Hey, great vid! also in the future would it be possible to see how you built the setup? I saw the video about the improvements and everything, just not quite sure how to acutally make it and put it in a midsuize SUV, thanks and keep on keepin on man!
A mobile build will largely be dependent on budget & purpose. What services are you going to be offering? Are you trying to be full service? Have your own water, air and/or electrical? Do you want it to break down … as in, removable? What materials are you going to use? Are you familiar with plumbing and electrical? Are you going to build it or have it built? MOST beginners, penny-pinchers and a lot of veteran detailers will incorporate some type of plywood as a base for; storage, water, electrical and plumbing. Why? Because plywood is durable, can be painted or have carpet affixed to it. Plywood allows ALL electrical, air and water to be secured down. The biggest challenge is the design … remembering to incorporate storage and access. Measure 20 times, cut once. You can get all fancy with it, dove tail connections, steel reinforced clasps and blah blah blah, but glue n screw works great too and it’s faster. The cost to build a rig? Not very much, really. Maybe $200-$300 when all is said and done. The cost is more in labor and design … maybe in finishing touches too. However, you CAN just leave everything raw and unfinished and it’ll last for a pretty long time. Won’t look all that good, but it’ll be functional. Things to know: Useable area (square feet) Tool, product, equipment dimensions Hoses, reels, cords, pipe dimensions Think of detailing rigs as boats. Everything needs to be tied down because there’s going to be a lot of moving around. Everything needs a place; sprayers, vacuum, steamer, trash receptacle, laundry, blah blah blah … like I said, the majority of work comes from the design. 😊😊😊
@@Reaper-Jim Hey, thanks for the detailed reply! so far I've just thrown everything into the back of an 02 crv (id say slightly smaller and less boxy than an xB), no air, just PW, Polishing crate, water hose + cable, vac, tote of towels, and a little crate of spray bottles, love it so ill just get some plywood and see how stuff starts fitting, thanks!
Hey Jamie! I’m looking into getting an air compressor for my detailing business, and I’m considering the Ryobi 120 PSI 1-gallon model. I’m wondering if it would work with the Vortex air compressor gun. I’m still pretty new to detailing, and this would be my first air compressor, so any advice would be really helpful! Thanks!
It will definitely work but you will be waiting a ton for the pressure to build back up. Having 1gal will limit the working time with the tool. I would suggest a 3gal if you can find one. I did a video in the past on a decent budget option for an air compressor.
@@jamiesdetailing Thanks for the info! I just found a 3-gallon 120 PSI Husky air compressor for $50 at Home Depot. Do you think that would work? It seems almost too good to be true. I’m just looking for something affordable ($50-$120) that can help speed up my detailing jobs.
@elliotsdetailing I think you will be good to try out that one. If it doesn’t work for you I believe Home Depot will still let you return it. I say give it a try and let me know how it works.
@@jamiesdetailing I picked one up the other day and used it on a detailing job yesterday. Altogether, the hose and tip cost around $80, and it even comes with a 2-year warranty. It’s louder than I expected, and you were right-even with a 3-gallon air compressor, it runs out of air fast. But for $80, it’s hard to beat for a beginner's air compressor. Also, what would be the ideal output pressure for a standard blower tip attachment? I kept it at around 80 PSI, but I might need to lower it since it seems to dump out air pretty quickly.
Bruh you like talk too much and stuffs lol! Kidding, I love the unedited raw. Air … imo, unnecessary and doesn’t speed up anything (relative). Air doesn’t do anything a brush and vacuum can’t. I would argue that it actually adds time to a detail. 😊😊😊
😂 I know I’m a talker. I have to disagree on that. I think it is definitely something you can spend too much time on like with an interior detail however I do think it drastically speeds up the detail especially on dirtier vehicles. I typically go straight to the vacuum on a maintenance detail though as it does waste time if you don’t have a good amount of dirt and debris to loosen up. Once you start using air, you will see what cars will benefit from it and what cars you should just pass on using the blowers and go straight to vacuuming.
@@jamiesdetailingAgree to disagree and all that, haha. Been in the business too long to argue semantics. Gotta use what serves your process. Air never helped me on detailing, a good vac n brush always serves me best. Not arguing anyone’s process, just explaining my experiences using air. Blowing around particles all over the place, you end up having to vacuum anyway. Plus you’re getting those particles airborne on to other surface areas which will have to be cleaned even more. For me, it always added time to my details. However, using air to clean out polishing pads is almost mandatory … especially for mobile detailing. Once again, just my experiences. Everyone’s process is going to be different. What’s right for one may be exactly wrong for the next person. 😊😊😊
@Reaper-Jim what about air for exteriors? I always find you need some type of air to push out water from behind emblems trim, side mirrors, etc.. air is highly used in my processes.
@@jamiesdetailing Use what you use, man. It’s all good. No wrong way if it serves your process. I use a leaf blower. You use a compressor, gets the job done. 👍🏼
Like your channel keeping it real!!! No bs like the other supposed “gods” of detailing that everyone bows down to. Keep up the good work!!
Thank you so much Todd I appreciate the encouragement 👊🏽.
