Detailing In The Winter

[wash_me]

One of my goals this year is to work through the winter, so I been taking some cars home to detail.

[explorer]

Can you wash inside your garage:nixweiss aren`t the walls sheetrock, thought maybe washing will create a good environment for mildew:nixweiss



Awsome looking van:xyxthumbs nice setup:xyxthumbs

[wash_me]

I wash the car outside first then I pull it into the garage.

[explorer]

I guess you don`t get -20 degrees celcius over there:) I would never be able to wash out side, here the temperature drops to -30 celcius and sometimes much colder with the wind:shocked :doh

I wich I had a block garage, heated:bounce

[adrianko43]

it never gets that cold here is so cal. :-)

[imported_ajbarnes]

Originally posted by adrianko43

it never gets that cold here is so cal. :-) :rolleyes:

[Scottwax]

It doesn`t get that cold here, but tomorrow it will be about 35 when I start in the morning. Should make it into the upper 50`s in the afternoon though



I just deal with it. I can work when it is as cold as 30. I`m not comfortable, but that`s the breaks in this business. Usually if I am at someone`s house detailing they offer use of their garage. Still have to detail the interior outside though so I can see better.

[wash_me]

I wish we would get some of that Texas weather here ;) but everyone is happly here about Sun Valley being open for skiing.

[noxen]

im thinkin of getting a portable heater for my garage (3 cars)



any suggestions (sub$300)?

[togwt]

~One man’s opinion~

1. Electrical Infrared Heaters: wall/ceiling mountable - 3,000 Btu’s, 110v (includes a halogen light), 22�w x 11�h x 3�d and rotates 360o (groitsgarage.com P/T 45503 $80.



2. Electrical rolling stand Infrared Heater (P/T # 45579 groitsgarage.com) on a stand adjustable to 62� height, with a 30’ x 26� base with four 2� casters, rated at 5,000 Btu’s (will heat 10’ x 12� area) 110V with a six foot power cord. Approx $180



Do not use in wet conditions, near gas heaters or chemicals with explosive gasses like paint or fuel.



Hope this helps.









Experience unshared; is knowledge wasted…/



justadumbarchitect

[LightngSVT]

Do you have any experience with either? How would they work in a 2 car garage with temps in the 20`s?

[togwt]

~One man’s opinion~



I’ve used three ceiling mounts and one pole mount (3-bay garage) when I lived in PA (cold is not the problem here in Florida, but that`s the main reason I re-located) I found they gave sufficient heat for me to detail my cars





Hope this helps.









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justadumbarchitect

[imported_ajbarnes]

That`s it! I`m moving out of PA! Everyone is leaving me here in the cold!!!!!!!!:( I don`t have the luxury to take off from detailing through the winter, so I have to deal with it somehow.

[noxen]

ok so im going to get some heaters and use QEW for washing, do you think ill be set for winter?

[imported_ajbarnes]

What do us mobile guys in the north do about when it is freezing cold and we don`t have the resources of having a garage, etc.?:nixweiss This is my first winter being mobile, so I never experienced running a mobile operation during winter months. Freezing wax, freezing qew, freezing hands & noses, hard to dry cars....what to do!:scared I don`t have the luxury to take off during the winter months like some, I have to work....not that I`m complaining, but what would a mobile operation be like during the cold season?