Building rolling set-up window (aka Tint Tower or Power Tower), For those that use them Options

[CJ Shades]

Building rolling set-up window (aka Tint Tower or Power Tower)

I'm not sure how many people even use these here, but I do and it makes my life easier.

I like to call this one the "Power Tower." Was a top secret project until the guys from the Bray Group walked in to the shop last year before SEMA and saw it. They liked it so I figured they would have it in production by the end of this year

This was the first one I constructed like this. We've always used those furniture dollys and added glass on to it, but they were very top heavy and fell over easily. The PT has a very low center of gravity and is weighted perfectly. This model has a very skinny window (30"), but the next model will utilize a +40" wide window.




The Power Tower consists of:
- Harbor freight creeper with the pad removed
- Sliding glass door (preferably 40"-45")
- 2 6' framing L brackets from "Homey D" split at the bottom to mount it to the creeper
- 2 bolts to mount the 6' L brackets to the window
- and 2 bolts to mount the glass door to the creeper
- 1 small pieces of formica board for in front of the glass to set things on (lke gasket wizard, blades, spary bottles, etc..
- 1 small piece of formica board for behind the glass for various things (corneleuos tank)
- Small L bracket to mount the glass to the creeper at the bottom and this same l bracket holds the little piece of formica in front of the glass.

Construction notes:
- If built the same way using the Harbor Freight creeper you can use the existing caster bolts to bolt most of it together.
- Hardly any holes need to be drilled at all, just the 4 on the glass door if I remember correctly. The rest of the holes are already on the creeper.
- Also, when mounting the glass be sure to have it set along the base so that the casters can spin 360deg with out hitting it.
- Leave a small spce between the formica in front of the glass to let the water run down through.
- You will need to tighten it up once per year to keep it nice and sturdy.


And that’s about it..

On my Power Tower I have a few bungee chords strapped across the back. 1 is to keep the pressure tank in it's place, 1 is used to hang my chamois (green- to wipe down the windows when the car comes in, orange- for wiping door panels after paper slingin) and my yellow "Mdog soap method" cloth. The other bungee is used as a paper towel dispenser (don't use it much, that roll has been on there for a year now)

Some other extras are the used film tubes cut to hang things on and hold a heat gun if needed. Also, the power tower has its own squeegee as well for the daily fast cleaning. I also use a box that fits perfectly next to the tank for trash protective layers.

I have a bad habbit of collecting window stickers as well. That's what ya see on the back side

Here are a few more pics from different angles

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http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a59/SirDu...ng/DSC03626.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a59/SirDu...ng/DSC03625.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a59/SirDu...ng/DSC03621.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a59/SirDu...ng/DSC03620.jpg

Enjoy!

Like I said, this may not be for everyone! For you mobile guys, this thing is sturdy enough to throw in and out of the bed of a truck.

This has been edited by CJ Shades: Feb 2 2007, 10:34 AM

[TINTZEUS]

cool set-up dude...

[StreetsAheadWind...]

Dude thats quite cool.

[CJ Shades]

Thx guys! It made it! cha ching! I'll post pics of the newest set up when it's done. I hope it helps some of ya to slang cleaner paypas!

[TINTZEUS]

cool...its nice to have a peece of glass to move around...

[*tintgod *]

nice set up

[willie]

nice set up, I have 2 of them at the shop.They dont move much but its sure nice to able to when needed.

[Shady Sherlock]

Very nice CJ......

Great idea, I hope you go far with it.

[toodark]

I have had 2 sliding glass doors sitting outside for about 5 months now. I know now what I'm going to do with them. Have to go to Harbor Freight tomorrow and get a creeper. Can't wait to start this project.

Thnaks for the insight.

[toodark]

The build off began a couple of night ago. I just need to add the wood.

[tintman237]

The build off began a couple of night ago. I just need to add the wood.

you said wood
lots of time over the last couple nights to build

keep up the good building, gonna post pics when your done?

[big money]

you said wood
lots of time over the last couple nights to build

keep up the good building, gonna post pics when your done?

[toodark]

You want pictures of my wood? Don't you have better pictures to look at?

[tintman237]

[TINT]

very nice. do you have a big shop? small shop? we would never have that kind of thing around here we would have dropped alot of times before we broke it and throw it away.

[toodark]

I'm working out of my garage but, I'm moving into the base gas station.

[CJ Shades]

very nice. do you have a big shop? small shop? we would never have that kind of thing around here we would have dropped alot of times before we broke it and throw it away.

If you're talking to me, I have a 2 car bay. So it's a small shop. As far as dropping it, it's pretty hard to knock over since the center of gravity is so low. It comes in handy.

[toodark]

I still have to add the wood (man I said wood again) to the project but here it is. The glass is 48 inches wide and over 6 feet tall. Still really sturdy. A couple of bungees and a 2liter bottle cut to place all of my squeeges,ect. Took me about 2hrs to build and $65 in materials.

THNAKS CJ

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[CJ Shades]

YW! Yeah baby! That thing looks good! Nice and wide. Perfect! But it does look like it might be off center towards the rear a bit, but not that much at all. Not enough to make it fall over though. When you get your "wood" put on it and set some stuff on it it will weigh it down a bit. Sweet! I'm gonna have to give you a full 3 olfa blade clicks out on that one!
Cha ching!


I thought you had the glass door already so how did it cost $65?

Haha! did you use the bottom of a 2 liter bottle to hold your tools? Nice addition. I might have to add one of those to mine.

This has been edited by CJ Shades: Feb 5 2007, 12:31 PM

[toodark]

I have it tilted towards the rear. I had the glass but the "L" brackets cost $20each.
$20X2=$40 L-brackets
$17 creeper
$8 Misc bolts and bungees

[CJ Shades]

ahha! I thought those brackets you used looked a bit different. The ones I used were a little smaller and cost $10 each. The ones you used are beefier though.

[toodark]

The glass I used was HEAVY and wider so I thought I would use the bigger ones. Work out good. This one is STURDY. Now add the wood to the bottom and I think I'm done.

[tintman237]

Hey toodark, I got all excited and click on the pics and WHAT no wood

but it looks good

This has been edited by tintman237: Feb 5 2007, 02:53 PM

[toodark]

I'm looking for the PERFECT wood to use on my project.

[Limo Tint Larry]

Nice!

I used a similar setup, hate working without it

[film-R]

The one I made i really nice. I used a patio door glass too. It sure in nice rolling the cart up to the car