Jaddie
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- Oct 30, 2011
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Dear Max & Autogeek
Please get busy on developing the true ultimate wash bucket. That's what Griot's calls its bucket, but simply by virtue of containing only a single chamber, it can't possibly be the ultimate wash bucket.
And a person just getting set up to wash his own cars at home can't fathom why your solution would cost US$120. To us it looks like two five-gallon buckets on casters with Grit Guards.
But you can create the ultimate wash bucket and even charge US$120 for it if you like. Just make it something that isn't available somewhere else.
I suggest making it in two sizes--one for rinseless washing (two-gallon and four-gallon chambers) and one for traditional washing (two four- or five-gallon chambers). Make it similar to the Griot's bucket, but give it two chambers--one for wash solution and one for rinsing. Develop your own Grit Guard-like mechanism molded right into the bucket itself. Plus, put another Grit Guard-like mechanism on the interior side of the rinse water chamber for washing brushes that won't fit down into a five-gallon bucket.
Design your mold so that an available small shelf or hanger can be attached and used to store wash media and/or spray bottles.
Put volume measurements on the sides of both chambers, preferably embossed with an attractive typeface.
Put the whole thing on sturdy casters, at least one of which is lockable.
And make the whole design sturdy enough so that an available lid can double as a seat, turning the entire product into a detailing chair.
Here's a suggested price structure for the rinseless-washing solution: US$99.95 for the bucket, US$139.95 for the bucket on casters, US$179.95 for the bucket on casters with a lid/seat, and US$199.95 for the bucket on casters with lid/seat and detachable shelf/hanger. The larger traditional, outdoor washing solution would be priced ten to twelve percent higher. The smaller bucket would have a feature the larger bucket doesn't--it'd consume less space in our garages.
Consult with artists in the design. The finished pieces should inspire detailers with a desire to use them, and should also inspire non-detailers with a desire to do their own detailing.
Sell the buckets. After twelve to eighteen months of having them on the market and collecting user feedback, design an updated version of the buckets and offer purchasers of the first buckets a thirty-five-percent discount off the new ones.
Additional ideas to consider for designing these buckets: integrated clips for electrical cord and/or water hose management; retractable hose reel; onboard storage; edges that won't damage a vehicle's paint if the bucket contacts it; and water deionization.
Please get busy on developing the true ultimate wash bucket. That's what Griot's calls its bucket, but simply by virtue of containing only a single chamber, it can't possibly be the ultimate wash bucket.
And a person just getting set up to wash his own cars at home can't fathom why your solution would cost US$120. To us it looks like two five-gallon buckets on casters with Grit Guards.
But you can create the ultimate wash bucket and even charge US$120 for it if you like. Just make it something that isn't available somewhere else.
I suggest making it in two sizes--one for rinseless washing (two-gallon and four-gallon chambers) and one for traditional washing (two four- or five-gallon chambers). Make it similar to the Griot's bucket, but give it two chambers--one for wash solution and one for rinsing. Develop your own Grit Guard-like mechanism molded right into the bucket itself. Plus, put another Grit Guard-like mechanism on the interior side of the rinse water chamber for washing brushes that won't fit down into a five-gallon bucket.
Design your mold so that an available small shelf or hanger can be attached and used to store wash media and/or spray bottles.
Put volume measurements on the sides of both chambers, preferably embossed with an attractive typeface.
Put the whole thing on sturdy casters, at least one of which is lockable.
And make the whole design sturdy enough so that an available lid can double as a seat, turning the entire product into a detailing chair.
Here's a suggested price structure for the rinseless-washing solution: US$99.95 for the bucket, US$139.95 for the bucket on casters, US$179.95 for the bucket on casters with a lid/seat, and US$199.95 for the bucket on casters with lid/seat and detachable shelf/hanger. The larger traditional, outdoor washing solution would be priced ten to twelve percent higher. The smaller bucket would have a feature the larger bucket doesn't--it'd consume less space in our garages.
Consult with artists in the design. The finished pieces should inspire detailers with a desire to use them, and should also inspire non-detailers with a desire to do their own detailing.
Sell the buckets. After twelve to eighteen months of having them on the market and collecting user feedback, design an updated version of the buckets and offer purchasers of the first buckets a thirty-five-percent discount off the new ones.
Additional ideas to consider for designing these buckets: integrated clips for electrical cord and/or water hose management; retractable hose reel; onboard storage; edges that won't damage a vehicle's paint if the bucket contacts it; and water deionization.
Only time will tell.
