Detailing Accessory Kit at Harbor Freight | Bauer Detailing Kit for Wet/Dry Vacuums

Harbor Freight just release another new item for detailers and car enthusiasts alike. The new Bauer Premium Auto Detailing Accessory Kit for Wet/Dry Vacuums is essentially a replica of the the Rigid Detail Accessory Kit but at over 50% off. But how do they compare? Is the Rigid worth the extra $30 or is this new kit at Harbor Freight equally as good? ENJOY!!!
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Items in this video:
Bauer Premium Auto Detailing Accessory Kit for Wet/Dry Vacuums - www.harborfreight.com/premium...
Rigid Premium Car Cleaning Accessory Kit for RIDGID Wet/Dry Shop Vacuums - www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-1-...
RIGID VACUUM IN BLACK/RED - amzn.to/3JHlGxe
Other Rigid Vacuums in this color:
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TIME CODES:
0:00 - NEW Detailing Accessory Kit at Harbor Freight
0:41 - PRICING
1:15 - UNBOXING AND CONTENTS
4:15 - COMPARING THE HOSES
9:30 - ACCESSORY COMPARISON
13:37 - FINAL THOUGHTS
#harborfreight #cardetailing #wetdryvacuum
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[@LeftTurn72]

I already bought the Rigid kit with my new Rigid vac. Saving $30 would have been great, but I think I got the vac and accessory kit on sale, so that helps. Harbor Freight is really stepping things up! Great video!

[@Calihan]

Same bro, a few weeks ago

[@richardochoa3081]

😊​@@Calihan

[@freewillchoice8052]

Plus you got lifetime warranty with ridgid which is awesome too!

[@MJMDiY909]

I love how enthusiastic you are about the products, keep up the good work!

[@kennythomsonjr5553]

No brainer. I'm buying the red square vacuum and the Bauer kit. Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention. The Rigid kit keeps going up in price

[@legacydentco]

Two black Fridays ago, you turned me onto the rigid set, and it was only $25 at Home Depot, and the Ryobi pressure washer was $50. That was a good year. Thanks, brother. 🇺🇸🫡🤜🤛😎🤙

[@cheetah2thedeath]

I got my ryobi pressure washer for 50 too!!! Woo!!!

[@legacydentco]

@@cheetah2thedeath heck yeah!

[@hardtofindagood]

I have been waiting for a hands on video. Save a Bauer for me boys.

[@rusticrambo128]

Got vac and hose today

[@toddb.2346]

Dude thanks for the video! I went to harbor freight after I saw your video and same thing happened they didn’t even have it on the shelf yet and had to get one in the back. The employee didn’t even know it was there yet. Thanks again

[@Andys.Mobile.Detailing]

I am in the process of building a really cheap detailing set up for my parents house for when I fly home to visit I can detail my family and friends vehicles while I visit. This is definitely going to get purchased for there. I personally run the rigid vac and accessory kit for my mobile detailing business in Florida but this is a great value for a 2nd set of equipment.

[@3am.540]

I was looking at the comparisons I Kidd you not around 10 this morning , and boom you made this video, thank you 🤝

[@ExodusFX]

I already have the Rigid kit, but this Bauer is an easy no-brainer for someone that needs a kit. Markus and team did a great job with all of the HF detailing supplies.

[@ByGraceThroughFaith777]

U mean copying Rigid development team's idea and choice of attachments and overall putting together a nice kit? So the HF team comes in and says "we can copy the design and sell it cheaper", are we calling that a great job now? 👏 ok

[@williamwalters3796]

@@ByGraceThroughFaith777rigid probably didn’t design anything. Just ordered it from some China factory. Retail stores are nothing but mainstream normalized “drop shipping” stores.

[@LongTimeTTFan]

I watched your vid, went to the local HF store and bought this kit. Very satisfied. Thanks a lot.

[@Munchie85]

I literally just got this shipped to me today. It seems like a great kit. It came across my app last week and it got to me in about 5 days after ordering it.

[@donnie017]

HF is upping their game. People will still hate and 💩 on them but they’ve come a long way and folks are taking notice. One of the fastest growing companies in the country right now, similar in store numbers as big blue and big orange.

[@aubreywhitley6889]

I was poking around on the Harbor Freight website and just found this. Thanks for the comparison! I'll be picking the Bauer and saving $30.

[@geethanggg]

I was literally talking to my wife about buying the rigid kit and hour ago and now this pops up! Just purchased the Bauer kit thanks for saving me some money !

