He uses the steamer for everything from detailing to cleaning doors and kick panels and interior carpets. Murpho said he even uses the Steamericas Optima to blow through the AC vents to keep that cold air flowing despite the Texas heat.
Murpho’s team works on 35 cars at any given time. Operating a busy, thriving custom detailing shop requires the right tools and equipment. That’s why Murpho is so grateful to have a steamer that makes his team’s work smoother, easier and more time efficient.
He purchased the Optima through Hotsy Carlson, a pressure washer distributor company that also happens to be one of the main distributors of the Optima Steamer™ in Texas. After his purchase, he received video tutorials and a how-to book. But the quality, half-day one-on-one training from the Steamericas rep set the team on a strong course to use the machine nimbly and confidently.
Murpho has found the Steamericas Optima to be an indispensable tool for another reason. He is the publisher of two popular magazines, Car Kulture Deluxe and Ol’ Skool Rodz, which he publishes in 13 countries outside of the U.S. and has a circulation of almost 80,000. As a result, he’s constantly prepping, restoring and getting cars ready to shoot, and he needs them to look picture-perfect. That’s where the Steamericas Optima comes in---it is one of the tools he uses daily that he could not do without.
If car restoration and publishing don’t keep him busy enough, Murpho also has a podcast. You can tune in at @customkulturerodcast. Murpho is grateful to be pursuing his childhood dream of working on and restoring cars. He is a wonderful example of how passion, hard work and inexhaustible creative energy can propel you to greatness, and reach Hall of Fame status.
Steamericas, Inc.
18022 S. Figueroa Street Gardena, CA 90248
(844) US STEAM
www.steam.am
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Abby Andrews