[Clive McDonald]

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?

[Sir Squeaky]

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.

[LWC]

riskay buisness in my opinion

"youve scratched my car"

"it was already there"

...sod that

[Oakley Windows]

riskay buisness in my opion

"youve scratched my car"

"it was already there"

...sod that

 

[Chris Galloway]

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 

[Elginn]

Offer to clean there garage doors for £4 or £5 I do and it takes only a couple of minutes.

[dmlservices]

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

[Steve CM]

takes to long, not enough money in it. stick to cleaning windows!!

[Clive McDonald]

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.

[Sir Squeaky]

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.

[ok cleaning]

make your mind up are you a window cleaner ? or car valeter?

[s.hughes]

If car washings not the answer then what is?
What other businesses do some of us run?

[Jeff Brimble]

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 

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.

[Klean07]

I've cleaned the odd Caravan here and there, normally charge £25 especially if roof is green.

[jefftemperley]

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

[s.hughes]

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

[matt]

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

[geefree]

you get tiny swirls of  scratches with any wfp brush...

trust me. 

[ftp]

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. 

[s.hughes]

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