A truckmount is the single most important tool in your arsenal. I strongly advise you rethink this, especially for commercial. And get a Dev wand.
New to the business and looking for advice
- Thread starter Anthony E
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New to the business and looking for advice
Equipment to go with the truckmount: Sapphire upholstery tool, none better. Devastator 12” wand. Thank me later. Rotovac 360i with brush head and metal suction shoes. Ignore the other attachments. A decent spotting kit. Every brand sells them. You forgot a sprayer to pre-spray with...
Told you wouldn’t take that long
Smh
If I were to start all over I would’ve done my best to start with a TM. Instead of the first jiggler I saw. Thankfully we don’t clean much carpet anymore anyway
Albeit I am on the lookout for a steal
hogjowl
Idiot™
First off .... never ... EVER apologize in this board. Any sign of weakness will result in nothing good ... EVER!
2nd ... no thread stays on track. Derailed threads are the norm.
3rd ... try not to take anything personally. Mikey had me going to prison 20 years ago. Now he loves me.
2nd ... no thread stays on track. Derailed threads are the norm.
3rd ... try not to take anything personally. Mikey had me going to prison 20 years ago. Now he loves me.
Dolly Llama
Number 5
lemmie help then.
there's a YUGE gap between $40 dollars in vinyl letters and $4000 circus colors wrap.
If one was tight on start up money and starting from scratch in need of everything from biz license and insurance, to a TM and van, to blue blocks and invoice container ...
Maybe $800-$1000 vinyl lettering and logo would look "just as nice" as a gehyazz wrap that costs 3-4 times as much ...and was "trendy" 15-20 years ago...but not so much now
can you dig it??
..L.T.A.
Anthony E
Member
We‘re past it. A wrap isn’t the smartest decision at the moment considering everything else we need for start up, no arguing that.
consider it DUG!!
hogjowl
Idiot™
And never talk to Larry
Hack Attack
Member
I wanna talk about wraps
I like bacon wraps
Anthony E
Member
Got it, no apologizing. I was told it’s a dirty business (no pun intended) but didn’t know it’s that savage. And I know they get derailed, seen a whole lot of threads before I joined haha I’m just trying to avoid a whole hate speech on Mexicans. P.s. my skin is brown
Shhh..But yea I’ll stop getting butt hurt over nonsense.
Thanks Hog!
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Dolly Llama
Number 5
I have Sunday's ham bone (along with some hocks)boiling now
not sure yet whether it will be navy beans or cabbage that goes in the pot shortly...
..L.T.A.
Anthony E
Member
Go with the navy beans
Anthony E
Member
So in all seriousness, what am I looking at with doing commercial jobs? Not with tools or anything but the type of work. Mostly T&G, VCT and CGD? Anything specific I need to know about those? Other than not using a 360 on CGD haha. Let’s say I’m pressure washing VCT would It just be cleaning it? Would it mess up or strip the wax?
Hack Attack
Member
If you're looking at commercial, I'd look cgd, t&g, vct in that order
vct is the backbone of my commercial but the first 2 take less of a learning curve
and look at a 175, they're cheap, it can be used on all 3
vct is the backbone of my commercial but the first 2 take less of a learning curve
and look at a 175, they're cheap, it can be used on all 3
hogjowl
Idiot™
Stay away from vct
VCT is the Devil’s flooring.
hogjowl
Idiot™
Don’t drag Mellon into your business
Hack Attack
Member
still bringing in 2k a week for me amongst this madness, but yeah it aint a starting point
Too late. I bought an Orbot Vibe at his urging.
Got it, no apologizing. I was told it’s a dirty business (no pun intended) but didn’t know it’s that savage. And I know they get derailed, seen a whole lot of threads before I joined haha I’m just trying to avoid a whole hate speech on Mexicans. P.s. my skin is brown
But yea I’ll stop getting butt hurt over nonsense.
Thanks Hog!
Aye stoopit beaners
Anthony E
Member
Damn, so there’s some serious money in VCT. I’ll take that advice and go with first 2. When I feel that I’m comfortable in the other 2 then I’ll see about adding that in. Is a 175 just a general type of spinner sold by many brands? Or is it something specific?
My first VCT job took me 19 hours. Good luck
Kenny Hayes
Member
Yes yes and no pressure washing vct.
Kenny Hayes
Member
There is money in vct. But baby steps grasshopper. Do one and do it good then move along.
Bob Savage
Member
Yes, but you were cleaning carpet for a few years and knew what it was all about day in day out.
Hack Attack
Member
175 as 175rpm floor machine, buy used they generally go forever and embarass you how bad they look before dying
Like any service industry its about having the knowledge and also right contracts
there is always someone starting and prepared to do it cheaper (no offense intended) and you will be a price taker not giver until youz got skilz
vct often means working unsociable hrs and I find myself agreeing with Marty and Jimmy more often than I like to admit
hogjowl
Idiot™
Does this mean that you, too, have a sexual thing for ignition switches?
Hack Attack
Member
Ok, I dont share Marty and Jimmy's fetish
hogjowl
Idiot™
Not me!
only jimmy
only jimmy
Anthony E
Member
Will do
