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- čas přidán 14. 08. 2021
- One of the MOST USEFUL tools I own. Cheap, long lasting but why have you NEVER SEEN IT? WHAT IS IT'S SECRET USE YOU ARE NEVER SUPPOSED TO USE IT FOR?
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Thanks! Now it gives me an idea to break into vehicles. Some vehicles have really nice stereo systems.
Its great to open deadbolts as well. Just wedge the door open enough to stick a thin U wire above the bolt and throw the thumbturn open. Works like a charm.
All of our patrol vehicles were equipped with this tool, along with a rod to gain entry into vehicles when responding to lockouts. Much better and safer than a slim jim!
Another Silver video that shows a product I was not aware of. This is one of the reasons I love this channel :)
Very nice of you my friend as always. I even used one of these to lift up a reel mower to get the carrier tire off. Surprisingly handy.
Heads up folks. These air shims can cause a slight bent in the window frame. Don’t be surprised when you hear the wind noise whistling through the door. My van was affected but I bent the door frame back with a ratchet strap.
I've used mine several times getting dents out of automotive panels. It will conform to the highest point of the dent and push it out perfectly with no crease or paint chipping.
Tell me more about how to do this
@@slambo2001, works well with dents tennis ball size up to dents the size of the shim. I've used it in fenders and bedside panels. I used wood as a spacer to fill gaps and reduce the clearance between the frame and the panel. Insert shim once the clearance is adequate and pump away!
A deflated basketball can be used in the same manner in some cases.
@@sharpasadullknife I like!!
@@cowangc so you're pulling panels on like a truck bed dent yo get behind the dent and popping it outwards correct? Not doing while on the vehicle?
No joke, the clip of your foot and shoe pumping to level the door was actually my foot and shoe from 3 years ago doing exactly this. Love the air shim
We’ve been using these for years for finish carpentry. Really handy for tweaking when installing extremely heavy custom doors.
years ago when AAA would come out to assist people getting in their vehicles they would use a slim Jim. Now, and for several years they have been using the air shim along with a long reach tool just as you show to get into a vehicle. I have one of these, actually several and I have use them for every purpose you showed in the video. They do come in handy.
I forgot about those slim jims, great name and you are right you don't seem them any longer. This is a tool they could charge $60 for it. it's great that they are $15 and work so well.
I did road service for AAA in 2010 and I used this air bag all day long.
They are amazing
I opened a car with a slim Jim at the auto parts store where I work just the other day.
I wish I could pick a lock with beef jerky.
AAA is exactly how I came to discover air shims! I have been using them in one fashion or another for probably 15 years. Working alone is often more difficult but the advantage of it is there's no other humans around, which in most cases is huge plus. 😊
I wish I could thank that AAA locksmith for opening my eyes to this helping hand.
These helps out at work, I do deliveries to stores and certain doors can't have door stopper go underneath and the floor tiles is smooth slides back and the door will close by itself, and the air shim holds door in its place while I'm moving pallets with thousand pound weight with electric pallet jack through doors.
I use it all the time in mold remediation for slowly popping mirrors off of walls. Never has let me down!
Good to know! How many do you use at one time for the mirror?
Actually, 1 is best. Fit it as far behind the mirror as possible... then slowly pump once at a time listening for the mirror to start pulling from the clue on wall.
Then release the air and move to other side of mirror & repeat.
Always do top or sides... never at bottom of mirror if at all possible.
Have yet to break a mirror and has worked every single time.
You and lockpicking lawyer have taught me a lot
He is truly unbelievable. My favorite was when the tool broke and blew up his light...so calm..."that was unexpected"
@@SilverCymbal can't wait to see you get to 1 million subs. Love the consistency and high quality videos!
Here we go again. I’m spending more money after watching your channel! At least this time it’s affordable. :)
Thanks for the cool videos of some cool tools!
Thank you, I like this one a lot. They could easily ask $75 for these and call them "pro only". You will be amazed at how well made these are.
@@SilverCymbal Awesome, thanks. Can’t wait to get it. It’ll be here in 2 days. ;) I’m already planning odd jobs to test it out. :)
@@PatJones82 Thats great, if you show it to someone they will be like, big deal, then show them it in action.The door help alone is huge for, super frustrating when mowing alone. One guy told me he used it to help coax AC compressor and alternators in position when they get stuck. Seems endless. Thanks for the confidence in the videos, I think you will like it a lot
Getting into vehicles is the only reason I'm gonna buy an air shim.
