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Re: Does who do mobile detailing - How do you make it so it's not sunny?
Originally Posted by TheMidnightNarwhal
I practise once again on my own car and the sun was drying so much my Sonax wheel cleaner but it still did a good job but I'm scared it might screw things up on someone's else's wheels for example.
Based on your anecdotal evidence of not screwing up your own car? They're cars, not Faberge eggs.
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Re: Does who do mobile detailing - How do you make it so it's not sunny?
I sometimes deal in direct sun. I work on panels that are shaded by the car itself. Once done, move the car around to keep getting shade. On hot days, it really sucks.
Wife eventually got me an Easy-Up and I loved her more for it. Took some practice, but I'm able to set it up by myself. Made a massive difference on those hot days. If you get one, weigh it down on those windy days.
One trick I learned from Darren Priest, is to work on a small section. While working on that small section, have a damp MF towel in an adjacent section so that panel stays cool until you're ready to hit it. Repeat that until you're done.
Use sun friendly products. Poorboy's World is sun friendly. I once used Black Hole (followed by their Black wax) on a black panel that had a surface temp of like 130*
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Oh, yeah, definitely anchor it down. We bought eight "sand bags" off Amazon that hold 18lbs of rock/sand each. I filled them with river rock. That's enough to keep them from moving. I can usually get away with just putting two each on the upwind legs and that works fine in all but the heaviest gusts.
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Poorboys products are designed to be sun-friendly. Made and tested in South Florida.
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You can also use empty 5 gallon buckets from wherever to weigh the shelter down fill with water from the hose can empty when done easily then restack your buckets
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Re: Does who do mobile detailing - How do you make it so it's not sunny?
Originally Posted by JustJesus
I sometimes deal in direct sun. I work on panels that are shaded by the car itself. Once done, move the car around to keep getting shade. On hot days, it really sucks.
Wife eventually got me an Easy-Up and I loved her more for it. Took some practice, but I'm able to set it up by myself. Made a massive difference on those hot days. If you get one, weigh it down on those windy days.
One trick I learned from Darren Priest, is to work on a small section. While working on that small section, have a damp MF towel in an adjacent section so that panel stays cool until you're ready to hit it. Repeat that until you're done.
Use sun friendly products. Poorboy's World is sun friendly. I once used Black Hole (followed by their Black wax) on a black panel that had a surface temp of like 130*
Ok thanks for that idea of turning the car around. I do do a full foam presoak but that drying on there doesn't seem to be much of an issue. It's when drying off the end after that is a chore when it spots but yeah turnign the car around seems like a good idea!
As for your Easy Up, I looked and there is one for like 50$ here but I guess it's to smal lthat's why. How big is yours?
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For using my Sonax wheel cleaner I guess if I just stand in front of the wheel it blocks the sun.
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Down here in Florida I use a 12x12 straight leg canopy and a max air(found at Home Depot) 32” fan. The fan was around $180 and the canopy was around $100. Keeps constant air flow, great for interiors, plus all in the shade.
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12x12 canopy, spot free water and work quick!
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