Car Detailing Tips: How to Wash-Dry your Car
Posted by Ash Web Hosting Friday 10 October 2008 9:25 pm
Car Detailing Tips: How to Wash-Dry your Car
It?s a weekend! How good it is to wash your car and detailing it at the same time. Through washing, you can remove certain residues that came in contact with your car. You would be amazed how much dirt is stacking up on your car?s interior and exterior. Washing is like bathing, however, you can do car bathing for just once or twice a month and that would be sufficient enough. All car detailing processes starts with washing your car then all others will follow. You can?t put on new clothes and perfumes without bathing yourself now, can you? Well for some people it is, but it’s not really the way to go.
How do you go about with the proper washing techniques of your car? Read on?
1. Rinse.
Rinsing will be done at the start and at the end of you bathing the car. You have to thoroughly rinse your car in order to wash away some removable dirt and those that have stacked up will be softened. Use a hose with overflowing water but be sure that the stream is not that harsh enough to hurt your car or gentle enough that it will not reach your aim. Harsh streams of water can also be the cause of car scratch that is why excessive pressure of water is not advised. Detailers would prefer the water to flow freely from above the car or out of the hose with having to use a nozzle.
2. Detergent use.
When ?soaping? your car, make sure that you use the kind of detergent that is specially meant for your car and not just what you use in your kitchen or in your bathroom. Don?t use dishwashing soap or liquid because these things are all too strong which will contribute to your car?s scratches and will strip off its wax.
3. Mix it.
In a simpler context, that is all there is to it. After preparing your equipments and tools, you can now mix your detergent according to the instructions of the manufacturer. Dip your mitt or sponge into the bucket of water that holds the mixed solution. Before doing anything else, you have to follow these guidelines in order to promote safety of your car.
? Be generous on your water and detergent. You can use an average of 3 or 4 buckets of water for a small car and 5 to 6 buckets for a medium-sized car.
? Washing should be done in sections. Start on top. This will enable rinsing to be relatively easier. After doing the roof, you can proceed to the door, fender and other car sections. Be sure that you do thorough rinsing in between parts. After applying soap, you should rinse so that film will not develop. The suds will cause the soap to dry and make an ugly stain.
? Right after washing the sections, you have to wash or rinse the entire body of the car. Use generous amounts of water so that all the soap will be washed away thoroughly. Do not leave crannies, crevices, and nooks where soap can seep and hide.
? If you?re not satisfied with the first wash, then do it the second time around. It is better to see acceptable results than settle for what is done. It is not bad to wash the second time because in detailing the first washing is just your way of introducing cleaning.
First washing has taken care of the majority of the dirt that is seen and the second will do the rest of the dirt. That is what good car detailing is all about.
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Car Valeting and the Secrets to Detailing Products
Posted by Ash Web Hosting Friday 10 October 2008 9:05 pm
Car Valeting and the Secrets to Detailing Products
Being in the auto valeting and detailing products may be a tough job. Owners of such business should know how to maximize the use of their valeting and detailing products to reduce cost and at the same time, aim for higher profits. Detailing products are not that expensive but if you know how to use them properly it can help save thousands of dollars.
Try to check on your valeting and detailing crews. How do they use the wax or wash soap? Most of the time, this product is wasted depending on how it is used. Tell your detail crews that for every 5-gallon bucket use one cap of the wax or wash soap. If the car is very dirty, you can use 2 or 3 caps of the wax or wash soap. If your detailing crew follows such proportions, you can save a lot on the wax or wash soap.
When using cleaners and degreasers, a pint of the solution is already enough to clean ten cars; whitewall figures should be cleaned using stronger solutions. Heavy-duty degreasers should be used for rims to achieve desired results.
For the glass cleaners, mix 50% distilled water and 50% glass cleaner. If you have window cleaners instead of the glass cleaner, mix 75% distilled water with 25% window cleaner.
