Turning Tricks: tool tips that make working on your car easier

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🌿🔧 Welcome to the wild world of "Turning Tricks," where our garage guru, Netgear, takes you on a safari through the dense jungle of home garage mechanics! 🚙🌴
🐒 In today's episode, Netgear, the king of the concrete jungle, unveils his most cunning hand tool and automotive tool tricks for all you shadetree mechanics out there. It's time to swing from the vines of vehicle maintenance and roar into DIY success!
🌳 Watch as Netgear navigates through the underbrush of bolts and bearings, demonstrating how to tackle the toughest mechanical beasts with nothing but your trusty tools. It's like finding a path through a dense thicket, but way more fun and with fewer mosquitoes!
🐅 Each trick is a hidden gem, like a rare orchid, waiting to be discovered by the adventurous DIY mechanic. From wrench wizardry to socket sorcery, these tips and tricks are the survival kit you need in the wild world of home car repairs.
🦜 Be prepared to be amazed as Netgear shows you how to turn your garage into a tropical paradise of efficiency and skill. No need to forage for knowledge; it's all right here!
🌺 Will you become the Tarzan of tool time? Or just another lost explorer in the labyrinth of car maintenance? Tune in to unearth the secrets of the garage jungle!
👉 Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe to our channel for more automotive adventures. Smash that bell icon like a jungle drum to be notified of our latest escapades!
🌕 Comment below with your own garage jungle experiences and join our tribe of DIY enthusiasts. Until next time, keep your wrenches ready and your spirit adventurous!
#TurningTricks #GarageGuru #ShadetreeMechanic #ToolTricks #AutomotiveAdventure #JungleOfGears

[@ColtFerguson]

Netgear telling these tricks sounds just like my dad. Now i got double the dad tricks.

[@lucentdiagram41]

I love seeing the guy on tiktok that does “no wayy, f”””” sake” i have learned so much

[@garettotis3421]

I mean he has always been daddy net

[@user-td3oe7cy2l]

What does he do for a living

[@elgoogkcuf]

Taco Bell secret shopper. @@user-td3oe7cy2l

[@TopClips7777]

You got 2 dads, no homo

[@OGbrundle]

Watching Netgear let's me live out the male fantasy of having Robert De Niro as a reasonable dad

[@dejeffrelot]

Getting some serious Julian from Trailer Park Boys vibes when I saw you holding that drink in the beginning.

[@vanillaice5443]

Same

[@bigcazza5260]

ricky swallow that ring lmao

[@Txvolv240]

This made for a great edging session. Busted at 4:58

[@xeternal1178]

only 4:58?

[@3magikarpinamansuit281]

Down bad for that NetGear57USSY

[@arcfire1589]

Real

[@leansupremacy899]

Cleanup aisle your pants

[@Xtrachunky]

@@leansupremacy899cleanup aisle all of our pants

[@itsmileyy]

Sorry I couldn’t watch this one on the toilet, I’m currently watching it in class.

[@natedostalik3538]

I’m gonna try that valve grinding compound trick for sure

[@TopClips7777]

no you won't Brian

[@7eis]

Cut a slit in it with a grinder/saw/chisel an you've got a flathead. That way you can reuse it after the fact😂

[@MrTheHillfolk]

I'm not at that point in the video yet, but I'm guessing he's talking about using valve grinding compound on Phillips screw heads, works awesome

[@SolarMillUSA]

It actually does work pretty good, but you just need to be really diligent about making sure you clean it off and also be aware of where you are trying to use it. If it is near bearing surfaces of any kind, whether sliding or rotating, you need to be extra cautiousthat it does not get into the mechanism, or also migrate to painted surfaces

[@Lee.v1]

That rock auto magnet collection is a hard flex

[@dwhit7451]

Mine is bigger but I use parts avatar now

[@lucassullivan4431]

As an industry mechanic i can say my favorite tips and tools are: double end ratcheting wrenches, holy hell these made 90% of jobs easier. Icon at harbor freight has them for cheap and they work wonders. Zip tie guns make zip-ties way more convenient and stop that cut inducing ends. Get double knee pants you can slip kneepads in if you want to save your body at all. Buy helicoils for any bolt size you commonly use because you will inevitably pull a thread one day. Quit using impact drivers and use a proper stubby 3/8 impact gun and itll make your life way easier and wont ruin your driver. Bag and label bolts by location in the car, have a main toolbox and then a smaller one you can carry one handed with your most used tools. Dont be afraid to modify cheap tools to get the job done, and USE A GOD DAMNED TORQUE WRENCH

[@HeckingFrick]

Best investment in tools I ever made was those double ended ratchets.

