grease to hold a nut. Magnetization of a screw driver or demagnetized. Here is a good one an old tech thought me over 45 years ago. When you use electric tape to hold something reverse the sticky side of the tape to out when you wrap anything you want to unwrap all it takes is a knife and no more playing in a sticky mess. I have used that method so many times. We used to uses grease on water neck when changing a tstat on the gasket I never had one leak using that method another old timer trick. One I just recently ran into a ratchet strap instead of a hammer to pull a lower a arm into place when hammer and prying wouldn’t work. On a side not most new trucks 4x4 come with a spare same as on truck. When back tread gets low front is usually Ok. I would buy one new tire same as one on truck mount the spare and new tire onto better rims move front tires to the rear install new and spare on front results in only buying one tire next time you would buy 2 tires or do what I did trade for another new truck.

Very helpful. 👍👍👍

Battery post look like it be good for a back scratcher

Good info brother👍

Whenever I’m making custom wiring harnesses i use tesa tape. I buy about 8 rolls at a time.

Good advice

The bungee cords also are great for holding up rack and pinions in GM front wheel drives when the engine cradle is removed.Don't do this,steering coupler comes apart

How many bungee cords have you left on a car?lol I use pull straps now instead of bungee cords

Hockey tape not for hockey good to know. On the straw put another end on it as well to pant in the hard to get to spots.

A fool I use for windows is the snap suction-cup handles. There for broke handles in bathroom and seen at Wally-world frozen food doors.

Vacuum cleaner is a great tool, do a little vacuum and wipe job when your done, its like giving them a kiss goodbye they feel all happy lol

Use odorless mineral spirits to clean all of your tools. Lightly apply to shop rag and wipe clean.