i mean this channel is at least 80% guys who are jealous of Ray right? successful, owns his own business, has a family and a house, has a big truck and lots of tools, hot wife uses said tools...
You remind me of my daughter in law. She helps me with auto repairs around the house. Just like you, she doesn't know some things, but she is willing to learn and will jump in and get greasy with the best of them. Love your videos and keep up the good work!
I’m 74 yrs old and watching you conquer the challenges of establishing your business, make daily videos, encourage your partner and keep a smile on your face and in your heart keeps my faith going in this crazy world. Thank you, Thank you!!! God Bless
Dirty oil baptismal is a right of passage! The oil smudge on the nose was perfectly classic. 😆You're doing great! Don't forget, "Black subscribe button going up !" 😉
I can tell Ray is more relaxed now that he is working for himself and I can also tell that you are getting more relaxed in front of the camera. Good job to both of you.
Ray: Is my wife a mechanic? Tell them what you do honey. Wife Unit: Tune-ups, oil changes, brake relining, engine rebuilds, rebuild some trannies, rear ends....
Don't forget to make the equipment work for you. Set the lift at a comfortable height for the job you're doing and learn to use tools that give you more leverage when torque is needed. It's a wonderful feeling to know more about cars and how they work and to be able to take care of things yourself.
Hi from Libby in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Thankyou for our Rainman Ray's Repairs mugs. Great purchase. I'm having a great time watching your videos Lauren...and Rays. Love to your family
Great job! 2 advantages , the more you learn the better you are able to maintain your vehicle and the better you can understand customer problems. Win/ Win.
I did not see you set the safety lock on the lift before you went under it. Be careful wife unit. You are an inspiration to others. Don’t forget about Ray’s juice! LOL 😂😂
Great job. One thing to watch for when changing the oil filter. Be sure the rubber gasket on the old filter stayed on the filter. Sometimes they'll stick to the engine. If the new filter is then screwed on, it'll have two gaskets and that would be bad (leak)!
I pranked a co worker once by removing the gasket on a used oil filter that was still in his oil drain. He saw it and became extremely worried that he had double gasketed an oil change he had done the day before. I did come clean and told him what I had done. As you can see. He didn't kill me.
I think this is my 3rd time watching. Showed up on my feed again this morning. I love your programing. Being 80 year old and mostly house bound, watching church and your fixing autos is my day mostly. My best is when your wife unit is involved. You have a lovely wife and I love to hear her talking in the videos. Stay happily married, stay connected and true. Your relationship makes me happy and I pray for your family, health, good times and success. Keep up the great vids and show off your family a little more, we loners need it.
Haha, such a cute family! Thanks for sharing! Knowledge is power, awesome to see you getting the basics! Helps so much to have that knowledge when you are minding the front of the store! And for Gods sake, get the bab.....er.....husband unit some juice! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great work Lauren 👌! You inspire your many female viewers to "get busy" with their own tools some day! And your daughters will be So Proud of their Super-Mom!
Nice Job Lauren. I especially love the additional makeup on your nose. Keep doing things, it's how you learn and makes you more able to relate to customers and that guy you live with too.
Great job Lauren. In the aircraft maintenance world, we call things you drain fuel or oil into a "bowser". Trivia: Bowser was the last name of the guy that invented the automotive fuel pump. General tool tip: Always use the closed end of the wrench when you can. You're much less likely to round off the head of the fastener (or drain plug).
Wow, you are getting better by the day. I was amazed that you could still concentrate when your biggest kid walked over complaining about their juice being the wrong flavour. You two are a great team. 😀😀
Well done Lauren just shows how much ray loves and respects you by the tone of his. Voice when he is talking to you. Well done on your first oil change.
You’re the best wife that any bloke could wish for & i’m sure that Ray is really proud of you. Next you’ll be opening up your own workshop to compete with Ray. Well done & good luck. ❤
Great job, Lauren/Wife Unit!! I have two daughters and while neither of them have done it since, when they first got their cars, I taught both how to change the oil, check the fluids, and change a tire. You're not only learning a new skill, but you're make a *SOLID* positive impression on your children, so they know "Mom can di it, too!!"
Well done Lauren 👍 I wish my wife would show as much interest in working on the car as you do. Sorry but I had to chuckle when I saw the oil smudge on your face at the end of the video it really proves that you are a proper trainee technician.
I thought for sure I would see a "DUHHHH....Brake Clean" after putting in the drain plug :) But seriously, great job on your first oil change! Love watching how you and Ray interact, made me smile the whole time.
It's always nice to see couples investing time in each other doing stuff like this. A family that does car maint together stays together... Also Wife Unit, while ray is doing things, just watch what he's doing if you have time. even handing tools, light, etc is a huge help.
I'm so proud of you Lauren aka Wife Unit! I can tell Ray is Proud of you , He's going to have you rebuilding engines in no time! Keep up the videos coming.
Hey Lauren you rock. Believe it or not while you are learning so are a lot of us too. I think it's great that you are willing to learn stuff. Ray is so calm & cool when he's explaining things. Not many men would take the time. They'd be screaming & probably just take over. You two seem so right for each other. I look forward to watching all your videos. (no offense to Ray lol), but I have been watching his for some time & he usually cracks me up. But he's good & detailed & I would definitely trust him to work on my vehicle any day. Stay well.