[@dellmegas]

Netgear knows his shit, deep in the forbidden jutsu

[@bigqwertycat]

A couple tricks working for me in the streets. Get a set or two of the Harbour freight anti fatigue floor mats. I use them when crawling under the car, saves the knees and prevents dropped screws from taking a damn Uber ride to the other side of the garage. I use cardboard as a spill mat. Whenever I do brakes I place a layer down on the floor and it absorbs the brake clean and contains the brake dust and rust. Helps keep the floor clean, not slippery, and just throw the cardboard away. I prefer using 5 mil nitrile gloves, they're thick enough that they won't rip when snagging. Thin enough to work with small screws. I hate how dirty and oil mechanix style gloves get. I use dollar tree oil pans as parts and tool buckets when working under the car or in the engine bay. I'll set 3 all over the engine bay, place my sockets, ratchets, parts inside. Prevents them from rolling around or falling into the depths. Won't scratch or damage the vehicle.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

I love the cardboard trick. Spill a bunch of oil or coolant on the floor and throw a piece of cardboard over it and come back the next day and it's almost gone. My concrete is sealed in my shop though, so that helps. Even throw it down to begin with and who cares if you're a little bit messy lol

[@allenramirez2778]

Damn, I have to use at least the 7 mil orange ones. This last me the longest

[@roadmasterthugmaster2738]

i love the no bullshit, non sponsored tone. This channel is the perfect size , i love real tips . most of these i already knew or other ones i did in a different form,( i used electrical tape instead of shop towl but a shop towel is better! and man an impact Philips? that's awesome

[@robertthoerner4258]

Thanks for the tips Jules! I am glad you had some time to leave the trailer park to give us them!

[@volvomeister]

Can't believe Julian from TPB is showing us how to work on his monte carlo 😊

[@TopClips7777]

next week is hockey stick aero..... peanut butter and JAAAAAAAAAAMMMM

[@Nathan_Jay]

Pretty much all spot on. Valve grinding compound is used so frequently in aviation, pretty much every A&P has a jar of it in his/her toolbox. Truly useful.

[@ashantedula5696]

Fellow A&P I concur. That and Silli Kroil

[@v_jaek]

how do you get the compound off of the tool and screw?

[@XxPatokxX]

Lick it off bro

[@TecniclyAwsm]

I ate Taco Bell and ive been blasting trumpets ever since!!

[@kristianodegaard6682]

I love that you just embrace the Julian. You are Great Value Julian and that is a very high compliment in my eyes.

[@zachogdahl210]

Added tip for trying to get bolts into place. If you have a flexible grabber with the 3 wire jaws that extend out you can put them on the head of a bolt and use the grabber to locate the bolt even on odd hard to get to spots. Added bonus is because the flex grabbers work like springs you can start threading the bolt in no matter what strange angle your at. Good for starting bolts where you can't get an extension and socket into without a wobble extension/socket and there's zero risk of dropped bolts.

[@derekp6636]

lmao I just got one of these to grab stuff out of the spark plug socket and it was a godsend for putting bolts back into place for reassembly!

[@MyNameIsNidos]

Videos like this just solidify my opinion that Netgear is my favorite CCF character

[@rapcreeperproductions3269]

Has anyone told you you look like the exterminator guy from over the hedge?

[@user-td3oe7cy2l]

Bro this content is actually really good

[@Megadeth7811]

11:04 The smoke detector censor sound had me dying.

[@dmacarthur5356]

I was hoping that would be the new bleep going forward for all CCF episodes

[@ethanmunger9827]

I love CCF. That means in turn, I’m supposed to hate Netgear. But the man is the coolest Baja owner in the world and I can’t be mad about it. Thanks for the tips.

