Hard to reach breaks

[DaveC]

Hey GT,

Whereabouts in Mississippi are you located?

[glass tek]

About 8 miles north of Tupelo. For those who never heard of Tupelo, it's between one-pelo and three-pelo.

[DaveC]

I travel back and forth between Memphis and Birmingham routinely, so I pass right bye ya (almost).

[glassdoctor]

My two cents... I like using a two foot step ladder.

I use a Werner brand aluminum ladder that is solid but is much lighter than wood or fiberglass ones. In fact it's lighter than other aluminum ones I've seen. It also has rubber feet that help keep it stable. When I don't need to stand on it I can use it as a stand for my tool bag too.

When I used to do a trucking company I used a four foot ladder.

BTW, those Little Giant ladders are really good quality. I know some professional painters that use them... I have worked with them myself... the big ones. Man they are heavy. We had one that must have weighed 100 lbs. Well, maybe more like 60 but it felt like 100...

[chip-gone]

I always bring a 2 step ladder on my jobs, as well as my 2 toolboxes. This means that I also bring a small hand truck.

I've been looking at these lately: http://www.totaltrolley.com/ as they combine functions that I need. You've probably seen the infomercial. $80 is a little steep though...

[bhillguns]

At 6'8" I have never had a problem except on some large trucks.
Flat fronted big trucks like school busses, I stand on the bumper.
Other semi types have a front end that flips forward, then you climb up on the tire.
Or you can work from the open door.

[mr. P's Mobile Detail]

bhill...

being 6'8" bet you have trouble with knee hi camros and corvets!

[gold star wsr]

At just 5' 0", a lot of spots are hard to reach for me. At Home Depot I bought a ladder called "Skinnie-Minnie" with four steps. It is light weight, but very sturdy and well-balanced when opened. Of course, whenever you are climbing to any height, you want to be sure you are first situated on good level ground. So I just climb right up on to the hood if that is what is needed, since I dont weigh too much.

[starman]

hi this is my two cent.I use a ladder to but if it is in the middle of the windshield and can not see to line the pit up.I then use my carbi pick in the injector and line the hole up and then go perpair the the injector for the repair.

Thanks Crayton

[Chips_Away_Windshield_Repair]

GOLD STAR...GOOD FOR YOU!! WE ARE LIVIN' PROOF GREAT TECHS LIKE ALL ELSE COMES IN SMALLER PACKAGES. I FIB A LITTLE NOW AND THEN CLAIMING I'M 5'2 AND 3/16TH."........BUT THAT'S WITH BOOTS ON.

ANY WAY BACK TO THE QUESTION AT HAND..REACHING THE DIFFICULT AREAS.

I STAND ON MY ORIGINAL GLAS-WELD KIT FOR SOME AREAS, A FOLDING FOUR STEPPER FROM COSTCO, A FOLDING FOUR SECTION 3' STEP, SIX FT. OR 12' STRETCH FROM LOWE'S WITH CARPET SCRAPS ON END.

I ALWAYS USE EITHER THE GLAS-WELD FENDER COVER OR DELTA'S
LARGER RUBBER ONE. ON THIS, SINCE I DO MANY MOTOR HOMES WAY UP IN THE STRASPHIER (?) I SET IN THREE GROMETS ALONG THE SHORT EDGE WITH SUCTION CUPS SET IN OPENINGS AND A GLOB OF SILICONE ON OUTSIDE TO KEEP THEM SECURE. IT HANGS DOWN TO PROTECT VEHICLE.
ON P.U.s IT HANGS OVER THE SIDE OFFERING MAXIMUM PROTECION.

ALSO ON PICK UPS AND SOME CARS I'M THINKING I'LL DO THE SAME ON EDGES AS THE WIND HAS A REAL TEXAS ATTITUDE WHERE I SET UP ON WEEK-ENDS.

ALSO I STRETCH OUT VERY CAREFULLY ON SOME HOODS, WITH NO PROBLEMS.

YU'AL KEEP THIS OLD NEWCOMER TO THIS FINE FORUM IN YOUR PRAYERS, HAD HAND SURGERY TODAY....LOVELY WIFE SHIRLEY WILL BE SUBSTITUTING FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS.

WE BEEN DOING THIS FOR THREE YEARS MAKING GOOD $$$'S DOING GOOD WORK BUT ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. YOU REGULARS HAVE HELPED MORE THAN I CAN SAY. JUST A BIG OL' TEXAS THANK YOU!