how do YOU approach the vehicle?

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psl car wash

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well me and my partner start like this..........

open all doors and one vacuums the entire vehicle(including inbetween the seats!! hehe), while the other does all the interior windows and mirrors AND ALSO wipes down entire interior with a cleaner (dash,doors,center console,ashtrays,cup holders etc).

than we shut the doors..............



while one pressure washes rims,tires wheel wells and behind tires (bottoms) the other cleans all the bugs off the front grill headlights,bumper,windshield,mirrors, etc



we finish that bout same time than,





one washes from the middle moulding UP and the other washes from the mid moulding DOWN, again finishing the same time,..............





than one drys while the other dries the rims and door jams (finishing same again)









than one does tire dressing while other does exterior windows.(the inside windows are allready done and you layed the towel out to dry to do the outside right?!! u better have or your fired!! hehehe j/k)



finished!!







oh and also we TRY to do the interior FIRST as so the ground is dry while we do the interior as so not to bring in "muck"





what do yall think about these procedures????

also what steps/duties do you guys perform?
 
I'm not a pro by any means , but do detail often somewhat and have a " plan of attack " that is somewhat natural to me . Similar to yours except I go :

Jambs are degreased and washed thoroughly ( including trunk )

Next is engine and wheel wells and behind rims sprayed for brake dust ( with rim cleaner ) and any bugs and tar on car treated ( pre-claying ) with appropriate bug/tar aerosol .

Third is interior and trunk cleaned and dressed and interior glass cleaned / rain-X fog treated optionally and engine dressed and rubber weatherstripping treated .

Fourth is washing exterior , starting with side windows and rear window and rinsing once and going on to wash rest of vehicle top to middle of door line .

Fifth is higher pressure rinse of lower half of vehicle and washing .

sixth is claying vehicle , only front bumper + grill and hood and rockers and lower half of car if it has been previously clayed , then quickly over other areas . Also if any bug guts and/or bird dropping were noted before hand ( yes I write where they were down ) I squeegee those areas dry , see if there are any remains and clay accordingly as spot clay ( if car has been previously clayed in entirety ) if not then I save 1/8 bar for the " clean areas " to go over them with .

Then I clay rims if needed for HEAVY brake dust and such .

Then a rinse down and another wash with MF towel or mitt and dry with waffle weave .

Final inspection of rims and bug/tar areas and make notes of etching if any .

Lastly treat all rubbers again , wiping excess and treating any other rubbers and plastic on exterior to minimize staining from polishes and/or waxes .

Then I use a spray wax like tol poly plate for jambs and proceed to wipe away and close all doors and clean exterior glass and follow my polish , seal treatment .

Go over and clean up trim if needed , polish rims out finally and treat wheel wells and tires and wipe jams and replace floor mats after removing plastic off of floor and seats ( because I might have product dust over me ) .

Might place a odor eliminator bomb in at this point also and open doors after 1/2 hour or so befor delivery and give a QD wipe down of interior surfaces ..



Phew why does it seem like I'm doing things out of order somewhat ? Time to re-evaluate ey ? :-(
 
Depends - all the above minus wax including polish out swirls I would do for $150 on a regular 4 door car like a Civic size - more $ if serious stains and such , a little more if it's a big Lincoln or something . $50 + additonal if a larger SUV .

Sealant would be maybe $40 more , a solid 2 coats of Collinite $20 more .

Of course a car that I'm just touching up would be $100 or so including QD if sealant or re-wax if wax if due .

YGPM btw regarding the dressing deal you inquired about
 
[quote name='psl car wash'] well im mainly refering to a basic20-40 $ wash job QUOTE]



anyone else? what is your "plan of attack"?





.......................................................:har: thats a great way of wording it papi!!
 
Not gonna go into much detail but this is a run down of our process when there are two guys on a job.



Interior-



Air hose/ attachments blow out all cracks dash inbetween seats etc etc this will get everything out in the open the vac cannot reach.



Vac full interior starting from the headliner down in sections(driver side, pass, driver rear, rear pass, trunk)



Interior cleaning of panels starting from headlinder to deash to center to door panel in sections.



Seats if leather if not extraction of carpet and cloth seats



extraction of carpet



New car scent





Exterior--



pre soak



one guy on front end bug/tar (front windsheild mirrors etc)

one guy degreasing and cleaning tires wheels and wheel wells

rinse



both guys wash car one doing uper half one doing lower half



rinse



both claybar





rinse



both dry





Dressing



masking



Corrective buffing. Either two buffing if bad if not one guy buff's the other follows and removes waxes seals yadda yadda.



Windows interior and exterior



Final inspect/ redress whatever is needed.













but this is more for basic details and whatnot We do not offer cheap washes like that due to it not being worth it mobile.
 
I'm tempted to jump in here, but...



I read (deeply) and see that many do not even use heated extractors...

See, at that point I back off.



I'm really not here to assist people who won't go the full mile to provide 'Autpian levels' of services.



Read my siig...



Jim
 
Jimmy Buffit said:
I'm tempted to jump in here, but...



I read (deeply) and see that many do not even use heated extractors...





Read my siig...



Jim
Click to expand...





whats a heated extractor got to do with my topic?? <"on a basic wash and vac">
 
I should have stayed away from this thread... it is the sort of thing that bugs me, because it is not Autopian. In the sense that we pros seldom do just wash and vacs...



If that makes your world go 'round ... Fine! Not for me...



Jim
 
My opinion:



Not everyone can afford a heated extractor right off the bat. Someone who is just starting a detailing business (wishing to achieve Autopian level of work) will of course need to gain some experience before investing thousands of dollars in more professional level of equipment. Of course it is everyone who wants to achieve this level of work's dream, but unless you're an expert at this you don't simply jump right in with thousands of dollars into something you don't even have experience with. I believe that as I finally have enough experience behind me I can move a higher amount of vehicles and achieve even better work. You have to start somewhere......



BTW, I really don't have anything against strong opinions; but if you were tempted to not jump in...why did you?
 
Jimmy Buffit said:
I'm tempted to jump in here, but...



I read (deeply) and see that many do not even use heated extractors...

See, at that point I back off.



I'm really not here to assist people who won't go the full mile to provide 'Autpian levels' of services.



Read my siig...



Jim
Click to expand...





My list was a quick run down not listing any equipment only the process. Did you not see the EXTRACTION of carpets?





Me, my partner and all employee's are pro's and fully trained. He asked for a run down of others wash process we do not offer basic wash's that was the closest we come to. If he needs to try other peoples ways to cut time and make his job easy im willing to help. Not everyone here is a pro if your not willing to help them you are not comtributing to this community. Don't think on the negative side lend a hand.
 
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