Adjust my process around it. I don`t use a compressor
Start by vacuuming the interior, using a combination of my shop vac and brushes (PC and hand brushes) one tool at a time. Vac then brush then vac, repeat as needed. Clean the carpet and upholstery during this process using blue coral foaming upholstery cleaner, folex for spots. Or switch to using OPC or CG fabric clean and my mytee tempo IF needed depending on how bad it is. Work a section at a time and move around the vehicle. This process usually leaves me with dry upholstery by the time I move around the vehicle and get back to where I started (unless I extracted, in which Ill put towels down under my a** as needed lol).
Fill and turn on steamer (mytee firebird), takes 10-15 minutes to heat up. Use this time to either clean door jambs or clean windows (no power tools needed for glass).
Steam interior panels/dash starting at driver seat and moving around the vehicle. Use soft interior brushes for intricate areas combined with steam to blow everything out. Follow up with microfiber towels to clean up. Use OPC as needed for the dirtiest areas and rinse with steam. Clean door jambs at this time as I move around the vehicle if not already done (assuming I got lucky and the glass didn`t take forever)
Dress all interior surfaces with my favorite Detailers Interior Protectant
Go back over the interior one last time with the vacuum to pickup the stuff blown out by the steamer or may have fallen out when moving things around
Quick final inspection and return the vehicle to the client.
Im very limited by what tools I have available and the power im provided. As well as limited by how much space I physically have in my car (I make this all work out of the back of a 5dr chevy sonic). So im forced to adapt my process to what is available. While it may be more efficient (and possibly wasteful) to have everything going at once, its simply not an option. I have just found a process that works for me with basically zero down time unless I manage to run out of steam, in which ill find other things to wrap up while I wait for that headache to pass. You may think its crazy, but I have been told by multiple clients that I have provided a much higher quality service than the fixed location shops in the area.
Im sure you can see thru my process though, that a unit like that Daimer Kleenjet 500v, could be massively beneficial to my process and quality. To be able to combine the vacuuming and steaming parts, as well as an ability to steam extract on some level, I could potentially save HOURS on a detail. Not to mention the space I could save by needing to carry less equipment. Ill have to share some photos sometime of my car all loaded up. And believe me when I say LOADED up. Yet I found ways to do it neatly and quite organized, as well as being able to go from backs seats folded up with 2 kids car seats in the back, to rear seats down, fully loaded and ready to go detailing within maybe 10 minutes. All about adapting to whats available
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