Hello all,
Some background to me will give you some idea how little I know. Started off 18 years ago at a local Simoniz car wash. Worked my way up there and moved onto a smaller but more thorough detailing center. Worked there for a few years polishing vehicles with a rotary buffer until a guy who owned a counter top polishing company hired me. Learned that trade and when I moved to California took all of my tools with me and do that on the side. I work at a pharmaceutical manufacturing currently as a warehouseman for third shift. I get to drive a forklift and only work for about 2 hours, rest of the time I am online. Needless to say my side business of polishing marble and granite counter tops is dead since everyone is glazing them now and I refuse to do that. (why you would want to put vanish on a $5,000 to $70,000 counter top is beyond me).
So now I have a lot of time on my hands. Figured I would start doing 1 step car washes and interiors in the area. Los Angeles seems to have a few daily drivers around that people need washed. I have some tools that are the basic for stone polishing that will work in car washes, I think...
Mytee lite II
60 gallon water tank with sprinkler pump that plugs into a 6,000 watt converter.
Honda 6000ui generator (second one got stolen)
Flex PE 14-2 150 rotary buffer
Flex XC3401VRG DA
wet dry vacuum
6 gallon air compressor with hoses and nozzles
A bunch of auto detail brushes (the ones used for vents, engines, etc)
Outside of those items I have picked up the following detailing my 4 vehicles
Wash mitt
pads for DA (black, blue, orange)
Brush for wheels (dedicated brush)
Brush for tire wells (dedicated brush)
microfiber towel (2 of these)
water blade
Bought the following the other day:
50 foot garden hose
microfiber applicator
microfiber rags ( 2-24 packs of yellow and blue)
Gallon of wash and wax (3D brand)
Dressing (3D brand)
Tire cleaner (again 3D brand)
Gallon of HDX purple degreaser
Invisible glass
The only item I don't have and don't plan on buying soon is a pressure washer. Wife won't let me buy any tools until I do make some money outside of my main job. I was taught not to use one as it blows water into places not meant to have water and it is easier to dry when it sheets off. This was what I learned 15 years ago so might just stay with what Rob taught me, then again the world changes. The only problem is people might not believe they are getting a decent wash because everyone in the area uses pressure washer and some use the foam cannon attachment. Sorry for the long post, but decided to put this out there and see if i am missing anything. I have lurked for about a year now and have watched all of the you tube videos and read the book by Mr. Doyle.
Feed back please
Some background to me will give you some idea how little I know. Started off 18 years ago at a local Simoniz car wash. Worked my way up there and moved onto a smaller but more thorough detailing center. Worked there for a few years polishing vehicles with a rotary buffer until a guy who owned a counter top polishing company hired me. Learned that trade and when I moved to California took all of my tools with me and do that on the side. I work at a pharmaceutical manufacturing currently as a warehouseman for third shift. I get to drive a forklift and only work for about 2 hours, rest of the time I am online. Needless to say my side business of polishing marble and granite counter tops is dead since everyone is glazing them now and I refuse to do that. (why you would want to put vanish on a $5,000 to $70,000 counter top is beyond me).
So now I have a lot of time on my hands. Figured I would start doing 1 step car washes and interiors in the area. Los Angeles seems to have a few daily drivers around that people need washed. I have some tools that are the basic for stone polishing that will work in car washes, I think...
Mytee lite II
60 gallon water tank with sprinkler pump that plugs into a 6,000 watt converter.
Honda 6000ui generator (second one got stolen)
Flex PE 14-2 150 rotary buffer
Flex XC3401VRG DA
wet dry vacuum
6 gallon air compressor with hoses and nozzles
A bunch of auto detail brushes (the ones used for vents, engines, etc)
Outside of those items I have picked up the following detailing my 4 vehicles
Wash mitt
pads for DA (black, blue, orange)
Brush for wheels (dedicated brush)
Brush for tire wells (dedicated brush)
microfiber towel (2 of these)
water blade
Bought the following the other day:
50 foot garden hose
microfiber applicator
microfiber rags ( 2-24 packs of yellow and blue)
Gallon of wash and wax (3D brand)
Dressing (3D brand)
Tire cleaner (again 3D brand)
Gallon of HDX purple degreaser
Invisible glass
The only item I don't have and don't plan on buying soon is a pressure washer. Wife won't let me buy any tools until I do make some money outside of my main job. I was taught not to use one as it blows water into places not meant to have water and it is easier to dry when it sheets off. This was what I learned 15 years ago so might just stay with what Rob taught me, then again the world changes. The only problem is people might not believe they are getting a decent wash because everyone in the area uses pressure washer and some use the foam cannon attachment. Sorry for the long post, but decided to put this out there and see if i am missing anything. I have lurked for about a year now and have watched all of the you tube videos and read the book by Mr. Doyle.
Feed back please
