Cleaned the car and Land Rover yesterday (joy). I used a drop of GG4 in the water then rinsed off with pure water, squeeged the worst of the water off and then gave a quick detail with a microfibre. They both came up a treat! This got me to thinking: is car valeting a service that could usefully be tacked on to my window cleaning operation? The company my wife works for are looking to change their car valeter and the quotes they have been getting are in the region of £30-35 per car (with 6-8 cars being done that's not too shabby). I realise that there is more to it than just a quick wash and dry but am interested to see if any one else has thought about or actually done it.
Certainly have. To be able to charge proper money though you need proper kit + knowledge (not much admittedly for basic washes..
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From scratch over and above general wc stuff (bucket, chamois,mf cloths, enthusiasm etc.) you will need.
Kit.
Pressure washer (proper one - not halfords special)
Generator (depending on power availability)
Dry vacuum (henry - fine)
Wet vacuum
Basic Chems.
TFR
wash/wax
wax
polish
tyre slick
carpet shampoo
general plastic cleaner
Non acid wheel cleaner
acid wheel cleaner
plastic/rubber dressing
window cleaner (
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Insurance.
motor trades insurance (V. V. important!!! DO NOT under any circumstances attempt to drive a custies car without it as the car will NOT be covered!!)
Separate PL?
Bits and Bobs.
Dog hair brush
loads of cloths
Wheel brush
Probably missed a couple of things off, but nothing urgent for day 1.
Pure water will obviously be helpful as no streaking, just don't use a brush - you won't get asked back a second time by a paying customer
