I created a vacuum cleaner attachment to help with car detailing

Vulcan50 · 02-27-2020, 05:17 PM

I added the M3 gauge rings to my car an in doing so got some dust and lint in there. Every time I wipe up a fiber another is left behind.

So, I was brainstorming and thought about the little dental suction device. Obviously that's unrealistic ($$$) so I kinda forgot about it.

But later, I came up with something. I found a small vinyl tube - 1/8" id and 3/16" od. I then got a brass barb fitting with an id the same as the tube. I had to heat the tube to get it over the barb. I did this so I didn't have a bottle neck at the fitting. Then, I threaded it into a 2" pvc cap (pick the size that fits your vacuum). I chose to make a gasket with some rubber sheet that goes in the cap, sealing the cap to the hose. The suction holds it in place.

Emilime75 · 02-27-2020, 06:22 PM

...and then?

TboneS54 · 02-27-2020, 06:27 PM

Use a MF cloth that doesn't have lint?

N54Yankee · 02-27-2020, 08:33 PM

Necessity is the mother of invention. Red Neck engineering at its finest. Well done

Vulcan50 · 02-27-2020, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Emilime75

...and then?

I vacuum the fibers and dust out.

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Originally Posted by TboneS54

Use a MF cloth that doesn't have lint?

There's lint/fiber that I can't reach as well.

BzsBimmer · 02-27-2020, 10:18 PM

Use a thin plastic stick and grab it via static or adhesive

Either way, as long as your method worked... you get an atta boy

02-27-2020, 05:17 PM	#1
Vulcan50 Captain 434 Rep 780 Posts Drives: e92 335i Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Peoria, IL iTrader: (0)	I created a vacuum cleaner attachment to help with car detailing I added the M3 gauge rings to my car an in doing so got some dust and lint in there. Every time I wipe up a fiber another is left behind. So, I was brainstorming and thought about the little dental suction device. Obviously that's unrealistic ($$$) so I kinda forgot about it. But later, I came up with something. I found a small vinyl tube - 1/8" id and 3/16" od. I then got a brass barb fitting with an id the same as the tube. I had to heat the tube to get it over the barb. I did this so I didn't have a bottle neck at the fitting. Then, I threaded it into a 2" pvc cap (pick the size that fits your vacuum). I chose to make a gasket with some rubber sheet that goes in the cap, sealing the cap to the hose. The suction holds it in place. Attached Images
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02-27-2020, 06:22 PM	#2
Emilime75 Colonel 1227 Rep 2,476 Posts Drives: 2010 335i E92 LeMans Blue Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Merica! iTrader: (1)	...and then?
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TboneS54 YNWA 1199 Rep 908 Posts Drives: '04 M3 6MT, '11 M3 DCT, '22 X7 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SoCal iTrader: (2)	Use a MF cloth that doesn't have lint? __________________ /// 2004 Silvergrey M3 · Coupe · 6MT · Slicktop · zero options /// 2011 Jerez/Bamboo E90 M3 · DCT · Slicktop · IG: @na.s54
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N54Yankee Lieutenant Colonel 2708 Rep 1,916 Posts Drives: N54 135\|Cobb\|M3 control arms Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Necessity is the mother of invention. Red Neck engineering at its finest. Well done __________________ __________________ "The Constitution was never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience; or to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms.” Samuel Adams
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BzsBimmer Major General 3431 Rep 6,818 Posts Drives: '23 G80 FO M3 & '23 G05 X5 M50 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nor. Cal iTrader: (32)	Use a thin plastic stick and grab it via static or adhesive Either way, as long as your method worked... you get an atta boy
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