I got my new trailer today!

Garry Dean

Garry Dean

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Ok, so I picked up my new 4x6 enclosed trailer today and my water tank is way too big (100 gallon). I generally dont use my own water, but I have several regular clients that work at office buildings and I detail their cars there. I have wanted an enclosed for a while. I had a client that was trying to sell it so I asked him what he wanted for it. He wanted $700.00. I asked if he would work it out with me in trade and he said yes. I did a 1 step correction and interior on his 93 Mustang GT (18k original miles), basic in and out on his 06 Navigator, and his 99 Ford F350 dually.



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So I detailed these 3 cars and gave him $100 for my new trailer, what a good deal!



I went from this:



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To this:



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I need to get a smaller tank. I'm thinking of going with a 50 gallon. It takes between 15 and 20 gallons of water to do one vehicle with my 1/2 hp Wayne pump.



Do you guys think a small electric pressure washer would use less water than that? Maybe a Karcher 1400?



Here is a pic of the tank and pump unmounted in the trailer.



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I need to mount everything and make it all neat. I wish I would have taken a pic of all of the stuff I need to put in the trailer. My goal is to not have to put anything in my truck. Id like to install a small system and keep my interior clean from now on.



Thoughts?
 
Very nice! I use a similar setup, mine is a 4x8 though. Now is the fun part because you now can decide how you want to setup the inside.
 
I'm thinking that the floor of the trailer needs to be epoxy painted so the interior grade plywood doesn't warp on you. The new trailer looks a lot better.
 
Brandon1 said:
Where did you get that pump? I have a tank, but I cant get it into my PW
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I usually get my equipment at Northern Tool. They sell that pump for $149. It really works well. The pump is gravity fed from the tank and pushes the water through the hose as if you were tapped into a spicket on the side of a house.



Thanks guys.
 
Peanuthead said:
I'm thinking that the floor of the trailer needs to be epoxy painted so the interior grade plywood doesn't warp on you. The new trailer looks a lot better.
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Even better would be a sheet of diamond plate aluminum installed over top and caulked to seal out the water altogether. I know a lot of guys with race car trailers that do this and it adds strength, is easy to clean and won't add too much weight to a trailer that small.
 
Im going to buy some epoxy for the interior tomorrow and I think I will spray the bottom with undercoating. I got started detailing it today and it looks really good. I just need to find something that works really good on the aluminum roof and the fenders.
 
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