Congratulations! You have passed the 1st test. Actually, you started above the typical DYI technician with the brakes. Usually, the oil & filter change is the 1st. I noticed you performed all of the required techniques perfectly. You got oil running down your arm and managed to get some on your face. That's exactly how it's supposed to go. You did just great! I'm proud of you! 🙂
Great job. See, it's not too hard. Once you've done a couple or so more it'll be second nature. Ray might keep you on the oil changes and he'll babysit. Before you know it you'll be his top technician and he'll learn what a woman has to do taking care of HIM and the kids BOTH full time...lol. Take care.
The children are back, you say. The big one never left :):). Joking, ofc. Loved seeing Ray work on cars (have no idea why, because I am not a mechanic of any kind:)), now seeing you progress, makes me really happy. Keep up the good work both of you and best of luck!
Great job as a newbie. And great job on doing the brakes also. Great job Ray and teaching the little lady the right way of doing the brakes and oil change. And Wife Unit it won't be long until you will be wanting to learn to tear down an engine and wanting to rebuild. As a mechanic I'm so proud to say welcome to the world of auto mechanic and hope to see you learn and grow in the weeks months and years to come.
So cool you have learned your first brake job. Being a mechanic is a hard labor career. Like everything else, one day at a time. Soon enough, you will be able to do what your husband unit does and you both will be cranking jobs out one after another and be so successful. Keep up the great work.
Excellent job! It's great that you're learning what goes on in the shop. That will help so much when talking to customers and ordering parts. Yeah, lower the vehicle down to your height, not Ray's. I always try to use the closed end of a wrench verses the open end. You get a better grip and it tends not to slip off and round off the flats. Doin' great!
You are progressing like a pro, Lauren. This looks very good. The intro felt similar to some intros I have seen to some of the industry videos. Glad you shared this. I know, you will keep doing the good work. Blessings to all of you.
You two are way too funny and very entertaining. Be careful wife unit, I think Ray is training his new ‘employee’. Really impressed with your enthusiasm and willingness to get dirty. Keep up the great work and posts. Gravity! Also, it’s called the subscribe button to raise the lift. LOL!! 😂😂
It's good to see you getting more and more comfortable with the camera, and even better that you want to understand how some of the basic things like oil changes are done. Knowledge is always a good thing to have, especially when it's the two of you running the shop and making your lives work. It also is a huge help with being able to explain to customers why things may take as long as they do sometimes.
Believe in yourself! We didn't even buy tickets to the gun show, but boom look at them guns! Don't be afraid to put some ooooomph into it! You won't hurt it! Great job on the brakes and the oil! My 13 year old daughter is considering doing auto-mechanic classes provided by her school because of all the repairs and fixes she has helped me with over the years. You're an inspiration to future generations!
Two things I would do differently. One instead of using the open side of the wrench to do the drain plug I would use the closed end of the wrench. You won't strip it. And if you want to, I know Ray has those specialty tools that help take off filters and put them on with just a squeeze. Tell him to hand them over! Well also have fun! Congratulations on your first oil change! Hopefully it won't be your last.
Hey Lauren. Fun watching your new channel. One heads up. Try to find a safer place for your purse (and other valuables). If both you and Ray are on the impact guns you'll never hear someone go into the office and out with your belongings. Best of luck to you both!!
I love that your going head strong into this and want to learn. i just hope that ray will teach you tricks to solve issues like stuck nuts and bolts (and drain plugs), yourself. Instead of him loosing it for you, what does he do when he encounters something stuck to the point he can't loosen it? Call some one even stronger? NO :D He creates leverage using a pipe around tool, same type of tool but longer, power tools and so on. So Ray if you read this, please teach her the way to solve these issue on her own instead of solving it for her I'm sure it will boost her confidence doing all of this, solving these kind of small but important issue :) I'm saying this with all the love and kindness to both of you, i love the content you both put out!
This is only going to get better Lauren as your jumping right in and all guns blazing. Fantastic. Little safety tip when loosening nuts and bolts use the ring end for more grip all around and always push away from you as it saves you getting a smack. Do i see steel toecap workwear nice. When pouring from the 5 litre have the hole spout at the top to stop the glug glug flow and can make it slower like on some other cars that you cant pour it in that fast. As you get on car underneath you will know how far to lift it up so you can reach things easier. You will get used to having a rag and gloves beside you for these little accidents. Wishing you all the best in future repairs. Wife Unit Number 1
I love this new channel! I remember learning how to do all of this for myself over 40 years ago. You’re doing great! Just think it through and have patience and ask for help if you need it. When I was 18, I had a ‘71 Olds Cutlass 350 Rocket engine with a 2 barrel carburetor that was running rough. My parents went on vacation, so I went to the local auto shop and bought a rebuild kit, pulled the carb, put a sheet down in the garage and began disassembly by laying out all of the parts removed in order. Had never done it before, but followed the directions. They came home when i was about halfway through putting it back together and were like, “What have you done?!?” Finished it up and ran better than ever. I then became my dad’s go-to for any repair advice. PS - I’ve been a Chemical Engineer for the past 37 years.
Great job. I can't wait to see what Lauren does next. Change out a radiator and water pump? Rebuild a rear end? it is wonderful that you are learning. Most women I know don't even know how to check oil, change a tire, or check tire pressure. Nor do they even want to learn. One I offered to teach how to change a tire told me that "She would just call on her cell phone for a tow company to come out & do it". Sigh.....
I love the fact when ray lost his job. That both of you didn't look back, you both took the situation by the scruff of the neck, and moved forward and you both want this enterprise to work by both of you working together to make it a success