[@Franko.Details]

wooooooo ⚡️🐿️💨…now i can kit out my rigid hose with the extractor set up and grab a bauer hose for regular vacuuming…you da man ✌🏽✌🏽✌🏽

[@kimnach]

Thanks for the heads up, Josh. I'll be getting this because I will be bring my IROC out of its winter storage soon.

[@petecasillas7366]

I bought it two weeks ago! Very good quality and that’s exactly what happened to me I went to buy they had no clue they had it in stock 😂 works great 👍🏽

[@peterocchiogrosso7597]

Great info always a great video to see

[@vbar66l93]

I bought this kit last weekend and finally used it today. Wow! This is way better than the rigid setup. The rigid hose would constantly have this high pitched annoying whistle hooked up to both my shop.vac and vac master vacuums. And the attachments from rigid would never stay on the extensions I had already with my shop.vac. The Bauer hose has no whistle sound and all of my other attachments stay on perfectly with this Bauer set up. This kit is very well worth the $25 and I would highly recommend. Thanks for this info Josh. My rigid hose is gonna get sold at my next community garage sale. Lol

[@DetailEnthusiast007]

Love this, thanks for the info and review. All my stuff is black and red so this is perfect.

[@jamesfitzpatrick229]

Thank you Josh. Always impressed by your willingness to bring in and test new products on the market and share it with us. Hoping you will get that Max Easy Triphene Spray on coating that’s all over social media. They make some aggressive claims against ceramic coatings and for whatever reason say it will last 3,000 miles (like an oil change… I guess) looking forward to your input on this product too. Thank you.

[@stephaniemarkey9396]

I had just discovered this kit existed through the HF app the day before this video dropped. Just picked it up today! I also had to ask for it, as it wasn't out on the floor yet. The price is an absolute deal. Love Harbor Freight.

[@nateludy6749]

I love it. I have the rigid one and just got the one from harbor freight. I agree its pretty much the same for 25 bucks. I am glad you did the review thank you.

[@saviordream]

I've had my Rigid kit for many years now and it's been great for the most part. One of the ends did start coming off the hose pretty consistently and I would always jam it back on. It wasn't until I saw this video that I realized they would just twist on. Tried it out on mine and now it's good as new! Thanks to Josh for saving me the cost of buying a new kit (I probably just would have gone for the Bauer to save some cash).

[@imjoshv]

Haha perfect!

[@rickmaudlin2160]

Thanks. The red Bauer rocks

[@kirbyschneider4187]

Great to know! Thank you Josh!

[@terrellwilliams3285]

I have the Bauer and it works just fine

[@nopiatl]

Heading over to Harbor Freight pretty soon to grab that. I use the vacmaster shop vac from Menards and it doesn't have that clip to hold the Shop-Vac holds onto it and it has never been a problem

[@MarkTrades__]

11:04 FWIW I think you gotta sand down the tips of the rigid crevice tool as well to avoid damaging leather surfaces. I've put light scratches/scuffs in real leather & subaru fake leather in the wilderness outback using this tool. Once I sanded it out with like I think 400 grit at least to finish, it is totally smooth & eliminates this risk. I'd recommend anyone do it if you get either of these kits.

[@davidgilbert6498]

Great video Josh! Thanks for the info!

[@scratchem8408]

Thanks, home slice! You made this decision very easy for me. I been using the rigid attachments that came with my small shop vac. Oh god I hated the plastic hose and how short it was. The only thing I bought as an accessory was the crevice tool. This made it really easy to get between the seats. Nice video as well.

[@speedstrn]

Harbor Freight often has coupons and deals that you can use on Bauer stuff. You should be able to pick one up for $20 at least a few times a year.

[@gustavojuarez9632]

Just got mine! I have a Bauer shop vac too so it all looks and works great

[@alirazmjou2149]

Thank you so much for this video متشکرم از شما آقای محترم

[@seanrowland1670]

Great review, thank you. I need this.

[@philipheilman5413]

Great find Josh, its good to see you review a product that is 1/2 the price of the big name. definitely more affordable for the DIYer.

[@DeltaTristar500]

Your reviews are absolutely excellent. Thanks

[@zachf6256]

Nice review Josh, I wish we had Harboe Freight in Canada. Maybe on my next trip I’ll pick one up

[@kennythomsonjr5553]

I just bought this kit in Utah. The lady stated that she had sold a lot of them. Thanks again, Josh

[@imjoshv]

Awesome! Yeah I bet they are selling a ton of

[@gregs9187]

Just bought this kit after watching your video. Harbor Freight ftw!

[@mikehenderson2039]

Exactly the item I've been needing...and at $30 less! Thanks for this detailed (pardon the pun!) comparison...saved me money!

[@mikehenderson2039]

Just used the kit today...works great! The longer hose and perfectly fit attachments are the right tool for the task!

