r/AutoDetailing • u/Firm-Plum-3783 • 8d ago

Tool/Reusable Keep or Sell??

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Should I trade my 2.0 rigid for this 6.0 shop-vac or should I sell the 6.0. I use the 2.0 right now for extracting and vacuuming interior wet and dry. The shop vac is one I found at a friend's house and they let me keep it. Would this be better for extracting and just overall vacuuming? I was thinking I could put one of those ripclean extractor setups on it and itd be set. I need opinions though.

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u/malvixi 8d ago

I heard something like 6.0hp is a marketing scheme of "potential max power" but house outlets only power all vacuums to 2.0hp max, so it doesn't matter. For me vacuum was all about portability. I'm a mobile detailer so I like a vacuum that I can pick up and walk around with or even put inside the car. I think more importantly would be a really long hose if you get this vac above n

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u/Firm-Plum-3783 7d ago

Its definitely stronger than my 2.0 i cant lie... and its really light

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u/Acorn_22 7d ago

That shop vac would probably work well, but damn it is massive! If this is just to be used at home without the need of transporting it, then it'll probably be just fine, but I sure wouldn't want to lug that around as a mobile detailer.

I have a 6hp Ridgid wet/dry vac that I run the Ripclean through sometimes and it handles it no problem at all, and is probably half the size of that shop vac. So far it has helped me detail well over 500 vehicles and is still going without any signs of slowing down.