Does who do mobile detailing - How do you make it so it's not sunny?

I was looking at the 10 x 20 but I wanted something that I could install by myself. I just bought the 10 x 15 based on Sudsy's advice and it should be arriving next week. The leg weights actually arrived first. The 10 x 15 won't cover the entire truck but I can move the truck or canopy when necessary. I am looking forward to working in the shade.
 
ClearVue18 said:
Read your post good sir. Why so serious? ;-). #keepingitup


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I simply don't find a 10' width to be usable except for maybe a couple hours per day. It doesn't have anything to do with the stability of the legs, as I already stated. If the sun is not directly overhead, you're in the sun. To each his own. If I'm putting up shade, I want to be shaded.
 
rlmccarty2000 said:
Poorboys products are designed to be sun-friendly. Made and tested in South Florida.
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Some of the best sun friendly products on the market. I'm also curious about Mckees 37 products in the direct sun.
 
Mad Wax said:
Some of the best sun friendly products on the market. I'm also curious about Mckees 37 products in the direct sun.
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I used McKee's 37 Paint Prep Polish today in direct sunlight and it did not come off the easiest.
 
I will tell you one thing, used Meguiars D300 today, and that product doesn't usually dust but today it was dusting like crazy and even by squirting distilled water on the pad along with the product, I was lucky to get 3 passes before the product failled. I wasn't even working in direct sunlight, it just was crazy hot: 95 degrees! Not sure about humidity but I know that it was supposed to feel like 111 degrees. And I was stuck trying to do a 2 step correction on a Jaguar. And to make matters worse, my Rupes 21 refused to work completelly. And it was fine yesterday night ;(

So doing 2 step using a crappy Porter Cable in 111 degrees heat... WHAT A DAY! :)

I hope you guys had a great 4th of July while I was slaving away LOL
 
If I could have figured out how to destroy the sun today, you'd all be facing your untimely deaths. 118* when I finished my last job at 3:20.
 
Paul what make model and year is your truck...looks like chevy/GMC but unsure

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Very hard to say off the pic on my phone off the tapatalk app. Bout half the size of a dime

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UncleDavy said:
I was looking at the 10 x 20 but I wanted something that I could install by myself. I just bought the 10 x 15 based on Sudsy's advice and it should be arriving next week. The leg weights actually arrived first. The 10 x 15 won't cover the entire truck but I can move the truck or canopy when necessary. I am looking forward to working in the shade.
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I'll tell you this Davy, the length of time required to set this up is directly tied to the temperature. 90* outside, five minutes. 115*, two minutes. LOL I really wanted to set up both today, but I only have one ready to set up quickly. The other one I would have had to take out of the bag, install the canopy and then same thing when I put it away. I didn't have the energy.
 
sudsmobile said:
I'll tell you this Davy, the length of time required to set this up is directly tied to the temperature. 90* outside, five minutes. 115*, two minutes. LOL I really wanted to set up both today, but I only have one ready to set up quickly. The other one I would have had to take out of the bag, install the canopy and then same thing when I put it away. I didn't have the energy.
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Well Sudsy I received my 10 x 15 yesterday when I got home from work and I had to set it up. It was 95 degrees with 90 % humidity and my initial attempt was quite eventful. My glasses kept getting covered in sweat and I had to stop and clean them. Then I couldn't read the convoluted instructions. It took a little while but I finally figured it out. You have to push the poles apart while walking at the same time. It's a good thing that I wasn't chewing gum at the same time. I am looking forward to working in the shade tomorrow.
Was that 115 degrees with humidity?
 
The 10 x 15 Caravan Canopy Titanshade served me well today. Once I got the hang of it, it was easy to install and disassemble by myself. The truck and SUV fit quite well. It was a pleasure to work in the shade. I will invest in some more foot weights.

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UncleDavy said:
Well Sudsy I received my 10 x 15 yesterday when I got home from work and I had to set it up. It was 95 degrees with 90 % humidity and my initial attempt was quite eventful. My glasses kept getting covered in sweat and I had to stop and clean them. Then I couldn't read the convoluted instructions. It took a little while but I finally figured it out. You have to push the poles apart while walking at the same time. It's a good thing that I wasn't chewing gum at the same time. I am looking forward to working in the shade tomorrow.
Was that 115 degrees with humidity?
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The easiest way I've found to do it by myself is to grab one of the poles, lift the whole thing off the ground except the leg opposite the one you're holding and walk away from the middle while using your other hand to push the cross frame up into the lock. Once you get one, you're pretty much done.

No, it's a dry heat. LOL It was actually 118 when I finished my last job yesterday. It's raining today, 86 with 30% humidity. It got to 100 pretty quickly this morning and then the clouds rolled in. Supposed to be back into the low 90s the next week or so, that's our typical early July weather.
 
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