Greetings from Texas

[drumr_102]

Hello everyone! I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm starting a mobile wash and detailing business in the months to come and I have ended up on the AGO forum countless times in the last month for answers. That's when I decided it was time to register and show my face.

Most of my tools have been ordered and I'm very excited for them to arrive so I can learn to use them and start cleaning! I'll be doing production detailing and interior cleaning starting off.

Here's a run down of what I've ordered: (Feedback welcomed)
-VX5000 Steam Cleaner
-ONR No Rinse Wash & Shine
-Meg's Synthetic Spray Wax
-Einszett Bug & Tar Remover
-Clay and Lube
-Tons of MF Towels of course and two Meg's Water Magnet towels
-Buckets with the gamma seal lid as well as a nifty plastic bin they fit in that goes in my trunk
-303 Aerospace Protectant
-Folex
- Wet/Dry Vac (the jury is still out on this one. Possibly the PF51, Crafstman XSP, and many people seem to stand behind Ridgid vacs. Any suggestions are welcome. I need water lift as I will be following the steam cleaner around with it. I don't have the budget or space for an extractor.)

Thank you for all of the information in the archives! I look forward to meeting everyone and all of the info to come.

Edit: I would also like to mention that I am a working musician and plan to make my income doing this and playing music. I'm currently helping out full-time at my last job (it's hard for them to get by without me during Christmas season) and so I'll be working out the kinks of detailing until January, doing jobs here and there, and then come January make it my living.

-Ray

 

[jamesboyy]

Welcome to autogeek, while your list looks great I will say do you have grit guards to place inside those buckets, and shop vacs in general picks up a decent amount of water therefore look in home depot, and lowes if one is near, and see what fit's your budget, also you can check the shop vac website too

 

[drumr_102]

I plan on using something similar to the Garry Dean Method where I always have a clean MF towel out of clean distilled water and the ONR. That method seemed to be the most appealing to me.

As for Shop Vacs, I was at Lowe's yesterday ready to purchase one when I realized how easily the tops come off and just wasn't really impressed with the overall build of their vacuums.

 

[jamesboyy]

The Garry Dean method sounds like a good wash regime, however do note that all vehicle will not qualify for such wash, and will need something like two buck wash, foaming soak, etc., though having grit guards in your bucket does make the wash process a bit more safer, as for the vacuums I find it odd that the newer version of lowes vacuums does not meet up to their old version standards

 

[drumr_102]

The Garry Dean method sounds like a good wash regime, however do note that all vehicle will not qualify for such wash, and will need something like two buck wash, foaming soak, etc., though having grit guards in your bucket does make the wash process a bit more safer, as for the vacuums I find it odd that the newer version of lowes vacuums does not meet up to their old version standards

Using it on a heavily soiled vehicle has been my main concern. Would wiping off mud/heavy grime first and then going about a normal wash not work? Maybe I could have an extra bucket with a grit guard and wash mitt to get the heavy stuff off first and then use the Garry Dean method...

 

[jamesboyy]

Using it on a heavily soiled vehicle has been my main concern. Would wiping off mud/heavy grime first and then going about a normal wash not work? Maybe I could have an extra bucket with a grit guard and wash mitt to get the heavy stuff off first and then use the Garry Dean method...

If the vehicle is heavily soiled then you will want to rinse the vehicle off first with either a garden hose or pressure washer then proceed to the Garry Dean method, and if you don't have access to water then self serve car wash is another alternative

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Hi Ray, welcome to AGO!