Cord Issue

I am not sure how many of us have a say in how our shops are organized, But I found it too dangerous and just sloppy to drag a ext. cord around a car as I tinted. SO i got a retractable Drop Cord for the DEpot. It hangs from ceiling just over where I woudl like the back glass to be in bay. it can be set to keep the heat gun in reach without damaging the car. I find that reaching it is easy and I don't worry about dropping half as much. Also keep cord out of way when cleaning the floors.

.02

Those things are the cats ash. Love em. Just looked at buying about 4 more the other day.

been doing that for years.

I've got one & about killed myself w/ it last week.
I pulled the cord & the whole thing broke & started to fall, the wiring is all that kept it from falling on the car I was tinting.
I thought I must have pulled it out of the ceiling but it ended up being a broken latch on the pulley itself.

me too!

I have had a couple of bad experiences with those things over the years. With 12 foot ceilings in the shop, there is too much cord to snap when it gets away. I don't use them anymore.

I use a tool belt, and there is a hook on the back that holds the cord when I'm shrinking. It's much nicer than hanging a potentially wet cord on my shoulder. I roll up the cord and hang it up every night for floor sweepage.