[@mbe3218]

Ok I’ve been to two Harbor Freights over the past week looking for this kit. Going to have to go back and ask for it I guess. Thanks for the heads up about the need to ask for it.

[@PapaSmurf918Detail]

Just picked this kit up! Great comparison video brother!

[@Atlas.X9X]

Nice job on this. Thanks for sharing. Thumbs up for the algorithm.

[@extreme.humility]

Thanks for the comparison I heard about the harbor freights drop and I was curious so thx again

[@gregsappington9991]

Thanks for the over view of the 2 brands!

[@williampinchbeck4321]

Thanks Josh!!!

[@jeffrussell6351]

Thanks Josh. 👍

[@PeteAndr3w]

I went the first day it came out and it wasn't even on the shelf yet...manager went to the back and hooked me up...great buy

[@SinghSingh-ci5yc]

Thanks man! I was just looking at that from the HF advertising page. If the hose is the same as mine, I will just take the one off of my Rigid.

[@davestewart9146]

I have the Rigid kit but if the Bauer kit was out back then I would have probably bought it, thanks Josh 👍😁

[@Darkcruzer23]

great find! great video! and HF also has coupons all the time. thanks for saving us money

[@javierburciaga]

I just bought the ridgid shop vac with the detachable blower, luckily I didn't order it with the premium kit, now im gonna get this from HF... Great video, thanks for the advise!

[@mikewilson4918]

I bought mine yesterday. I also purchased the Bauer 3 gallon vacuum. I hope it works good for my needs.

[@WatchRichRebuildsChannel]

Great video 👍👍 thanks

[@user-eh5de2ik7c]

Awesome video I need to pick up the Bauer kits up .

[@g.fortin3228]

Great stuff here.. nice to know I think i need to grab one soon. I'll save the money for sure as its doing same job.

[@TripleGAutoDetailing]

I already has 2 Rigid kits. For $25 I will have a Bauer pretty soon! 👍 Great comparison.

[@Samuelfish2k]

The part that sucks about having 2 is it’s not possible to connect 2 orange hoses together.

[@contract02]

This Auto Detailing Accessory Kit also fits the small Harbor Freight Bauer 3Gallon shop vac perfectly. What a great setup!

[@a.v.3531]

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO BUY THE RIDGID KIT. I have a Stanley shop vac that has a terrible hose it’s extremely stiff and I was gonna buy the ridgid kit but I just didn’t really wanna spend $50 on it but the harbor freight one honestly caught my eye a lot more

[@iglopez63D]

Great review!

[@FrankieBenavidez1969]

I bought the rigid 4 gallon shop vac and detailing kit saw this video a week after I returned it to get This detailing kit also Going to make a detailed extractor kit with Bauer 6 gallon shop vac it's going to be all red Thanks brother for this video. I haven't seen a all Bauer Detailing extractor kit So I'm building my own

[@GibbyDIY]

I had the rigid kit but recently replaced it with the cen-tec quick click setup. Lots of affordable attachment options. Really enjoying it. Also didn’t like the orange hose from rigid. The grey matches my color scheme much better.

[@emiller7040]

Brought the Cen-Tec hose too after watching Auto Fanatic's review of it.

[@JohnSmith-hm1lj]

Got such a good deal on a full sized wet dry vac that I can't even complain about having paid full price on the Ridgid attachment set. Got the vac on a Walmart closeout for, if I remember correctly, something like 20 bucks, full size, full power wet dry, it was a steal! I do remember feeling a little pained at paying 50 bucks for the attachment set though LOL

[@Youranium22]

I have the Baur and wow its amazing

[@michaelparks7397]

This will be on my shopping list for the next trip to HF. We have a big Baurer shop vac. this will make cleaning vehicles easier.

[@imjoshv]

👍👍👍

[@Garsha2014]

I IMMEDIATELY ran to the garage to check the swivel on my Rigid hose connector after watching this. Mine swivels freely, even when it’s cranked down tight. Maybe just a slight defect on the one in this video. Thank you for the content!

[@cm.5023]

Already own the Ridgid but it's nice to see better options at the freight.

[@ivettenegron2624]

I love your video demonstrations and it always tickles me when you have no idea what the parts are for or where they go but that's very unique cause you do these comparisons on the fly and your just as surprised as I'm sure we are. I hope later you do check the instruction manual to know where and what each piece is for and goes. Later on when you have time can you make an update on your garage floor Vevor tiles to see how its holding up and quick I do buy the items you review on your page and I have not been disappointed. Thanks for all your effort.

[@johndoe6032]

Standard HF business practice: willing to take a much smaller margin on their products, which they're able to do because their overhead cost is a lot lower than a HD or Lowes.

