Part 4: The CAR WIZARD shares 10 DIY tools he can't live without in his shop!
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- The CAR WIZARD 🧙♂️ shares another 10 tips he’s developed from his 20+ years of working on cars. These shop tools you will most likely find around your house and will save you time, money and headaches. Great tips for anyone working on cars
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Watching the Wizard and his Mrs. really warms my heart.
Lol the most important tool you need in your workshop?................. A Mrs Wizard! 😂🤣😂😍😍😍
Theres nothing wrong with "running solo", but the food is way better with a good lady. Theres more to it than that, so, dont bother flaming me, I know & I'm lucky to have a good lady that adds more than just "good food" to my life.
@@tl1024 slow down Buddy, where's the aggression coming from? Also your replying like the message was sent directly to you, which is weird!
I got really lucky myself that way.
I love it when Mrs. Wizard asks him questions during the videos.
Pro tip: Ask Mrs Wizard to leave a muffin in the pan so you can eat while sorting small parts or pieces. lol
@Stimpy&Ren That would not be automotive, Stimpy&Ren
Mmm... muffin
Muffins. The classics. The ones you know to be The Wizard's favorites. If experimentation is in order, remember that muffins are a Comfort Food. This may be the key point in this vid, although, arguably, the rags may be almost as important. For me they are, since I am often a klutz, so I have to plan on anointing everything surrounding me with oil. Go forth into serenity, and Merry...Whatever.
Ah yes, the old toothbrush trick. Brush your teeth in the morning, brush your throttle body midday, and brush your teeth before going to bed. Best $1 investment ever
Poli grip makes a wonderful and cost effective posi traction additive when squuzed into the rear end of muscle cars
Adding to the #3 toothbrush tip: Rather than buying a new one just for cleaning parts, use your old toothbrush for that and buy a new one for brushing your teeth. In that case the old brush will have "paid" for itself already in its initial use and move on doing other stuff rather than being thrown away. I have done that for a long time.
To take care of the splayed out bristles on a used toothbrush, you can cut them shorter with a hair clipper. This gives you better scrubbing power.
I like using the old sonic care ones they super clean stuff with little effort.
Use a Phillips sonic toothbrush. Better for your teeth and Maybe a better tool lol
...and you'll save $1 the process! Wow!
@@RussellCambell I have an oral b brush currently. Seems to do better overall for brushing but still use the sonicare for cleaning 😂
SO the "Snap on" Snaped OFF !
I love a good case of irony, but that's too much for even me.
Those hammers are welded and I have snapped a few. One thing he doesn’t mention is that snappy will more than happily replace your flap-off hammer
It's true what they say, "if you look after the pennies, the pounds will look after themselves." Peace and love Mr and Mrs W, from the UK...
The mantra of poor people......
Wizard, you and your wife make the most wholesome, informative content on TH-cam.
Some people think I keep too much "junk" around, but there's always another use for something. When I try to be really tidy, and I throw something out, I ALWAYS need it within a month!
GREAT CONTENT!!!! 👍👍👍
The muffin pan is genius, I could see that being a handy way to stage little components for electronics projects too. I was taught by my grandfather who saved his old margarine tubs for screws & bolts etc, and if you had to button up a job for the night you just snap the lids on the tubs & walk away
Egg cartons make good small parts organisers too.
First Name Last Name I prefer whatever least expensive tackle box-type organizer you can find. Keeps stuff from disappearing if the container tips over; egg cartons just turn into a mess if that happens.
Martha Stewart w9od be proud
Someone else will probably mention this but plastic, or metal, ice cube trays are great too.
I love this channel. Mr and Mrs Wizard are the Bob Ross of mechanics
wizard I am a diesel mechanic from Alberta and I learn a lot from your mechanic tips and have benefited myself a lot.you are a very wise man thank you for all your tips
This is bog standard shade tree stuff I learned from a life of having a dad and grandfathers that wrenched on their own cars, tractors, lawnmowers, etc. Not everyone has been as lucky as me. Thanks for pointing these tips out, Wiz.
Same here! I learned to wrench from my dad. It's one of my qualities that keeps my wife around. Lol. I can fix or repair just about anything.
Tip: Put a magnet on the tray, that way whatever falls in stays in. As long as it's magnetic.
I was thinking the same thing, or even a bunch of tiny magnets on the bottom of it.
