Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Clive McDonald on November 14, 2008, 07:07:46 pm
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My customers often joke- you couldn't clean the car while you're there?
Well it's got me thinking, why not?
I would appreciate thoughts on this. How much would I charge, a fiver? It wouldn't take me that many minutes surely. The only problem I can see is dirtying the brush on oily wheel trims. I could use an old brush though, and i'm pretty sure I could do a makita drill attachment to do the wheels.
Is this idea a goer, do any of you clean your own cars this way?
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I've had one customer ask me, but it's a different price structure isn't it?
Like you say, you wouldn't want to do it for less than a fiver, and they can get it done at the car wash for half that.
Can't see a market for it, unless you charge £2, then you'd be way better off doing houses.
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riskay buisness in my opinion
"youve scratched my car"
"it was already there"
...sod that
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riskay buisness in my opion
"youve scratched my car"
"it was already there"
...sod that
;)
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Is this idea a goer, do any of you clean your own cars this way?
I use car shampoo in a bucket with a wooly mit thing - and then rinse it all down with pure water, and its left to dry - spotless and smear free ;D 8)
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Offer to clean there garage doors for £4 or £5 I do and it takes only a couple of minutes.
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round by me lots of pub car parks, garages have a resident car valater, even the local garden centre has one, most are eastern europeans, saw one today, wash & wax £3.00 ???,
i know a couple of full time valaters, and it has killed their work,
£3.00 for wash and wax!
would you want to do it?
daz
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takes to long, not enough money in it. stick to cleaning windows!! ;)
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You're right, bad idea, I didn't realise prices were so low. At least squeaky got to put me right on a biz project for a change.
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You're right, bad idea, I didn't realise prices were so low. At least squeaky got to put me right on a biz project for a change.
;D
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make your mind up are you a window cleaner ? or car valeter?
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If car washings not the answer then what is?
What other businesses do some of us run?
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If car washings not the answer then what is?
What other businesses do some of us run?
get enough window cleaning and you dont need anything else ;D
How about "Hotwash" shop valeting,cars,gutters,fascias,buildings etc I do agree with Stan, but times may be changing and we need to keep our finger on the pulse.
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I've cleaned the odd Caravan here and there, normally charge £25 especially if roof is green.
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i wanted to experiment last week with my new hot water set up and offered to do clients minging discovery for a extra £10.................. bodywork no problem, then the bloody alloys needed loads of work and ended up taking ten mins by hand
i spent 3 times longer cleaning the car than the house and for a lot less money!
lesson learned , stick to window cleaning
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i wanted to experiment last week with my new hot water set up and offered to do clients minging discovery for a extra £10.................. bodywork no problem, then the bloody alloys needed loads of work and ended up taking ten mins by hand
i spent 3 times longer cleaning the car than the house and for a lot less money!
lesson learned , stick to window cleaning
He wont stop asking you to clean that car now
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i know some1 who has added it on
5 quid a car, takes him under 10 mins
just a brush over with a really soft brush with 1 jet fitted
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you get tiny swirls of scratches with any wfp brush...
trust me. ???
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I cleaned our black metallic car with a vikan sill brush - ruined it, every brush stroke put a hairline scratch on the surface. I had to polish it afterwards with a black pigmented polish to get it out. Brand new car too. :-\
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Any slight scratch on the car and that pure water will eat away at it. I used to use it on my old car and found out the hard way