[@user-oc6sx1bz9f]

🔥🔥🔥 OMW! Great video

[@beardedhometownbbq1248]

Heading to Harbor Freight right meow

[@philshock3805]

The Ridgid shop vac I bought about 7 years ago came with the auto accessory kit so I'm good. If I needed one though, I'd be going with the HF kit.

[@p.o.4339]

Went with the Bauer vac. Newly opened store, so less than $40 out the door. Works great.

[@imjoshv]

Awesome deal!!

[@Enthusiast_detailing]

Yessss I’m so excited for this kit!

[@imjoshv]

Insane Deal!

[@Enthusiast_detailing]

@@imjoshvabsolutely! Not to mention with Harbor freight and how they do sales I’m sure you can pick it up cheaper

[@frankcastaldi2531]

Thanks gonna pick this up!

[@erichelton1888]

I got a rigid for $20 online but needed hose and attachments. After seeing this today, ran out and got it. Thanks for the info

[@NS-im3cq]

I have always used Harbor Freight as my "Go To" for tools and equipment, cause I believe its not the Tool but the Craftsman. No way will I spend $300 or more on a buffer when as you have tested and showed the Hercules / Bauer brands do the same as the high priced brands. Thanks for keeping these vid's and comparison going!

[@tb2324]

Same and equal are synonymous.

[@johnniejohnson8026]

Great video Josh to save 30 bucks I will make that trip to Harbor freight

[@moisesmartinez-camacho8215]

Gonna go cop that Bauer today 👌

[@user-le8wh6mi3x]

Great video Josh. I do have the ridgid vac with the accessory kit.great vac. Would have been nice to save 30 dollars on the kit.

[@kulachartkongkeattikul9631]

I just bought that kit a week ago and i was going to message you to review it.

[@still-DJ]

On the new Bauer kit... Is that mysterious or elusive extra piece (coupler) used to join or connect an additional hose so you could make a 20-foot hose?

[@racerx7057]

No brainer Josh. At $25 the Bauer wins hands down, wins going away and spanks the Rigid like a orangeheaded stepchild.

[@samtullier7566]

I already had a ridgid vac and ridgid detailing hose kit but I bought this new bauur hose kit to go with a new cordless Milwaukee m18 vacuum

[@dagger4146]

Luckily I have a HF 5 minutes away. Just got back from there with the only kit they had in the store. Can't beat it for that price !

[@nyrangerfan100]

Thanks for the comparison. I was just going to ask you pros what you use for cleaning carpets with a vacuum. I find something like a Miele upholstery tool is MUCH more effective at vacuuming auto interior carpeting and getting hair and dirt out. I use the Ridgid car vac kit for everything else but you should try the Miele tool also.

[@cutthroat0075591]

If I didn’t already have the rigid kit I’d jump on this 👍

[@flipmarc69]

HF Bauer kit is a no brainer for $25. I already have the Rigid kit that I got on sale for $25. But I might just go ahead and grab the Bauer kit when I go to HF.

[@joshuanieves3686]

Thank you

[@Leadership_matters]

Good luck. This out of stock all over LA and won't be back until July. It's June 1st. Gonna get the rigid out of necessity.

[@Jantonvid]

The brush attachments are the best for cleaning the Lexus soft rubber mats.

[@peteyw]

If I had a red vac I would go Bauer for sure but with an orange Rigid, the different color would drive me nuts

[@adityadharni5027]

The bristles in my bauer already started coming out, had to return it, worthwhile experiment but i will stick to rigid for now

[@gamesforyoutwo]

The little extra piece looks like it would fit the small Bauer vacuum (what I have) and maybe even stick vacs

[@Mikejets2025]

Too late for me already have the Rigid...but great video,thank you

[@somestuffithoughtyoumightl6985]

Next they need to make a pressure washer upgrade kit!

[@mcool116]

For $30 cheaper and does the same job I’ll go with the Harbor Freight. Thanks for the info Josh 👍

[@zeppelin481]

I picked this kit up the other day and it's great. It wasn't on the shelf in my store either, so I had to ask and they grabbed it from the back. The only negative for me is the stiff bristle brush as I think it's too stiff for any interior cleaning. I did try it on the carpet of a really dirty driver's side footwell and I didn't like how it pulled the carpet fibers. To be fair, I've never used the Ridgid kit so I might not like the stiff brush from their kit either.

[@DIYDad1]

I had the ridgid kid I did a review on a few years ago, it split on me right at the swivel end of the hose where the black plastic meets up with where the attachments go into. Lasted me a few weeks, returned it after that. Hopefully the HF ones are better.