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It's time for a useful thread about detailer websites. Important topics: 1. Clean, easy to navigate design. 2. Useful, frequently-updated content. 3. Search engine rankings (this is separating profitable from unprofitable detail shops today.) 4. Pay Per Click advertising (Google...

Moderators: I could not find a classifieds section on autopia, and am placing this post here. If there is a more appropriate section, please PM/email me. $11,950 OBO. See here for 50+ photos: 2002 E250 Detailing Van for Sale

Must have experience: 1. Pressure washing cars without damaging them. 2. Removing contaminants: road tar, sap, bugs, brake dust, overspray. 3. Cleaning windows until mar and streak-free. 4. Thoroughly cleaning dashes, consoles, cup holders, window switches, seat rails, headliners, map...

I'd like my logo printed on them. Great source of advertising, I'd think.

Vapor steamers are becoming essential. No seious detailer should do without one. Look at the results I got removing tree sap from from this vehicle using my Desiderio (google search one to learn more). Hard as bees' wax: Pre-treat with Stoner Tarminator. Spray once. Wait 2 min...

I tried so many combinations of window cleaner, towel, microfiber, and technique and have made a breakthrough. Here's the best combination of product and technique I've found: Product: 1. Stoner' Invisible Glass 2. Cobra Glass Cleaning Microfiber towels...

An '02 Saab I detailed today got treated to a healthy amount of white overspray while in a body shop. An aggressive clay treatment removed the overspray from the paint and glass, but only 60% of the overspray could be removed from black rubber and black plastic trim. I tried: 1. clay 2...

Ever had your compressor turn on while using other tools and trip your customer's breaker (or your generator's)? :mad: Even worse, ever trip a breaker when the customer is not home and you can't access the breaker panel?! I found this adapter at Home Depot that allows you to plug up to...

Ever had your compressor turn on while using other tools and trip your customer's breaker (or your generator's)? :mad: Even worse, ever trip a breaker when the customer is not home and you can't access the breaker panel?! I found this adapter at Home Depot that allows you to plug up to...

It bolts into a cargo van and provides electricitiy, water tank, pressure washer, and plenty of storage for bottles, waxes, equipment: http://www.qualityautodetailing.com/run.php?C=slideunit&ID=1000 I much prefer an in-van unit to a trailer, as trailers are hard to park and carry...

What a quality tool! This window jamb would have been a major problem w/ a pressure washer. A PW would flood the interior of the truck with dirt and water and, with my luck, rebound the water into my face! On interiors, it cleans quickly with no chemicals. The steam has enough velocity to...

bugs, tar, dry rubber, bad body work, and on and on. So many cars, so much neglect. Sometimes I think I'd do the work for free, just to see a nice car beautiful again.

It doesn't look so bad in this pic, but this seatbelt is FILTHY. Full of dirt and human oil. In daylight, it's brown in the wear spots and Toyota blue in others. I shot it with my steamer's small nozzle for about 7 sec. per square inch, then wiped it down. That cleaned it 40%. Is...

Rightlook.com and topoftheline.com sell them for $5000 - $10,000: I think I can put a functional one together for about $2200. This Haul-Master trailer sells for $350 at Harbor Freight: Top of the Line sells 90 gallon water tanks with steel straps for $350 shipped...

I'm struggling with carpets. Floor mats are no problem because they're flat and can be removed from the car for heavy duty scrubbing and extraction. But when I place freshly cleaned floor mats back in the car, the dirty carpets the mats sit on really stand out; especially in the two inches to...

I've had good success wrapping my triangular attachment with microfiber towels. Might cotton towels clean better? Microfibers have been convenient because they don't shed, but maybe I've compromised cleaning power.

I tried red stain remover: After brushing the stain remover into the stain and allowing it to sit for 5 minutes, I dropped a damp towel on the area and followed with a heating iron. The stain came out 80%, but not enough that I could rightly bill the customer for my work. Should I...

While at a new car dealership today, it occured to me how nice their lot would look if all cars--new and used--had their tires dressed going into the weekend. I have one of these dressing applicators: I could walk the lot and dress a car every 60 seconds and not get dressing on the...

I bought this Karcher unit yesterday at Costco for $180. 1750 psi, and all cords, hoses, wands, and attachments are contained within the unit. It fits nicely in my tightly-stuffed van: 20 feet of pressure hose. 20 feet of extension cord. Additive tank. Wand extension is attached...

McCullogh 1700 PSI with 19' retractable pressure hose. $200 shipped: It is a paint in the A** wrapping up the hose/wand/extension cord on my Karcher: The Karcher has been dead reliable, though, and I've never heard of McCullogh nor do I know anything about their reliability...