Detailing In The Winter

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

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









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justadumbarchitect
 
~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
 
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.
 
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?
 
ajbarnes, You can get a portable, 1 car "garage" (4 sides and a roof) for about $299 oinline! I think if you used that and had a portable heater you should be OK to make it through the winter. There are advantages to a fixed location in colder climates.
 
LightngSVT said:
ajbarnes, You can get a portable, 1 car "garage" (4 sides and a roof) for about $299 oinline! I think if you used that and had a portable heater you should be OK to make it through the winter. There are advantages to a fixed location in colder climates.
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Do you know where I could look around online for a portable car garage?



That sounds interesting!
 
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