I frequently do this right on the car itself. Just toss a rare Earth magnet on an exhaust manifold or inner fender and clip things right to it as you go. Works awesome on the bench too if you have a steel bench or a vise or whatever handy.
darkiee69 even if it’s not magnetic, you can always epoxy a rare earth magnet to the bottom (assuming it is never going to be used in the kitchen again, mind you).
@@samsonian i think they were referring to what you throw in, a magnet wont catch the plastic clip you threw into the tray.
@@TheBrokenLife Awesome. So the parts never leave the car or get moved aside or mixed up on a tray or dolly. Office supply binder clips or magnetic clips may work for the small plastic or rubber bits. I've used a ziplock freezer bag with a strong magnet (inside the bag at the top of one side) as a hanging pouch too.
If you are a smart person you can nearly re-use every tool for a another purpose. Thanks wizard for some new ideas 👍🏻
Exactly, as Alton Brown would say “the only uni-tasker should be the fire extinguisher!
I love how Mrs. Wizard low-key abuses Mr. Wizard throughout the video.
Jeff Treseder aww, those are just love taps.
“Don’t hit ME with it... Again...” 😄
I caught that too. He didn't look too fond of her toothbrush joke 😂
Love that the Snap-On deadblow hammer "Snapped right off" haha
They changed their name to Snap-Off!
The carpet usage also works with painted concrete floors in a DIY private garage scenerio by flipping the carpet with fibres facing the painted floor; you can move a very heavy engine across the floor very easily.
The CAR WIZARD 10 household items he can't live without :
1) Ms Wizard.
I use the Fabuloso in my shop and bonus makes it smell like lavender when I'm done!
Ice cube trays are also good for small screws and clips. Especially interior hardware.
You can get the with lids to contain the contents.
When the covid hit we found that the thermometer had gone missing. So we checked our temperatures with the thermometer I'd bought to check how cold my car's ac was. It always read low, but it was consistent. And I clearly needed coolant. :D
my dad used my radio flyer for his transmission I never got it back when I was kid think you get pissed off when someone takes your bubbles man my dad took my radio flyer I'm still mad about it LOL I'm having PTSD about my radio flyerI totally forgot about it until you pulled up with the radio flyer LOL
Hahahha
I'm a woodowrker and an important piece of kit in my shop is a big magnet. I drop screws and parts and get them back quick. I also run it over my sweepings when I'm cleaning to make sure I'm not tossing something potentially important. I've been tipped off to problems I didn't know I had until my magnet picked a part up.
I use baking pans but I put a magnet on it so bolts don't fall off. Old speakers are great for free magnets and you can break them into pieces if you want to
First thing I thought of watching this was on Rich Rebuilds where Rich uses his "favorite kitchen knife" for all kinds of repairs! LOL. Great vid just the same.
I have to say your one of the most honest men on youtube telling it how it is and helping people to work on there cars without the bullshit advertising
16 or 17 years ago when I was working in a hydraulic shop we had a wide array of tools. Some guys had the huge snapon toolboxes that cost thousands of dollars, filled with several thousand more dollars worth of tools, and some of us had the craftsman $200 roller filled with the cheap stuff.
I can definitely say that those snapon wrenches were nice, but I rather preferred the SK wrenches. Those matco toolboxes were also VERY nice. I find myself shopping around lately and almost had a heart attack when I saw how expensive tool boxes have gotten. Harbor Freight is selling a toolbox system that is more than what a nice snapon cost back then (though I do hear it's actually pretty decent ).
But yeah, the best too is the one that does the job. I also like Adam Savage's method... Buy the cheapest tool you can that will do the job, and if it breaks, you know you need a better one.
GOOD IDEADS 30 YEARS ROAD CALLS 4 TRUCKS A BIG PEASE OF CARDBOARD ALLWAS WAS ON OUR TRUCKS THE BEST CREEPER ON ROUGH OR SNOW ROADS OR PARKING LOTS BUFFALO NY
It's too bad that SK tools sold out to China
I have a large cardboard box that a computer desk came in to lay on under my cars. It's the best size too, 6 feet tall and 3 foot wide.
Much of what you have said in your hacks, tips and tricks also applies to other businesses or hobbies such as gunsmithing. I have adaptations of your hacks, tips and tricks for gunsmithing projects. Stay safe and healthy and keep on spreading your wisdom of automotive wizardry.
"What's the wheel base?"
"How the hell do I know"
Hahaha I should've not laughed that hard at that😂🤣
Here in UK,in 50 years, I have never been asked the wheelbase of a car in a motor factors ( parts shop). These days they put the car registration into the computer and all the car details come,99% right.
