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I am still loking for a good detail ladder.
I need to stand a minimum of 36in but would like 4ft
Not a step ladder its to unstable. I have to lean in order to get into middle part of truck roof
I was looking into little gaint safety step ladder but i am not sure. how close i can get to the truck
will the 4 step saftey ladder be high enough
It basically what i neeed it for is to work high and the middle part of the truck
PS i also tried those foldable extention ladder to unstable
There must be something that you professional detailers use
 
Costco also has one that has the grippy stuff on it. It's also an inch or so taller.
 
I never seen that at Costco. Now I have to go shopping to see if mine has that

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toycar18 said:
https://www.google.com/search?q=work+platform&client=ms-android-verizon&source=univ&biw=640&bih=312&tbm=shop&sa=X&ei=x2JEVPn7AdCmyAS91oBo&ved=0CBsQsxg&dpr=3#spd=12662035596302093155
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That looks nice and looks like exactly what I'm looking for. There's two in the link, a 21" and 41" I doubt 21 inches is enough for larger trucks, but the 41" is rather pricey. Any local places (Home Depot, Lowes, Costco) carry something similar and might be a little better priced, or is $163 what one should expect?

I've got a 4-step ladder that works, but is way too bulky and I've been wanting a platform for a while. Thanks!
 
I just picked up a 21" platform this week for $35 at Canadian Tire (a B&M home and automotive retailer up here). It looks like the one on the left on the Google page linked above. Rated to 250 lbs and comes with a three year guarantee.
 
I had looked for one similar to the one at the top of the list in the link at Lowes and Home Depot, and couldn't find anything except bulky step ladders. I ended up getting the Werner one through Amazon. It was a little over $100 I believe. It's light for sure, and convenient. But is it me or is everything overpriced and flimsy feeling nowadays? It works great, but when standing on it I don't feel super confident. Granted I'm not dancing on it, but I just think the bottoms of the legs should have a better surface that grabs the ground more, especially concrete. Just a heads up on that...
 
Werner 4 ft. x 3.8 ft. x 2 ft. Portable Rolling Scaffold 500 lb. Load Capacity-PS-48 at The Home Depot

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I recently painting my Jeep and borrowed ladder/platform like the on in post #2 to get me high enough to paint the roof. Worked like a dream. It's on my next to get list. Ace is just around the corner so that's a good place to get.
 
photobiker said:
I recently painting my Jeep and borrowed ladder/platform like the on in post #2 to get me high enough to paint the roof. Worked like a dream. It's on my next to get list. Ace is just around the corner so that's a good place to get.
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The Werner platform normally goes on sale ($17-$19) around Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Bob
 
Is 21" enough for larger trucks, or would you guys go with the 41" werner?
 
21" gets me well high over taller cars and smaller CUVs (leaning over on 2011 Kia Sportage today), and at regular height over my neighbor's F150 4x4. Anything taller or lifted, I'd go with the 41.

ETA: I just measured the highest point of the Kia's roof, 64". So the roof is right about workbench height with the platform. I can easily reach the other side of the roof if I were so inclined (no pun intended).
 
I have the 21" Werner, like many of us do here, we commonly caught these on a black Friday sale at Home Depot for like $17.

But is it tall enough for large full size 4x4 pickups and SUVs? In my experience, no they are not. No dice fully reaching the center of my '97 Tahoe which is pictured in my avatar.

Maybe to drag a drying towel across the roof, you might be able to reach the center, and for doing the Hood-Windshield, fine. But for any further correction processes such as Claying, Polishing, Waxing-etc, these will not be high enough.

The Griots looks a little taller, but only 3". And the price is quite a bit more.

I will agree, using something like a simple 4' Step Ladder is not only a tiresome PITA climbing up and down from, but I have always had extreme worries about knocking-banging the ladder into the sides of the vehicle.
Mark
 
At work (not automotive) we have purpose-built platforms, stairs and gantries. But they cost in the thousands. The 41" Werner should work fine, or you could easily build something yourself in an afternoon. Might not be as light or as foldable, but if you can make it do double-duty as a tool cart the rest of the time it might make sense.
 
Thanks guys for replying iam going to look into the werner ans costco
 
MarkD51 said:
I have the 21" Werner...
But is it tall enough for large full size 4x4 pickups and SUVs? In my experience, no they are not. No dice fully reaching the center of my '97 Tahoe which is pictured in my avatar...
Mark
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Agreed, and I'm 6' tall. One of the mods here argued with me, even going so far as to show pics from some detailing clinic he had, but the stool is simply not tall enough to work with effectively or comfortably.
 
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