There were no locks on those cannonball run cars anyway
Talk about perfect timing. I'm in the middle of a shower remodel and have to finesse a 130lb shower pan over a drain pipe. It's going over slab into a finished 3 sided alcove so there's no option for someone helping from underneath or from the sides. Ordered 3 before I finished the video. I'll let you know how it turns out.
How'd that turn out?
@@bilbobagginstwo Excellent, just decided to grunt it into the alcove after verifying the drain was lined up. Lowered it down on 4 or 5 slats of Pergo interspaced with 3 air shims. The slickness and durability of the Pergo slats allowed me to push it square into the alcove and then I inflated the 3 air shims to remove enough weight from the pan to pull the Pergo slats out. They deflate paper thin and had no problem retrieving them. Love these things.
Have had this for about 4 years and bought it to lift a wooden gate that had started to drag on one side. Lifted the dragging end up to level then used 2 eye screws some heavy wire and a turnbuckle to level the gate. Was amazed at how it just worked like the instructions said it would.
Love these. I got a set of 3 when I bought my first house and they have been invaluable for appliance setup.
You had me with the door situation. JC that's a pain in the ass to do on your own. Just added these to my amazon cart. Thanks!
Totally agree. There are so many times where I need to just prop something up a little bit. I am in a renovation where I will be adding several interior doors soon and now it seems like a pleasant job and not a nightmare.
Brilliant...how have I lived for decades without this tool? :D Thanks again!
You, sir, are salesman of the year. I’ve seen these for years and never given them a second thought. Not anymore!
I've got a couple of these behind the seats of my work truck.
I'd forgotten all about um!!
Thanks S.C‼️‼️
👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸
Thanks
I'd always thought car crime wasn't for me, but now with AIR SHIM I can break into any car 👍
Replacing all the doors in my house, I picked up one of these from Home Depot a few months ago to help with the install. It's well worth it. Makes it easy to line up the hinges without a helper. You can even install a pre-hung door without taking the door all the way off the hinges and make minor adjustments with the air to get the door perfectly plumb and level before shimming the door and putting screws behind each hinge one at a time.
You're one of the best equipment salesmen on CZcams and on the planet.
Loved the diphenhydramine capsule under the fridge, always seem to find those things sweeping up after a move to a new place.
We use these often in aviation installations. Amazing watching this lift a complete galley that 4 guys would have trouble lifting.
Yes that tool comes in almost every break-in kit. I've used it many times to get into cars but I never thought about using it for something else.
I've used it for cars, house and garage doors myself
I have several of these, and can confirm... they are extremely useful.
I never knew this thing existed and exactly what I needed!. Ordering now.
I predict a rise in vehicle break ins. :)
Im gonna go broke watching this channel.
I subscribed to this channel because of this comment, I also want to become broke
I’ve got them too. They sell the knockoffs at Harbor Freight.
Wow, what a handy gadget! Great vids, you’ve shown me several tools and gadgets I wasn’t aware of previously - thanks!
I love air shims so much
Been using these for years. Great for driers and air conditioners
Silver was an infomercial salesman in another life.
As a cop, I used this as part of an unlock kit when the "Slim Jim" devices wouldn't work. It saved a bunch of drivers the fees of getting into their cars.
They are great to open deadbolts as well. Its standard operating procedure for tac-ops teams besides using the MPGET to go under the door. Just wedge the door open enough to stick a thin U wire above the bolt and throw the thumbturn. Works like a charm and leaves no forensic trace in the lock.
@@jeremysmiles5826 Great idea! Gotta try this.
CZcams: Silver Cymbal has just posted a new video.
Me: I wonder what I'm buying from Amazon this time.
I used them all the time to help hold car tires in place to line up the bolts on all the cars when I change to winter tires, or change the brakes.
Never seen that before , very cool for many uses , thanks for posting,
Man I can think of half a dozen things I could have used this for in the last week. I need one ASAP
I'd sure love to spend a month with you. So much to learn.