About dropping tiny parts into the catch tray: Line the tray with a couple shop rags & the tiny parts won't bounce out of the tray. Cheers.
This is why I like to grab a bunch of the cheap tools from the dollar store and scatter them all over, that way I can always find one. Usually good enough quality and disposable too! I bought probably 20 of their little 16' measuring tapes and put them all over my house, in my cars, shop, everywhere. Now there is always one nearby!
I'm not convinced this is the best way to go, but I do that same thing 😂 I also keep some low end drill bits and ryboi type sets of drill accessories around because they're bound to get lost or dropped to where you will never find them. If I keep my better stuff, like my Milwaukee cobalt bits away most of time. I only use them for select tasks and watch them like a hawk when in use.
Dont use a claw hammer if you're going to be hitting something hard. The reason we use ball peen hammers is because the metal is slightly softer to avoid the hammer from splintering.
More business owners need to think like you do!
Great common sense and inexpensive solutions here. Thanks!!
Pipe wrenches are a tool a use quite often on my automotive projects. I have a 24", 18" and 8" one.
I got a crappy $10 cordless drill from Walmart and that thing has saved the day at work many times.
I started out with Snap-on , Matco and Mac tools but I got tired of paying for their kids college educations.
Great tips. Mmm that reminds me I love beef tips with mushroom gravy!!!
1) drop a magnet onto the baking pan or muffin tin, to help hold the smaller items
2) your local towel and linen wholesaler will typically sell factory second microfiber towels for a very low price
3) cardboard egg cartons make excellent part sorting trays
Great one better still for the bake tray add a magnet to it and the screws dont bounce
I have this old beat up 6" pipe wrench that I bought from one of the now extinct Western Auto hardware stores for maybe $4. This thing has saved my ass countless times for removing rounded off bolts in tight places, and yes, I've gotten plenty comments from people that why I have it my mechanics tool crib, and tell them why, some understand, others don't.
Regular vegetable oil will help get stubborn hoses onto their fittings. It will keep rubber bushings and axle and steering boots supple because you don't want petroleum based lubricants on rubber. I'm from Canada and it works great in the cold.
I love Ms. Wizard! Thanks for your help!
Thanks for the content, a lot of good tips, the muffin pans are my favorite.
muffin pan is a great idea. 1 use the handle end of that claw hammer to tap pistons back in 2 color crayons make great marking pencils 3 nail polish works better than thread loctite 4 hair dryer heat gun 5 bbq grill for expanding flywheel ring gear install 6 freezer for contracting flywheel 7 old laptop computers good for pdf diagrams/schematic 8 webcam cheap inspection camera 9 dawn dish soap 10 old t-shirts make nice shop towels
I save the remnant from new carpet I install in my house. I use them in the garage, door mats, deck, and other uses.
I use another household item: a sheet of paper, newspaper, magazine, etc. I can stick screws, bolts into that, so can can find them in the order I sticked them into the paper.
Yep. We used to stick valves in cardboard to keep them in order.
This list was perfect. The best list so far. Thanks for the video Mr. & Mrs.Wizard.
I rent a garage from the owner of a furniture company and they get a lot of old mattresses, sofas etc. in return when they bring the new stuff to customers. The sofa cushions are perfect to have under your knees and we actually use the old mattresses to soak up oil and antifreeze spills.
For those who aren't going to garage sales anytime soon, Harbor Freight has the Bigfoot Panel Wagon (the wooden rails DO come off) for $64.99, and the ULTIMATE One Stop Gardens 1,000 Pound Steel Deck Wagon for $84.99. Since they are "wagons" the ubiquitous 20% off coupon should apply, making these "shop tools" close to garage sale prices. Both wagons have pneumatic tires so they will roll well. (I'm not with HF, just a Weezard and Hoovie fan!)
I knew a guy at a shop I was at that had a shopping cart that he was using to bring parts back and forth to the parts counter, since the shop was very long and his bay was far from parts.
This might sound gross, but the best rags I've ever used are old cloth diapers. They're literally made to soak up crap and be soft at the same time -- I swear by them. Most big cities have a cloth diaper store or even cloth diaper services that may offer used ones at a low price or free.
If you can get past the idea that they're diapers and have crap and pee stains on them, they are incredible because they are so absorbent and soft. I use them for staining my woodworking projects, soaking up spills in the shop, makeshift mitts or trivet when I'm handling hot or sharp objects. They're small about the size of a sheet of paper and uniform in size, so they're easy to fold or put into a box.
