Mobile car wash companies need to have supplies to work, things like soaps, waxes, tire dressing, polishes and window cleaner. Many start up mobile car wash companies wonder; Where do I keep my supplies and where do I get the proper products? The best recommendation would be to keep the supplies on trucks. To keep prices low and volume up it is unwise to seek additional storage areas or a shop space. Likewise it is cumbersome and costly to keep running around to get your supplies. They really should be on your unit at all times and easy to use. I propose that you keep one-gallon containers of your most used supplies in a plastic toolbox, which will not rust on your truck that is easy to get too. With two-squirt bottles of each highly used item such as spray wax, whitewall cleaner, window cleaner, tire dressing and rim cleaner. Generally such things as scent, leather cleaner and vinyl cleaner come in pre packaged easy to use containers of their own. It is wise to acquire a soda bottle tray that holds 1-liter containers to prevent your squirt bottles from falling over and spilling or leaking. You should have your car care supply vendor meet you at a specified location each week, perhaps a customer's location where you know you might be for a few hours. A location such as a car dealership back yard detailing, a boat yard or large automotive complex where your vendor may in fact recruit other business and have additional customers, thus you know he will be there on time each week. By timing your vendor rendezvous with your customer accounts and schedule you will save time. The supply vendors for automotive products such as waxes, buffing pads, soaps, etc. work similarly to the Snap-on-Tool licensees on specific weekly or bi-monthly routes, actually this is the way you ought to run your mobile car wash business as well. Think on this. |
