Does who do mobile detailing - How do you make it so it's not sunny?

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

So you know the saying.. you shouldn't detail cars in sun.

Does that mean you try to schedule clients with what the weather shows if they don't have a carport or garage?

[sudsmobile]

If we couldn't work in the sun, we'd have 15-20 days of detailing per year. I'm not sure who says that, but I've never heard that saying. If you're that worried about it, bring your own shade. That's what we do. Not because we don't want to detail cars in the sun, because it's going to be 100 degrees here pretty quick.

[Calendyr]

It's all a matter of technique and timing. Also the products you use make a difference.

So for example, if you need to wash the vehicle and the sun is blaring, you can do a rinseless wash, pannel by pannel and you will be fine.

If you need to polish or compound the car, there is usually a part of the car in the shade, so start there and chase the shade around the car.

For LSP it's usually a non-issue.

I am mobile and for me the opposite is the problem. When weather forecast says 10% chance of rain with no accumulation, and it starts to rain, it usually throws my whole day up because I did not plan for it and there is very little exterior detailing that can be done in the rain. For interiors you can always find a way if a little rain comes but for exterior, you are kinda screwed until the rain stops.

[Calendyr]

If we couldn't work in the sun, we'd have 15-20 days of detailing per year. I'm not sure who says that, but I've never heard that saying. If you're that worried about it, bring your own shade. That's what we do. Not because we don't want to detail cars in the sun, because it's going to be 100 degrees here pretty quick.

What do you use for shade. I after 6 years I still don't have any form of temporary gazebo or anything. I have not found a single product that would be easy and quick to setup alone.

[sudsmobile]

We wash cars in the blazing sun everyday. Not sure what the issue is with that. Work fast, use spot free water.

[sudsmobile]

What do you use for shade. I after 6 years I still don't have any form of temporary gazebo or anything. I have not found a single product that would be easy and quick to setup alone.

Two 10'x15' canopies. Gives us 20'x15' of shade. I can set them up by myself in about 10 minutes start to finish, same to take them down. It's a little easier with two people, but not significantly.

This is what we use.
Ace Canopy Diamond Pop Up Tent 10'x15'

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

If we couldn't work in the sun, we'd have 15-20 days of detailing per year. I'm not sure who says that, but I've never heard that saying. If you're that worried about it, bring your own shade. That's what we do. Not because we don't want to detail cars in the sun, because it's going to be 100 degrees here pretty quick.

Well with all the videos I watched and reading product labels, it mentions to not use in direct sunlight.

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

It's all a matter of technique and timing. Also the products you use make a difference.

So for example, if you need to wash the vehicle and the sun is blaring, you can do a rinseless wash, pannel by pannel and you will be fine.

If you need to polish or compound the car, there is usually a part of the car in the shade, so start there and chase the shade around the car.

For LSP it's usually a non-issue.

I am mobile and for me the opposite is the problem. When weather forecast says 10% chance of rain with no accumulation, and it starts to rain, it usually throws my whole day up because I did not plan for it and there is very little exterior detailing that can be done in the rain. For interiors you can always find a way if a little rain comes but for exterior, you are kinda screwed until the rain stops.

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.

[PaulMys]

Two 10'x15' canopies. Gives us 20'x15' of shade. I can set them up by myself in about 10 minutes start to finish, same to take them down. It's a little easier with two people, but not significantly.

This is what we use.
Ace Canopy Diamond Pop Up Tent 10'x15'

A buddy of mine has one of these. Great product.

[sudsmobile]

A little spendy for two but we were doing a job last weekend for 4 hours and it was 96* out. A real lifesaver just giving you some shade to work in.