Been using them for years...if you've ever been in the construction industry or a mover, these are your best friends.....actually used one to prop a latched hood that someone got their fingers stuck under when it closed by accident....gave just enough bend on the side so the guy could slide his fingers out
Definitely recommend for appliance techs
This item has been out for a few years now, whenever I was fitting doors or windows it was a god send. Like you say it has many uses. 👍
Every one of your videos is gold man
I work at a professional locksmith shop and we use these all the time for those who locked their keys in their cars. Very handy!
They are great to open deadbolts as well. Just wedge the door open enough to stick a thin U wire above the bolt and throw the thumbturn. Works like a charm.
Thanks very much. I want one now!
Used one recently to lift the dishwasher so that I could extend its feet and make it level. Didn't know the car use-case though :D
Great review! I never knew they were that affordable
I bought a matco kit 20 years ago for opening locked car doors. This airbag was included. Looks like the exact same thing.
Nice. Thanks for showing the thieves
It would be great if air mattresses could be made from this material, at least they wouldn't puncture so easily.
Amen. Finally being able to go doggie with a 5 in the back room, and not worry about your knee going through the mattress.
@@Mack_Dingo 🤣👍
Excellent, Thanks for sparing.
The model 1194 is rated to 500 lbs, and costs $25 at Amazon.
To stop from locking myself out of my vehicle, I keep a spare key (valet key) in my pocket at all times. Simple solution.
Have you done a tour of all your tools / workspaces? it would be interesting to get a quick overview of everything you have (I know the shed is currently a work in progress).
Always enjoy your videos.... Almost 500k subs!!! Early congrats
Thanks so much!! I really appreciate it
Buying now!
Good video, thank you for sharing
I’m tempted to buy one at HD but I have more reason to buy one now. Thanks
The lockpickinglawyer reference earned you a like :)
He is the Jedi master of all locks
I was turned on to these when I saw them at HD, they are soooooo nice for hanging doors
They work for shimming a window open when I am stupid enough to lock my keys in the car LOL
Gonna get me one of these,even if I only ever use it to lift the washing machine out of the kitchen work surface👍
We have "never see"?
I've had this tool literally for YEARS!!!
I first became aware of these back in 2005 when I was a store manager for GamStop and my assistant manager called out. I was in such an exhausted stupor from playing Battlefield on my Xbox the night before that I stammered out to my car, turned it on, and realized I forgot my lunch. I was wearing driving gloves and I must have accidentally hit the lock button and didn’t feel it because when I got back I was locked out of a running car in my driveway. My neighbor at the time was a volunteer firefighter and was coming back to his house when he saw my plight. He said he had a “slim jim” back at the station which was just down the way. He comes back and puts the air wedge into the door and within minutes he was able to fit a long, thin, piece of flexible metal into the gap and had the door unlocked in 3 minutes. I gave him a $20 and I was on my way. He says they use those to get into cars that have infant babies or animals locked in cars on hot days, and it does the job well.
Also, nice shoutout to the LPL
I was somewhat sceptical (which, given the excellent channel I should not have been) but watching the video established that the inflation bladder has practical applications.
In actual fact it only takes light pressure to bend a car door back without any tools!
Well if you own several of these you can force a door open sometimes just need 1 your pushing the door area where the latch enters the hole away from the latch hole to the point you can either get a flash head screw driver or it will pop open with the inflatable bag or 2 max every needed was 3.
Great video
Thanks...great tool !!!
iBooks like a great tool to have and I loved all the disclaimers.
You can use it to lift a very large stone just enough to get a chain or pri bar under it for movement.
I was so mad when I locked my keys in my Honda and they used this air shim to open the door. They asked me if my car had an alarm and a key fob like they were gonna need a program to unlock my car then they pop one of these out and charge me $300. I'll never call a locksmith again I bought my own but more importantly i rigged a secret unlock switch to under my truck.
This is the exact way we unlock cars with the fire dept. We have an arched metal rod that can be bent.
I have a stackable washer/dryer (apartment size) in a small closet and I want to shove it up against a wall so that on the opposite side I will have room for a broom. The way it is now it is centered and I only have a small space on each side instead of one larger space. There would be no problem with doors opening on the closet or on the washer/dryer. I would probably need the longer air bladder to raise the machine from the bottom and them one between the washer/dryer and wall. Do they make the hoses longer so that it be placed further away?
When using the shim on car doors please be careful. AAA used one on my car and bent the door slightly. It was enough for me to notice but not enough to cause issues with water getting in.