Lol I don't know If I can actually get over that. Guessing you raised more kids than me!
That's all we used for ages and ages growing up until they finally all just fell apart.
A tailors tape measure is invaluable to have around. Measure tire circumference, follow along a hose or wire, etc. Had one in my tool box for 20 years.
Can confirm. I recently added one to my box and it's handy to have for sure.
I use Scotch pad for lots of things. Be aware they have abrasive in them and will scratch glass and chrome.
They come in many colors . The colors denote the abrasiveness generally . There are some that don't scratch glass .
Great video! I clean out mayo jars and label with a piece of duct tape, sometimes there's large bolts and longer bolts like when taking a transmission out.
I like this guy. A good rational logical minded man.
Combine the carpet and cookie sheet and the screws will not bounce out of the pan and the tools won’t slide around in it.
johnthreefifteen even better is a very thin layer of white playground or terrarium sand.
@@samsonian I'm not going to rebuild a carb in a literal sandbox...
I love Dewalt drills. so true you don't need super fancy. Love you guys keep the videos coming
The car was its daughter smashed his Honda up and now we know the reason. He stole her bubbles!
That's a dirty trick, linking youthful inexperience & nerve to bubbles. You never did any stuff that was "bad" when you were a youngster?
@@tl1024 damn lol
One of my favorites for hoses is... Tree branch loppers.
I use old candy molds when I'm working on laptops so I can keep the tiny screws in the same position I removed them from since some screws are longer and can short out the laptop
A 4 pound hand sledge for under $20 works for when the 16 or 20 oz hammer doesn't.
Always nice to have already thought of at least one Wizard tip.
But then, to see a twin of your childhood Radio Flyer Wagon (a collector's item), which you still have & use, on his channel's recommendations...
Well, that's something extra special. ☺
Thanks for the great video Wiz. You're turning into a financial Wiz too by teaching people to save money. Hey you never gave us an update on the Old Truck. Did you get the interior done? How about a Road Test in the old girl. You should take her to a car's&coffee and show what peoples reactions to her are.
SnapOn snaps right off
...😂😂😂
Hell yeah car wizard, very good ideas. I've been wrenching for a bit, always love learning new ideas
Great videos! Very much appreciated.
1. Regarding the bake pan, I use rubber shelf liner on the inside to stop the bounce out along with a large magnet….
2. regarding the muffin tin great idea. Too bad I ended up buying a plastic parts case awhile ago.
3. Regarding the washer, if you don’t want to use your home, try coin laundromat.
4. Fabuloso has a lot of sodium dodceyl benzene and formaldehyde in its formula that is why it bubbles a lot, barely legal in USA but not totally environmentally friendly…keep it off your skin…made in in Venezuela (invented there) and Mexico…use something like Simple Green…
Great tips! Have 30K Maintenance and brakes to do once I find time, will definitely try some of these.
On your 8th tip you pointed out how the floor cleaner or other cleaning products produced larger bubbles for finding leaks reminded me of something.
Remember back in the day? Bubbles? remember blowing bubbles?
The other day,I seen him..said to tell you whats up...😂
Biggest pro tip on getting started is buy everything second hand, at garage sales, at an auction, ebay etc. My small workshop is has very few new tools and I've saved thousands.
This is good - Wizard and a very sweet concept with you and Ms. Wizard that is unique.
Yoh wizard ...you are the most humble and honest guy in youtube...you tell the common sense the way it is...big respect to you brother....
Love the muffin tins. Especially with muffins in them. 😋😋
I have fixed a plastic piece that a fastener screwed into with dental floss and super glue. It was crazy strong, with crazy glue of course. Ha ha, not really, just regular super glue. Just apply super glue, wrap with dental floss, apply more glue, let dry then apply another layer. It was the fastener that attached the cooling fan to the radiator, so it protrudes out from the radiator allowing me to wrap it. So yeah!.That was my fix with house hold materials
Hi Wizard, lots of good ideas which are going to help next time I do the maintenance on my car. I would have added 1 Item which I always use : cardboard. I use it all the time for 2 things : protect the garage floor when I work with liquids, and when I need to keep screws in a particular pattern I can just draw a schema and make holes at the right places on a cardboard piece and just put each screw in their corresponding hole.
Cardboard is great, I use it a lot too.
I also use large square foam pads used to cover the floors of daycares and things like that. Bought a bunch at Walmart and I kneel on them when working on my cars, it's easier on the knees.