Leather cleaners should be used according to the right proportions. There are lots of leather cleaners to choose from so make sure that you choose a cleaner that is of good quality and it should also be affordable. Avoid wasting leather cleaners by using too much of it.
Clay bars can last for many months but always keep the bars moist. You can store the clay bars in a container where there?s moisture.
Car scents should never be sprayed on the car?s dashboard. You can squirt the product two times under the car seats so that you can conserve the product. You don?t need to spray too much of the car scent.
These are only some of the detailing products used if you are involved in a car detailing service. Educate your valeting and detailing crews on how to conserve the products. Teach them the right product proportions to use so that the detailing products are not wasted. If you can save little by little, then the cost for obtaining such detailing products will be reduced and that is a positive point for your business.
Since you?re already in the car detailing service, why not consider offering car valeting? This is a very good service that you can offer to people who want to have a valet visit their homes for a more personal car service. Many people want a more personalized car valet so that they can have someone attend to their car?s needs while they?re out working or doing something else.
Putting up and maintaining a car valeting and detailing business may be hard but if you know what you?re doing, you will succeed in this business endeavor. By incorporating a car valet service, more and more people will be attracted to your business. Your usual clients will surely spread your new service by word of mouth.
Soon, your car valet service will also become popular especially if they provide the best car services. With the secrets to efficient use of valeting and detailing products, your business will keep on earning profits because of the reduced costs on the raw materials (products).
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Start Your Own Car Valeting and Detailing Business
Posted by Ash Web Hosting Friday 10 October 2008 2:54 pm
Car Valeting and Detailing Business ? Franchising or Owning
Offering car valeting and detailing services these days can let you earn a great deal of money. A large percentage of the US population have their own cars since it is already a necessity nowadays. With a car, anyone can travel wherever he or she wants to go. Some individuals are too busy to care for their cars and so they turn to car valeting and detailing services.
Car valeting and detailing will help any car owner to restore their car?s new look, from the inside to the outside appearance. Your car valet should employ only the experts in the field so that they can easily restore any kind of vehicle to superb condition. Services offered in the car valeting and detailing service depends on the owner of the business but it usually includes wash, vacuuming, and leather cleaning. Some service providers also give cars a sort of protection treatment so that the car will be protected from the normal wear and tear of everyday car use.
Additional services are also provided by some car valeting and detailing like mini or full valet service and machine polishes. Mobile services are also quite popular these days wherein the car valeting and detailing service sends one of their crew to the location of the customer. The prices charged by the valeting and detailing services vary and it would depend on the service extended to the customer.
Bigger car valeting and detailing companies also offer franchising and these companies help the franchiser in terms of financing, training, customer base, and even insurance. The franchiser will usually be given their own operations manual, uniforms, exclusive use of the logo of the company, marketing and advertising guidance, and the needed chemicals. If you take advantage of this franchising offer, the mother company may also provide the methods for operating practices as well as effective business strategies.
Aside from the services mentioned earlier, a typical car valeting and detailing service can also offer bumper scruffs, paint repair, repair of trivial scratches, prevention for tire puncture, and dent removal. The business is not just about providing service but it is also about educating their clients on how to properly maintain their car?s appearance. Their crew will always stress the importance of regular washing to prolong the vehicle?s paintwork. Regular waxing is also encouraged. If your car has marks, spots, stains, or any other cleaning problem, you will simply take your car to the car valeting service and everything will be put back into place.
With so many customers to serve, anyone who owns a car valeting and detailing service will make great profits. However, business owners should still consider their location, their employees, their fees or charges for the service, and quality of their services. If you?re starting out, it would be best to franchise from a much bigger car valeting and detailing company especially if you have limited capital and you have little know-how about the business.
The mother company will provide you with almost everything you need, except for the location of course. But you need to work doubly hard. On the other hand, if you put up your very own car valeting and detailing business, you will know all the aspects of the business so you need to research a lot about the various services offered by car valeting.
It?s up to you to decide which business road to take.