Griot's
Garage has been in business since 1990. Started by Richard Griot,
Griot's Garage carries some of the neatest stuff around. One visit
to www.griotsgarage.com
and you'll see what we're talking about. Whether it be hard to find
tools, stuff to wash and detail your rig for show-n-shine day, or
accessories to organize your garage, Griot's probably has what you
need. Another great reason to have a look at their goodies, is their
100% satisfaction guarantee. Griot's Garage promises to either repair
any defective product, repair it, or refund your money - forever!
One
thing I've always wanted in my garage was a convenient and easy
way to store and dispense shop towels. Well, Griot's Garage came
to the rescue with their wall-mounted towel dispenser (part #77597).
Quite similar to the dispensers you might find in a public rest
room, the dispenser holds a roll of 200 4-ply shop towels and has
a chute made specifically for the blue towels they sell. It even
has a key to lock it if you have mischievous rebels hanging around.
The dispenser
is black and red (Griot's favorite color, apparently), made of plastic,
and comes with the necessary hardware to mount it to your wall.
Though it looks a bit like a gigantic fire truck strobe, it has
become one of my favorite garage accessories. No longer do I have
to get the whole roll of towels messy just to grab one with my greasy
hands. Just give a towel a good, hard tug, and tear it off. The
towels are 4-ply and are soft on one side and rougher on the other
side, so you can use them for different tasks.
The
dispenser with two rolls of towels runs $56.95. When you run out,
refill rolls will run you $19.95 a pop (ten cents a sheet). The
dispenser alone runs $24.95.
While we were
on our cleaning mission, we also got a can of 3M General Purpose
and Adhesive Cleaner (part #15900. The stuff comes in a metal can
and can be used on most surfaces (always test first) to remove adhesive,
tar, and other miscellaneous goop.
The can comes
with a removable squirt tip for easy dispensing. The shop towels
would be a perfect match to the remover, as you won't want to waste
your good rags on this stinky stuff.
We tried it
on dried on silicone and it wouldn't cut it, but we really didn't
expect it to quite that powerful. But for general removal of the
gooey stuff, the 3M cleaner should do great. Use it clean up bugs,
tar, your workbench counter-tops, and even cutting wheels. A 32
ounce can runs $14.95.
Now that's neat
stuff!
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