Mobile Auto Detailing - Starting Out On A Budget8335042
Mobile detailing is a little various than mobile car washing in that you are spending a lot much more time on each automobile, and you are creating a lot more money on each car you clean. In mobile car washing you might end up performing five-10 cars per hour with a crew of 2-3, whereas, with mobile auto detailing you may work alone, no employees (an added advantage) and spend 1.5 or more hours cleaning a single automobile. Let's talk.
You see, not lengthy ago an individual asked me about gear, as they wanted to start this company and do it component time, but didn't want to invest extremely a lot cash in the equipment to get started. They had some gear, a transportable generator, vacuum, and very small water tank, about 35-gallons. They were concerned about what kind of pump to buy for the washing part of their auto detailing
"I was searching at a pump called Delavan PowerFlo 12Volt. Would this size pump function for the size tank I have? It's a small utility pump I found. Not certain how well it would do. Once I get going I wouldn't mind getting a larger tank and upgrading my setup to optimize for the clients as soon as I get established."
Small pumps like the 1 they mentioned might not be the best choice due to the low-volume, plus low pressure. This specific brand of pump is fine, and decent high quality, and ideal for some uses, but maybe not for washing a number of cars and performing it quickly. Why you may wonder?
Nicely, if you have low-volume you will require greater stress. If you have higher volume you can get away with lower stress but you will deplete your tank too rapidly, see that issue. It may be better to find a plastic 55-gallon drum and hook it to a Walmart electric pressure washer or one you find at Home Depot because you already have a generator. Generators place out 110, not 12-volts you see.
If you have a generator, why bother going with a 12-volt system which you'd have to run off the vehicle battery? You could start out small as you suggest, however, for the cost of a 12-volt pump you could probably purchase a cheapo Chinese made pressure washer and then when you upgrade later you could get a complete-blown 5hp Honda stress washer with a 1500 PSI pump and get a one hundred-gallon loaf tank.
Even if you begin out on a shoe string which is completely acceptable while you are just getting your feet wet, you still require to strategically think ahead and leave your choices open. Please consider all this and think on it.
