Untapped Market? - Page 2

StrutMotors · 08-28-08, 06:56

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Originally Posted by weekendwarrior

I guess if you carry a large water tank and pressure washer, you could pressure wash houses, driveways, sidewalks, pool areas, etc...

My neighbor got a quote for getting her house pressure washed, and they were going to include a carnauba protectant on the vinyl trim. I had never heard of that on a house before. Can't imagine it's too durable.

Doing houses is another thing altogether. You'd need a good plunger pump rated for continuous duty, 150+ gallon tank and a low pressure spray to avoid spraying water behind aluminum siding. Concerns of creating mold would outweigh the profit I think, and the pro washers use 4GPM sprayers. Expensive.

I did quite a few RV washes this season and at $3-4 per foot it's real easy money if you've got the means to carry water. Most of my RV customers were at trailer parks where they did not have a water supply for washing or too old to climb the roof comfortably. Figure a small RV at 25' is $75/$100 and barely over an hours worth of work if you hustle.

StrutMotors · 08-28-08, 07:02

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Originally Posted by G35stilez

How about "Home Detailing" in general?

There is a company in my area that does the rough equivalent of auto detailing in the home, clean, compound, polish, seal, refinish, shampoo,etc. Could be a nice day's pay.

I was out near the NY/CT border doing an RV wash/wax and interior on a 26'- using the same principles of detailing and home cleaning. Just about 9 hours by myself and big money for basically remedial work.

I've heard of detailers using their steamers on tile grout and extractors as upholstery cleaners on the side. Essentially what the machines were built for and would be good side income during the winter months. I wonder what the pricing structure for jobs like that looks like?

advs1 · 08-29-08, 05:24

Jet Seal 109 on the side of a house LOL

Picus · 08-29-08, 06:21

Interesting topic. I never really thought about this, but have inadvertently performed a repair on a stainless fridge before. Well, not inadvertent, but I didn't realize there was a market for it. In any event, I "polished" the fridge in my house last year, it came out great. I treated it just like wetsanding a lip on an aluminum wheel. Maybe I'll ask my car clients if they need their sinks polished.

WS6Seth · 08-29-08, 07:25

Funny you guys are discussing this. About once a month, I use s100 polishing soap to take any scratches out of SS kitchen sink. I also use turtle spray wax once a week in all my sinks to prevent water spots since I live in an area with very hard water.

RDAVEX7 · 09-03-08, 08:10

I have tested a few wax's on my lav sink. Less cleaning and water spots.

G35stilez · 09-04-08, 04:58

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Originally Posted by Picus

Interesting topic. I never really thought about this, but have inadvertently performed a repair on a stainless fridge before. Well, not inadvertent, but I didn't realize there was a market for it. In any event, I "polished" the fridge in my house last year, it came out great. I treated it just like wetsanding a lip on an aluminum wheel. Maybe I'll ask my car clients if they need their sinks polished.

This may be popular in your area, Kevin, come the colder months. It's much nicer to work indoors. It may be a bit tedious to polish an entire floor with a rotary, but this type of work, IMO, has a higher price tag, simply because of the coverage area.

howareb · 09-04-08, 06:05

This is the consumer product that I believe the video is using (Scratch-B-Gone to Clean Stainless Steel - Remove Rust, Scratches, Stains, Heat Scorch Marks). I tmay have another marketing name for professionals. However I have used it for my stove and it did a decent job. It is not 100% perfect, but it did get rid of the scratch.

It is pretty quick to perform. At $185 an hour you could make some change professionally.