That can happen. But you can also bend it back in. Roll your window down, put your knee up on the inside of the door just below the window all the way to the back. Then give that window frame a tug and it should bring it back into proper alignment. Many cars come from the factory with doors out of alignment and that's how we do it.
Oh really a tour I've never seen before damn I happen to have one of those have had it for some time not about to leave it longer since AAA uses it to get in your car when you lock your keys in it. 😂💯
I really wish I had this yesterday when I had to level my new dryer. Can they make an XL model so I can Jack up my foundation instead of spending $5k+?
There are air bags that are bigger. Unfortunately for you, you won't be saving any money.
I just ordered one and am looking forward to trying.. I never level my dryer because its such PITA but this makes it seem doable finally.
I think it would be awesome if they made a model for foundation. I have some steps that have sunken that I need to find a way to jack up so I can level them. I could probably do it with two of the 500lb versions of this.
I believe someone actually does make big ones that will jack a house. I have no idea of the cost but I'm sure you can find them.
Just buy 100 air shims @ $1500.
I’m getting one!
I sometimes use something similar at work to lift commercial appliances. It will lift up to 1000 lbs but you need an air compressor.
My wife is gonna love this
I've seen people use these to remove dents from panels
I have the same on and mine no longer stays inflated for any length of time. Any ideas how to trouble shoot this issue? Thanks 🙏🏻
Locksmiths use these alot to help customers get back into their cars. And I guess crooks use them to steal cars and trucks.
I always thought the idea for it probably came from a blood pressure cuff.
One note. If you're honest and just need to get into your locked car, don't inflate the bag TOO much or you could destroy your side window. Spring the door out just enough to get a coat hanger or thin rod into the car to unlock it.
Good vid.👍
Still need a key to start the car. Many cars have an immobilizer that requires a key with a chip.
@@n9wox Well car thievery wouldn't be the main usage of these. We have a problem in St. Louis right now where people are roaming looking for unlocked car doors to steal things out of them. If the thieves had these I'd be very worried and be forced to clean out my garage. Back in Vegas there were thieves would would use jacks to force open garages to steal motorcycles. I imagine they could use these for that too.
@@n9wox Yeah. But if you locked your keys in the car, you have to get into the car to get them.
Locksmiths make good money with lockouts, and I KNOW they use this bag shim to gain access. Better than a "slim jim".
Someone watching Scott Brown Carpentry, at least that's where I first saw this tool.
That IS a pretty sweet tool!
(But I have seen it before on Matt Risinger's channel. 😆)
Careful with your door
I have a gap on the top from forcing it open too much
I added shims also
Now I drive on the freeway and the wind gets in
I've locked my keys in my car truck and van and have a cop freind that uses that every time. I need to buy this.
I have 2 of this
One at home for emergency if i get key locked in car
And other one in car to help others
Now i am at store 30 km away from home and keys locked in car any suggestion for me?
How do you always come up with cool products to show?
A few years ago I helped my neighbor retrieve his key in the locked car. I used my fingers as the shim. Hurt like hell, and it still hurt afterwards, but it felt good because I Helped my Buddy. I think the air shim would work better.
When you're working by yourself and need to lift solid wood doors onto the hinges. Pump it up with your foot. Also leveling appliances. Lift up the appliance to take the weight off the adjustable legs.
I miss the days when I could use a pack of cigarettes, if it didn't fit just smoke a few till it did. Now we use the air shim and maybe I canine longer :)
This would have been helpful when I locked my keys in the car. I didn’t want to pay for a mobile service so I used a screwdriver. I scraped up the car a little but there’s already dents and scratches in a few other spots so it didn’t really bother me. I do have a new car that I would never do that to so this is very helpful and definitely cheaper than AAA
Thanks
Thanks Air Shimm for helping me steal cars easier.
Most cars have an immobilizer which require a key with a chip.
@@n9wox I was being funny man. I know how cars work lol. I have one that has the chip tech and it sucks.
Wow beats breaking windows in an emergency situation
I've always use air shim to open up my gf's heart
It works everytime !
0:58 nice! Love that channel
Thank you very much
not only have I seen it but I used em...
I first saw one of these in action years ago when a AAA technician came to open my daughter’s car door after she locked the key inside.