[@shortbushero]

A little tip. Got a seized bolt? Liquid torch spray, sit for five, then take a ratchet and tighten slightly, it breaks the rust in the threads, then take a industrial impact (Dewalt xfactor 1040 ft lbs is my gun). Set to second speed, and tap the trigger. Bolt comes right out like butter. no stretching, stripping, or snapping. Also those impacts are great for every heavy nut bust (kek), christ they take everything out.

[@alecM4321]

tape around a swivel extension to keep a socket from falling down with weight. if you have lots of extension and cant support/guide the socket ie. removing a bell housing bolt from under the car is a great one that has helped me with my 240s over the years

[@MattPym]

Not one single "affiliate link in description"!!!! Dudes breaking boundaries of the average KZbinr!

[@Phrequencygod]

This a gold mine of information. This is the stuff that took me years to discover. Stuff that most oldtimers only give up once they trust that you give a sh1t about what you're doing. Definitely the dark juju.

[@Hk7762Tube]

Gonna try the security socket trick, just need to find the right rims in my area first, thanks!

[@charliequaker5487]

I use it whenever I need an extra wheel for free, super useful trick!

[@allenramirez2778]

Don't forget the bricks, don't wanna waste perfectly good jack stands

[@Pupper0ni]

I see Petgear also puts those rockauto magnets on the tool box drawers.

[@packerman1203]

Ive got mine all over my garage door and any duplicates i get are on my desk at work

[@TopClips7777]

PETGEAR SOUNDS

[@staticshep]

love u netgear sick g shock

[@patrickzadd5215]

love your channel great tips you’re thinking “outside the box”

[@drewconley6444]

The valve grinding compound sounds awesome. I picked up a couple good things here. Thank you.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

9:25 get yourself a tube of 3M yellow weatherstrip adhesive. It's better than duct tape and zip ties and bailing wire. You're going to start using that stuff for everything. A dab of adhesive in a socket for holding a bolt works great. For a light adhesive just spread it all over and go, but if you really need something that sticks put it on both surfaces and let it dry before putting it together. Used it once or twice to make gutter material body plugs and stuff like that.

[@Tieaga]

I knew most of these trucks but I never knew about the valve grinding thing. Also, instead of using a shop towel or paper towel to hold the nut 😂 I just use a little grease. Especially when a washer is involved and gravity tests your wit

[@iFixJunk]

I have a large, commercial, aluminum cookie sheet that goes under whatever drain pan is employed under the car. It catches whatever misses the pan. Later, during the final cleanup, I use the wife's old rubber spatulas (that she no longer wanted for the kitchen) to scrape the oil or transmission fluid from the cookie sheet and into the waste pan. Another tip: get a plastic Tupperware-type measuring bowl for measuring fluid during draining in order to know how much you need to put back in (say a transfer case or transmission); it also may help you to determine if you were low on fluid and if that had to do with your operability problems, like when my XJ was stuck in 4-LO, because I was a little low on ATF in the transfer case. My final, and favorite tip: the tool-grabber / magic fingers type of pickup tool is great at being a third hand or even your surgical robotic arm in places where you have no access. I use this ALL THE TIME to get fasteners in place and even to get them started in places I could not otherwise work. Huge time saver!

[@westondoyle1969]

Glad Escobar actually evaded death so he good grace with these awesome tips

[@wheaterz7567]

Love the jack to add leverage to the breaker bar! Sweet!

[@zachthomas5272]

As an A&P mechanic, I can relate to the valve grinding compound. Also a ratcheting speed handle is a must.

[@railerz101]

A lot of great knowledge. Thank you.

[@talljake]

Great idea for a series! Top content lads

[@ottovonbismarck7094]

Thanks Julian very helpful

[@skylinecollector]

I got one. When tightening or loosening an axle nut. It helps to stick a screwdriver into the vents of the rotor so that the caliper catches it and holds it still while you crank down on that shit

[@dmohh4660]

Awesome thanks!

[@johncarmichael4698]

Thanks bud , appreciate it

[@johnfitbyfaithnet]

Great tips!

