What do mobile detailers do in the winter?

I'm not exactly sure how the water tanks work (haven't looked into them). But I imagine you can get a water heater thats used for aquariums/fish tanks to place in the water tank to keep the water at a desired temperature.
 
Down in SC. I hook the foam cannon up and go at it like its 85 and sunny out.
 
Znig22 said:
Down in SC. I hook the foam cannon up and go at it like its 85 and sunny out.
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Thats what I plan to do . Just have to un hook the pw at night . And hopefully the bucket heater keeps the water warm enogh so I dont have to drain the tank every night .

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What temperatures do you guys reach? When I am at work and having to wash cars. I am freezing off my "buttocks" (Forest Gump voice :D )

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^ these temperatures are freezing! (Brrrr...) lol
 
The temperature has to be in the low 40s during the day, with little wind, for me to take any detailing job. When it is too cold to work, I use that time to catch up on business-related activities (i.e., bookwork, marketing, etc).

I store my cleaning agents, polishes, waxes, and so on inside. To keep my steamer from freezing, I have a cap on the back of my pick-up truck and insulated the floor of the bed and the sides up to the windows, and at night I have two heat lamps that keep the bed pretty warm.
 
I tried to get people to get polishing/etc. work done before winter, but didn't work so well they want to wait till after. Not sure if I want to bear in this weather with doing washes/etc.

Can you even do things like headlight restorations when it starts to dip below 32F or is it too dangerous to do that?
 
Detailed Josh said:
I tried to get people to get polishing/etc. work done before winter, but didn't work so well they want to wait till after. Not sure if I want to bear in this weather with doing washes/etc.

Can you even do things like headlight restorations when it starts to dip below 32F or is it too dangerous to do that?
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Never did headlights in winter but polish & wax dries quickly on paint so I try to refrain from all correction work except may an AIO or wax just have to work smaller area on panels in 40 degree weather or less.
 
Here in the ATL it gets pretty cold. Im 100% mobile. Mornings are very cold which slows me down a little. I wear cotton gloves underneath my plastic gloves. Once i start working i warm up pretty quick. Wear layers of clothing. I spread a blanket over my equipment everynight to keep things warm. My setup is in an enclosed trailer.
 
U.C.D.L.L.C. said:
Here in the ATL it gets pretty cold. Im 100% mobile. Mornings are very cold which slows me down a little. I wear cotton gloves underneath my plastic gloves. Once i start working i warm up pretty quick. Wear layers of clothing. I spread a blanket over my equipment everynight to keep things warm. My setup is in an enclosed trailer.
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I was contemplating moving to ATL being I have family there as well as in RIVERDALE was going to find a building to detail from since the car scene is much larger than here but wife did not want to go through moving back & forth
 
215Detailing said:
I was contemplating moving to ATL being I have family there as well as in RIVERDALE was going to find a building to detail from since the car scene is much larger than here but wife did not want to go through moving back & forth
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Riverdale is in my service area. IT has alot of hole-in-the-wall shops though.
 
Shade Tree said:
What do mobile detailers do in the winter?

Try to stay warm ........ :dblthumb2:
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That's why I don't DO mobile! :eek:

I'd say ONR and a warm bucket o' water would be your best friend north of the Mason Dixon line. ;)

hernandez.art13 said:
What temperatures do you guys reach? When I am at work and having to wash cars. I am freezing off my "buttocks" (Forest Gump voice :D )

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^ these temperatures are freezing! (Brrrr...) lol
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Ohhhhh.... is his lil' fingers' cowld. :rolleyes:

We washed Thursday morning/noon-ish in the low and mid 40's. I was comfortable, sweating actually. Had TWO sets of nitrile gloves on and my hands never got cold. The wife OTOH had to go inside TWICE inside of an hour to warm her hands. They were all blue and purple! :laughing:
 
When I lived in Ohio I would wash vehicles in deep sea diving gloves. They could get wet and still keep my hands warm.
 
When I was mobile, if it was not below 32 I would still work on the exterior. If it was below 32 I started on the interior until it was above freezing then I would hit the exterior.

Waiting for nice weather is not an option.
 
Jean-Claude said:
When I was mobile, if it was not below 32 I would still work on the exterior. If it was below 32 I started on the interior until it was above freezing then I would hit the exterior.

Waiting for nice weather is not an option.
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Boy, you got moved into that new shop just in time dude. Bet you're glad not to still be working from your truck, especially in the cold driving rain we've had lately. :eek:

So how is the new addition to ypur family doing? And Momma doing well too I hope? :)

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