@@ClassicBMWFanInQuebec I actually have a version of that idea that is specifically made for mechanics and it wasn't that expensive. It has a vinyl like material on the outside that is chemical resistant and wipes clean with a rag.
AWESOME! I have a whole collection of old cookie sheets and muffin tins for exactly that. I glue strong magnets to them as well.
When he said his Snap On hammer snapped off... i lost it 😁😀😂
Ben there did dat.
Great to see just how many of these tips I figured out for myself over the years - wish i had seen this video 40 years ago . I bought snapon back in the 80s as the cheap stuff was not good back then but is much better now . Also not all snapon stuff is great for the price . My tip is - plastic dish washing up bowls which are cheap and great for holding stuff while working and parts cleaning .
Love your tip videos. I've been wrenching on my Jeep for years and have used many of your tips in my home garage.
I love you man! Keep it coming. I'm gonna buy stiff from your suggestions.
I like the calm way you explain things. Thanks for these good videos.
I bought a 200 mechanic set at O'Reilly. Other than some specialty tools or larger sockets, it has had everything I've needed in a cheap but convenient case, and if I ever break any of it it has a lifetime warranty. They are not the same quality I snap on or matco, but for a diy-er it's perfect. Pretty sure AutoZone and Napa have their own versions of it too.
Edit: part store protip for weird info like wheelbase- bring your registration in with you. I work at O'Reilly and we can look things up by license plate and Vin and pull most of that stuff from the VIN details
Fun Fact : In Central European apartments, the washing machine is ALWAYS in the bathroom. It kinda makes sense : water supply, away from the rest of the living space, if it leaks, it's in the "water" room anyway. Leaves the kitchen with more room for storage
Most of the modern world does it that way. 👌🏻
My parents house is the same way and I live in the USA.
Your the best Wizard!!
Hey Wizard - Just wanted to say thank you - I was watching one of your videos and you mentioned the Harbor Freight recall on their jack stands. Well it happens I am using those jack stands at this very moment and my car is sitting on them. I went out to check and sure enough they are the ones being recalled! If it were not for watching our video I would not have known about this recall! Just a few weeks earlier I used them on my jeep wrangler - that could have been really bad if they had failed! So Thank you!
My dad was in the motor trade for around 50 years and always said the every day stuff that made him the most money would be Snap-On or MAC (Spanners up to 19mm, ratchets and sockets, screwdrivers etc).
things that you used maybe once a fortnight or month like bigger spanners would be middle of the road brands like Sykes-Pickavant/Bergen/Britool/Stanley and things used perhaps once a year would be whatever was cheapest.
He would also keep a rebuild kit for each of his ratchets in his box so that he wouldn't be left without it should the innards strip. I remember he got talked into buying a Snap-On deadblow hammer that was on offer and said he preferred his old no name lump hammers as if he were to snap the handle on one he could have a new handle on it in about 30 seconds.
Breaking tools is an eventuality if you are in a trade and using them every day, no matter what the brand is. So as long as you have an alternative to make you the money if you do say bust a 13mm socket, you use whatever suits you.
Car Wizard is a genius! Smart thinking = Successful business !
Hey Mr. & Mrs. Wizard. Just want to say keep up the videos. I actually enjoy them. 👌👌👌
Snap-On, snap off!
Japanese style pull-stroke woodworking saws are amazing - just remember to apply pressure only on the pull stroke. Occasionally they show up at ordinary hardware stores.
3:05 "bought back in my years when I was a Snap On freak". I can relate and thankfully I can laugh now!
Great vid and tips ! In my case when I'm using muffin tins for small parts I'm keeping a magnets in compartments Even when you trying to be careful and organized I had a few situations when I knocked it out
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Great cost-saving tips, love the muffin pan idea 👍🏽
Financial wizard Dave Ramsey would totally agree with your ways to save money. Never get tired of hearing your insight into saving money in making repairs to cars snd trucks.
I've used wood chisels I bought 50 years ago as gasket scrapers. I also bag nuts and bolts in Hefty freezer bags if I'm not going to get back to project right away. Worked as a marine diesel mechanic for 50 years, had one helper put every nut, bolt, washer and small part in a 5 gallon bucket for me. I could have killed him!
so Wise , Thank You. So many good Ideas
Great idea - helping newbs to get started into car repair. Save many thousands of dollars over a lifetime.
And there are a million videos but learning how to mod an old tool to make a special one for air bags, oxygen sensors, etc is always great to learn. And you can teach a young tech/mech and even save him some money buying overpriced shit from the truck or the dealer. 👍