[@altoids002]

Intro had be thinking was I was watching a Doug DeMuro car review lol

[@ToolsandTime]

Pretty funny man and useful tips ++ Thanks.

[@krazykilper]

Amazing content! Immediately subscribed!

[@dmwj913]

Another good tip to tag along with the one about penetrant. If possible tap on the head of the bolt or on the nut (more risky) and it helps the penetrant go deeper into the threads and work faster overall. Just be 100% certain not to hit the threads. I've used this trick a few times on bell housing bolts and exhaust bolts

[@jontark48]

For a while now I've been looking for a tutorial on how to properly use car related tools and this is finally satisfying that itch! Thanks!

[@SpaceFoxAD]

Netgear showing us how he made it out the hood

[@Rebelgium]

Thanks Julian!

[@trevonhilton1859]

This video was awesome, informative, and funny as hell! New sub well deserved.

[@awakenotwoke2643]

I like how you were breaking the fill-hole before breaking the drain- hole.👍

[@mynamehappy]

My old man taught me the double combo wrench extension move. I honestly don't know what I'd do without it.

[@mars7357]

Netgear holding it down 🤝

[@Smexywizardguy]

i actually really love these types of vlogs

[@ezbeanss]

legit watched the first 20 seconds and subscribed. Vibes are crazy in here

[@blainerohlfs]

Vessel drivers, a man of class

[@montestu5502]

Why didn’t I think of the scissor jack and the breaker bar. Genius!

[@alecwalker6911]

fookin subscribed m8

[@2002Poops]

I like the oil change tip I learned to loosen an upside down oil filter, then when it's loose enough turn it the rest of the way with a clear plastic cup (like a Big Gulp cup). This lets the oil drain right into the cup without having it leak all over the place.

[@_moes_garage_]

Together we definitely can learn something. Great vodeo, i did know about half of them but the other ones were great to hear!

[@whatwhale5888]

These tips and the comments are rocking my shit rn, super useful. Some I already knew, accidentally figured a couple out on my own by throwing shit at a problem until something stuck. Of course not until after about an hour of cussing and struggling over something stupid lol

[@magnusmugnas9493]

The Milwaukee level 2 mechanic gloves are excellent. From the beginning they fit perfectly and don’t bunch up at the fingertips at all. They’re still pretty cheap and they’ve got tons of sizes, I can’t recommend them enough

[@ADUSN]

I like the mechanix fast fit, have a few pairs for shooting, cars etc.

[@aros007z]

Awesomeness

[@wayne9518]

I used a scissor jack between a new pressure plate and the rocker panel to compress a clutch diaphragm spring to stuff a used spark plug wire in there to keep it compressed for installation in my SAAB 900.

[@SchusterLagoon]

I didn't know that I needed to see Jullian talking about wrenching tips, but gahddam I really did! DEEEECENT!!

[@Mike_Power_Sim_Racing]

The valve grinding compound trick! So happy to have learned that one. Probably gonna use it this week lol

[@carfriendsimulator9981]

Let me know how you like it, it's ridiculous how well it works

[@gueto70]

Cement mixing tubs from home improvement store. Around $7. Never miss the pan changing oil and filter at the same time. Pulling coolant line, water runs everywhere but still hits the pan. Put dripping parts you just pulled in a pan and scrub them down.

[@ptrd4111]

I don't usually like smacking sockets or wrenchs, but a good jolt can help break a lot of things free. For stuck lugs i leave the socket in and then take a hammer and give it firm taps. Ever struggle with getting the CV axle out? Just apply pressure behind it and tap around with a deadblow. It wont pop right off, but itll slowly come out.

[@RagextothexMax]

I’m 3 minutes and I still can’t tell if this is real or satire but my god that scissor jack idea is actually some ancestral knowledge that has been passed down the generations.

[@jaredyoung6519]

Dude good video! Funny shit and love the content! Surprised you didn’t touch on how to keep 10mm sockets out of small holes and the infinite abyss! Keep them coming!

[@Unsub424]

Garage tips from Julian from Trailor Park Boys,,awsome!

[@Bursti_]

Julian from Trailer Park Boys xD I love it best channel ever

[@MoMo-Power]

Netgear kinda reminds me of Julian from trailer park boys holding that drink😂. More vids plz!