Hey, great vid! also in the future would it be possible to see how you built the setup? I saw the video about the improvements and everything, just not quite sure how to acutally make it and put it in a midsuize SUV, thanks and keep on keepin on man!
A mobile build will largely be dependent on budget & purpose. What services are you going to be offering? Are you trying to be full service? Have your own water, air and/or electrical? Do you want it to break down … as in, removable? What materials are you going to use? Are you familiar with plumbing and electrical? Are you going to build it or have it built?
MOST beginners, penny-pinchers and a lot of veteran detailers will incorporate some type of plywood as a base for; storage, water, electrical and plumbing. Why? Because plywood is durable, can be painted or have carpet affixed to it. Plywood allows ALL electrical, air and water to be secured down. The biggest challenge is the design … remembering to incorporate storage and access. Measure 20 times, cut once. You can get all fancy with it, dove tail connections, steel reinforced clasps and blah blah blah, but glue n screw works great too and it’s faster.
The cost to build a rig? Not very much, really. Maybe $200-$300 when all is said and done. The cost is more in labor and design … maybe in finishing touches too. However, you CAN just leave everything raw and unfinished and it’ll last for a pretty long time. Won’t look all that good, but it’ll be functional.
Things to know:
Useable area (square feet)
Tool, product, equipment dimensions
Hoses, reels, cords, pipe dimensions
Think of detailing rigs as boats. Everything needs to be tied down because there’s going to be a lot of moving around. Everything needs a place; sprayers, vacuum, steamer, trash receptacle, laundry, blah blah blah … like I said, the majority of work comes from the design.
😊😊😊
@@Reaper-Jim Hey, thanks for the detailed reply! so far I've just thrown everything into the back of an 02 crv (id say slightly smaller and less boxy than an xB), no air, just PW, Polishing crate, water hose + cable, vac, tote of towels, and a little crate of spray bottles, love it so ill just get some plywood and see how stuff starts fitting, thanks!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hey Jamie! I’m looking into getting an air compressor for my detailing business, and I’m considering the Ryobi 120 PSI 1-gallon model. I’m wondering if it would work with the Vortex air compressor gun. I’m still pretty new to detailing, and this would be my first air compressor, so any advice would be really helpful! Thanks!
It will definitely work but you will be waiting a ton for the pressure to build back up. Having 1gal will limit the working time with the tool. I would suggest a 3gal if you can find one. I did a video in the past on a decent budget option for an air compressor.
@@jamiesdetailing Thanks for the info! I just found a 3-gallon 120 PSI Husky air compressor for $50 at Home Depot. Do you think that would work? It seems almost too good to be true. I’m just looking for something affordable ($50-$120) that can help speed up my detailing jobs.
@elliotsdetailing I think you will be good to try out that one. If it doesn’t work for you I believe Home Depot will still let you return it. I say give it a try and let me know how it works.
@@jamiesdetailing Yeah, I’ll probably give it a try. It may not have the highest SCFM rating, but it should still help speed up my detailing jobs.
@@jamiesdetailing I picked one up the other day and used it on a detailing job yesterday. Altogether, the hose and tip cost around $80, and it even comes with a 2-year warranty. It’s louder than I expected, and you were right-even with a 3-gallon air compressor, it runs out of air fast. But for $80, it’s hard to beat for a beginner's air compressor.
Also, what would be the ideal output pressure for a standard blower tip attachment? I kept it at around 80 PSI, but I might need to lower it since it seems to dump out air pretty quickly.
Bruh you like talk too much and stuffs lol! Kidding, I love the unedited raw.
Air … imo, unnecessary and doesn’t speed up anything (relative).
Air doesn’t do anything a brush and vacuum can’t. I would argue that it actually adds time to a detail.
😊😊😊
😂 I know I’m a talker.
I have to disagree on that. I think it is definitely something you can spend too much time on like with an interior detail however I do think it drastically speeds up the detail especially on dirtier vehicles. I typically go straight to the vacuum on a maintenance detail though as it does waste time if you don’t have a good amount of dirt and debris to loosen up.
Once you start using air, you will see what cars will benefit from it and what cars you should just pass on using the blowers and go straight to vacuuming.
@@jamiesdetailingAgree to disagree and all that, haha. Been in the business too long to argue semantics. Gotta use what serves your process. Air never helped me on detailing, a good vac n brush always serves me best.
Not arguing anyone’s process, just explaining my experiences using air. Blowing around particles all over the place, you end up having to vacuum anyway. Plus you’re getting those particles airborne on to other surface areas which will have to be cleaned even more. For me, it always added time to my details. However, using air to clean out polishing pads is almost mandatory … especially for mobile detailing.
Once again, just my experiences. Everyone’s process is going to be different. What’s right for one may be exactly wrong for the next person.
😊😊😊
@Reaper-Jim what about air for exteriors? I always find you need some type of air to push out water from behind emblems trim, side mirrors, etc.. air is highly used in my processes.
@@jamiesdetailing Use what you use, man. It’s all good. No wrong way if it serves your process. I use a leaf blower. You use a compressor, gets the job done. 👍🏼