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    Rinesless wash in garage ... how to get the tires clean??

    ya thats a thought. ok so here is why I am trying to do this in the garage. THE HEAT IS KILLING MEEEE! When I started this I knew I was going to be hot .. but I didnt expect to literally feel bad the entire day after doing a job. I would like to move more into the garage with as much as...
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    Mike Phillips VIF or Vehicle Inspection Form

    ya I think I got passed up last time lol... I`ll try again. [email protected]
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    Rinesless wash in garage ... how to get the tires clean??

    I will have to look into those as well and see how well they work. Thanks
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    Rinesless wash in garage ... how to get the tires clean??

    I have no idea how I missed that. I do have a question. Do you find that the tires dry to be black just using the rinseless wash like that to clean the tire? I used APC and scrubbed till I saw the suds were brown... then I used a wheel brush and went over it with the rinseless wash trying to...
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    Rinesless wash in garage ... how to get the tires clean??

    I`ll have to check those out .. but would like to try and stick with the stuff I can buy in gallons and dilute it down.
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    Rinesless wash in garage ... how to get the tires clean??

    Ok so I thought I would try the rinseless wash again. I have only really done it on the paint. Which actually comes out pretty good. Tonight I wondered if I could do the whole car in the garage without soaking the floor and get the tires clean. So I did the whole car got that looking good...
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    Not getting Customers UPDATE and questions about growth

    I have been really thinking about a maintence deal... but really I have no idea what to charge for that or for how many times a month. There is only so many times i can call my competitors and ask these things lol
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    Not getting Customers UPDATE and questions about growth

    Ya I havent completely decided on the 10 percent referral discount. I have only told a few people and I think that might be it for that. and thanks Its picking up. I got another truck to do here soon. Wants his wifes car done too. One is a 3500 truck and I said around the 250 mark for the...
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    Not getting Customers UPDATE and questions about growth

    all in all the truck took about 10 to 12 hours. I got it the night before. I did the wash and paint decontamination as the sun was going down so it wasnt so hot outside. Then the next day I compounded the entire truck with a microfiber pad and meguairs correction compound.. about 3 to 4 passes...
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    Paint Decontamination. How good can you really expect it to be??

    Ya I am going to try the clay bars that I am getting tomorrow and will try the autoscrub again and will update this on how they do. The clay bars I got, one is medium, and one is heavy grade.
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    Not getting Customers UPDATE and questions about growth

    Alright guys a bit of an update from my other thread. "Not getting customers", here in this section. About an hour after I posted the original thread (not getting customers), I got a call about a truck. I got that Chevy Silverado 2500 extended cab and did the whole thing for 500, full...
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    Paint Decontamination. How good can you really expect it to be??

    I havent used an actual clay bar this time around. However i did order two bars that are coming tomorrow. A medium and a heavy bar. i`ll see which one is needed. I am using Wolfgang Uber Rinseless Wash as a clay lube. I think its 3oz per gallon of water that I am using right now.
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    Paint Decontamination. How good can you really expect it to be??

    I didnt on this one although it looked like it was spinning pretty good and I wasnt really putting any pressure on it. I will go ahead and try it again on a higher speed with more pressure on it as well
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    Suggestions on cleaning really dirty carpets with pictures!

    Ya I did a car last week that was really bad kinda like whats in his videos. I had him in mind. Now I did get the carpets pretty dang wet but not that wet. I sparyed folex and APC .. then used a bucket of water with Fabric clean in it and used a tire brush to wet the carpet. Ya they were wet...
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    Paint Decontamination. How good can you really expect it to be??

    I used a clay bar the first time I did it with about the same results. However it was one if the Meguiars Clay bars from autozone that come in a kit. I have heard good thing about Blue Magic Clay bar .. I think its called. I might try to order different clay. Unless there is a better one out there.
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    Paint Decontamination. How good can you really expect it to be??

    Ok, so I am going to go ahead and do my 2015 Honda Accord again. The first time I did the car I didnt really do as well on the paint decontamination as I could have. So today I have gone out on the trunk lid. I felt bumps with a plastic bad. I used IronX, let that sit for 5 minutes, and washed...
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    Suggestions on cleaning really dirty carpets with pictures!

    here is one where is sloshes around the solution on the carpet .. I think there is another one where he does that to a much bigger area. I dont know bout getting the carpets this wet though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVfaltjz0pY
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    How to pay employees?? Really no idea on this

    today I went to lowes and I bought a greenworks electric 1600 psi pressure washer that is small enough to fit on the floor board. Probably the same one you had actually from what it sounds like. I also fit my vacuum, and three 5 gallon buckets of water in the trunk and went on a test drive to...
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    How to pay employees?? Really no idea on this

    Thanks for the reply. I should have been a bit clearer .. shop is a 3 car garage here at the house. The plus side is that its a nice house in a real nice neighborhood. Then down side is that no one is really driving by and seeing that its a business. I have business cards and a website up...
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    Klasse sealant questions/issues/suggestions

    I think I kinda improved on the Klasse a bit. I am determined to get stuff to work well. as a detailer I think its important to be able to be versed in different products .. hard or not. sooo what I did today was go to walmart to look for a small bottle .. couldnt find one .. so I bought a...
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