Picture Car Glossary
expendables kit for picture car wranglers
What is an expendables kit for picture car wranglers?
Updated June 2026 · Revolution Picture Cars
Also called expendables, or wrangler kit.
An expendables kit for picture car wranglers is the collection of consumable supplies kept on hand by wranglers throughout the shooting day to quickly address vehicle appearance and minor issues on set.
A standard expendables kit includes microfiber cloths, glass cleaner, quick-detailer spray, tire dressing, black-out paint for chrome dulling, gaffer tape, touch-up paint pens, zip ties, and basic hand tools. Having a well-stocked expendables kit means wranglers can address any camera-ready issue between takes without leaving the set, preventing costly delays while the camera department waits for a vehicle to be dressed.
Example
The kit carries detailing spray, microfibre, glass cleaner, tire dressing, jump pack, fuel can, funnel, gaffer tape, and zip ties. It exists so a wrangler can fix a smeared windshield in the ninety seconds before a take.
Figures are illustrative, chosen to show the mechanics rather than to quote market rates.
Where you'll see it
Carried by wranglers every shooting day, and budgeted as a consumable per week.
Common mistake
Treating expendables as an afterthought. The kit is what lets a wrangler clear a smeared windshield or jump a flat battery in the ninety seconds before a take.
Related questions
- What is in a picture car expendables kit?
- Detailing spray, microfibre cloths, glass cleaner, tire dressing, a jump pack, fuel can and funnel, gaffer tape, and zip ties.
- Who pays for expendables?
- The production, as a consumable budgeted per week, and it is replenished throughout the shoot rather than bought once.
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