My Mobile Detailing Set-Up and Organization

lecchilo said:
^^it takes me 7 mins to walk from my house to my garage :(

That's pretty fast... all of you mobile guys should take the advice and run with it
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LOL. I'm definitely taking notes
 
I might as well post it here... since I like you guys, lol.



I have this truck I'm going to be doing this week. It was my late grandfather's and is a 1995 Silverado. It only has 35,000 miles on it, but is in pretty bad shape.



It will be receiving a FULL detail so this will be a good estimate on how long everything takes me.



I'll be doing the whole works from using the pressure washer, setting up everything, extension cord and vac and PC, etc.



Here are some befores:

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Yeah man, I can wait to see how it comes out. Hopefully I'll have something to "click and brag" about on Sunday
 
Wow,,,very nice setup! :shocked this thread has just inspired me that going mobile wont be so hard after all..

So do u use your clients house power and water??



Ive got a silverado truck and am thinking about throwing a big tank and a pressure washer in the back of it and working out the bed of my truck:nixweiss

but then again i still need power and thats more money..:wall
 
ADHD said:
Wow,,,very nice setup! :shocked this thread has just inspired me that going mobile wont be so hard after all..

So do u use your clients house power and water??



Ive got a silverado truck and am thinking about throwing a big tank and a pressure washer in the back of it and working out the bed of my truck:nixweiss

but then again i still need power and thats more money..:wall
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I do require water and electrical outlet within 100ft. or so. Most people don't have a problem with this it all. However, it does limit me in the sense I usually can not come to an office building to do a client's vehicle.



Depending how the next couple years go, I'll look into truely going full time and going all out. I dream of a nice trailer set up custom painted black with my logo, info, etc. Along with this, a custom truck painted similarly.
 
Roger V said:
What kind of quick disconnects do you need for the pressure washer?
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I just got mine from Lowe's? It might have been Sear's. They are your basic quick connects, just made for Pressure Washer's. I believe the thread/hole size is 3/8" instead of the standard 5/8". They are also a little more expensive, I believe mine was around $15.
 
Here is everything out and laid out for an actual detail:



Water filter set up. 2 ft. hose w/ quick connects running into the filter and out of the filter. From here runs into a 50ft. Craftsman hose



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Laid out is a large black bath towel with all my detailing tools on it. Makes things easy to see and grab, also keep any contaminents from the concrete getting in my tools:

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3 milk cartons with all my chemicals.

One carton are waxes/polishes/sealants/conditioners in my 8oz. containers.

Second carton is 24oz. spray bottles and 16 oz. spray bottles with chemical resistant low profile fine mist sprayers.

Third carton is high volume sprayers and aerosol cans.

Also is my Megs duffle bag which holds my pads, MF's, and applicators.

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Pressure Washer with quick connects for both garden hose and PW hose:

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2 buckets w/ grit guards and Shmitt:

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Over view:

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Not pictured is my wet/dry vac, PC in my toolbox, and my 100ft. electrical cord.
 
Whitethunder46 said:
Here is everything out and laid out for an actual detail:



Water filter set up. 2 ft. hose w/ quick connects running into the filter and out of the filter. From here runs into a 50ft. Craftsman hose



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Laid out is a large black bath towel with all my detailing tools on it. Makes things easy to see and grab, also keep any contaminents from the concrete getting in my tools:

SL554519.jpg




3 milk cartons with all my chemicals.

One carton are waxes/polishes/sealants/conditioners in my 8oz. containers.

Second carton is 24oz. spray bottles and 16 oz. spray bottles with chemical resistant low profile fine mist sprayers.

Third carton is high volume sprayers and aerosol cans.

Also is my Megs duffle bag which holds my pads, MF's, and applicators.

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Pressure Washer with quick connects for both garden hose and PW hose:

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2 buckets w/ grit guards and Shmitt:

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Over view:

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Not pictured is my wet/dry vac, PC in my toolbox, and my 100ft. electrical cord.
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Love the towel idea. I ended up going out and getting one this weekend. Its perfect for laying out all of my tools and keeping them clean. Great idea.
 
Pats300zx said:
Love the towel idea. I ended up going out and getting one this weekend. Its perfect for laying out all of my tools and keeping them clean. Great idea.
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What about a detail cart instead of a towel to hold all of your detailing tools and some of your chemicals as well?
 
Yep, it would be hard to carry a cart around. This is all designed around the fact that I am mobile, and need to carry things around. Also, I don't want to keep things in my vehicle overnight.



It's also nice in the fact that if you know what kind of an appointment you have coming up, you may not need to carry everything. For instance, I am doing a Harley on Sat., and I know there is no need for the PW, hose, and wet/dry vac.
 
I've got more that I've done personally but just haven't gotten around to posting everything yet.



I really like the set up Whitethunder46. I think it is very crucial especially when starting out (like myself as well) to downsize. Do I really need all 32oz of Aerospace Protectant for the 2 cars that I do in a weekend. The answer is no, so why not downsize. And that's what you've done. Very very smart. Increase efficiency and make it custom to you. Very cool!!



clnfrk said:
Great thread!



Do you mind me asking where you purchased your bottles from?
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I will share something on here that might not make some of the vendors to happy but the plastic bottles just like the one's on AutoGeek or other vendors online you can find at your local dollar store. I was browsing around one day (looking to downsize and organize my materials) and was looking around and saw the exact same bottles filled with a pink hair styling gel for $1.00.



So, I bought several of these and simply emptied out the contents, washed, cleaned, and dried them. I will say that on some I tried to remove the label. It's a pink label that's on there with some very good clue. I was successful in getting the label off but the glue would not come off. Even with scrubbing and goo-be-gone. So what I did for the rest, instead of trying to completely remove the label, was found labels that were about 3"x4" (Avery labels available at your local office depot or staples) and covered up the majority of the previous label.
 
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