[@normanCLAN]

I did the paper towel trick for spark plugs. Thanks!

[@TyCrawford]

I had a similar issue getting the fill plug out of my rear diff on my Subaru rally car, came to learn that a 1/2 inch will "work" but that its actually a 13mm square, and so I bought the adapter and I gotta feel like more contact area is gonna make that even easier.

[@kicknsystm]

There's an attachment sold on Amazon that you put on the scissor jack that is made for use with a socket. Scissor Jack Adapter for 1/2 Inch Impact Wrench or 13/16 Inch Lug Wrench, Scissor Jack Drill Adapter. These are life changers!

[@NycktheDyck]

A nice piece of round pipe turns a socket wrench into a socket breaker bar. Also a solid metal bar comes in handy for leveraging misc. suspension components back in place if you don’t have a lift. A good set of adjustable pliers makes for a universal fit oil filter wrench. A cheap transmission rolling cart with a jack underneath can manoeuvre a subframe like nothing.

[@laglord]

Had me at the allen head f***up. Subbed.

[@wosik2001]

Netgear is da man. Word.

[@anamethatsnottakenalready]

the one thing i surely take with me, is the paper towel trick. thank you!

[@joserodriguez9718]

I love you netgear, I love you CCF

[@vipeersi]

I work at a junkyard pulling parts off cars, those spin up jacks are my god, I've got a set of cheap impact sockets just for those things, I trust them enough to be underneath a van or sedan pulling the suspension or whatever with just that supporting it, I've been doing this every day multiple times a day for about a year now, car too high up? Put a steelie or brake rotor underneath the jack and it gives enough height aswell.

[@joshuac837]

The scissor jack in the back of my Ford Escape came with a 19MM hex instead of the dumb tool end. Hook up my impact, with the socket still on it for the lug nut, and crank away!

[@Mike_Power_Sim_Racing]

The stuck lugnut inside the socket can get crazy. I had to use a 12 ton press once they were so stuck together. But yeah that reminds me. A shop press is so nice once you have the space for one. It's great for building guns too

[@anydaynow01]

You guys need to get together and start working on projects, like a Lemons or 15 hours of Thunderhill car! Just hearing all the CCF commentary as you guys work on it will be priceless; bonus points if it started life as a clapped out 350Z!

[@TecniclyAwsm]

Netgear likes to scissor around the garage.

[@nneo100]

You know car repair. Genius!

[@z.c]

I'm just getting done with my first car repair project. Nearly wrote a manifesto over a couple of especially stuck nuts. Saved around 1000$ tho.

[@Eagle1977]

14:13 the PTSD flashback that all car guys experience at some point.

[@avendanojose55]

I'm gonna try that atf mix

[@SitTime]

do more of these type of vide please i need to know more

[@JustARatherVeryIntelligentSyst]

Man, im glad youtube actually popped CCF in my feed. Netgear, you are fuckin gold man!

[@loganjayce9003]

Netgear was julian-maxxing in this one lmao

[@shelltoe_soul]

Underrated comment 😂

[@deejaythedj313]

Turning tricks huh? I just KNEW Net was a certified P-I-M-P

[@stitch2k1]

Valve grinding paste is something you have to have in aviation. I used a little bit on my screw gun when disassembling an airplane for a 100hr/annual insp.

[@Mika-ph6ku]

8:30 Yo I figured out this sketchy move myself recently when trying to remove a massive bolt holding the starter in place on my 2011 Accord. The damn starter sits in the center of the motor underneath the intake manifold and there is too much stuff around it to use a breaker bar. That trick ended up working in its place but on the first good tug I did the wrenches broke apart and I hurt the fuck out of my knuckles, but I did eventually get the nasty bolt out!

[@chuckiechee]

I love that they talk s*** about donut media, then go and make a grade school instructional video lol good stuff

[@anthonybc]

The paper towel trick has come in clutch when I’ve swapped out a knock sensor on an Infiniti i30 a few years back. Essentially you need to remove the intake, but with a swivel socket , and a small neodymium magnet behind the paper towel, I turned a 3 hour job into a 30 minute one.