[joe.b]

hello everyone ive just started up my own general power washing business, i do drives patios etc and am hoping to set up a car valeting area on a car park, was just wondering if you reckon i will get alot of business from a JTF warehouse car park, its of a busy road but just wondering if these kind of things take of, also what other services can i offer to customers?

thanks

great site by the way

[craig1]

hi we have a car wash on a home base carpark it was quiet at first but has really picked sat and suns hard work though

[joe.b]

right i dont suppose you've got any helpful tips that you could pass on, like what is the best way to clean the cars and how you are set up? what days do you find are best and if you dont mind me asking how many cars roughly do you get?

[craig1]

   1  we have a drive through gazibo type thing
   2  two pressure washers
   3  first man tfr the car lower
   4  second man pressure washes
   5  third man soaps car by hand all over
   6  fourth man pressure off soap
   7  fith man leathers car dry
   8  sixth man door shuts glass and mirrors collect money
       im not saying you need six men but you get the gist £5 for a basic wash to come out of that is wages costs and of course rental on the space your using make sure you get a contract done volumes vary and are like the weather at full speed and a good crew 10 cars per hour is not out of reach but your not gettin that every hour we are at a plus cause we have a tesco superstore plus wicks homebase rover garage pub frankie and bennies all in the one complex plus passing trade as we are on the main trag into town flyer all houses in the town and give all the cars parked a liberal sprinkling of flyers give an incentive card to customers eg : but 6 washes  no 7 free tyre dressing bumper dressing etc etc all extra interior pet hair removal; etc etc make them come back and use you   
               you cant be affraid to speculate to accumilate ( hope i spelt that ok ) it takes a while to get on your feet as with anything good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[joe.b]

thanks very much, do you rekon you need a gazebo or is that just personal preference, do you use sponges or something else, thanks for all the information, will help lots

[craig1]

 whatever works best for you sponges fleece mits no you dont need a gazibo( more like a big roof on legs) its good for cover in the rain though yhink of water source storage or are you going self contained every day evry thing needs thought of mate make lists of what you think you may need cover all eventualities

[craig1]

  where abouts are you from??

[joe.b]

im from stoke-on-trent, england, no where near you i think, erm yeh theyre letting me use their water, ive got a month free to see how it goes, im using a petrol power wash, ive got sponges mitts and brushes, im using tfr and and turtle wash and wax. is there anything else im missing really

[craig1]

 try not to use a brush on bodywork on wheels yes if a customer claims hair line scratches where do you stand ? remember hand car wash is hand car wash lug brush for carbon on wheels and lots and lots of leathers and rags lots and lots i use an old cloths horse to hand all up to dry a bit a blade is good to knock wter off before you leather

[joe.b]

rite yeh, i hope you dont mind me asking but how much do you pay to the place your renting, as i dont know what i should be going for

thanks

[craig1]

percentage if you didnt have them you couldnt make any money work it out what you and the owners are happy with

[joe.b]

yeh i suppose, do you do interior valets, if so how do you go about that, ive got an idea but just looking for other in site

thanks for all the help by the way