My new detailing business....(Pics)
12-08-2006, 09:30 PM
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Re: My new detailing business....(Pics)
Damn, if you were local I'd let you have fun with my car when it stopped snowin outside again.
Solid work. Can't believe a 16 year old kid has an evo like that... stupid stupid parents. Look how he treated the car.
Solid work. Can't believe a 16 year old kid has an evo like that... stupid stupid parents. Look how he treated the car.
12-08-2006, 09:57 PM
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Re: My new detailing business....(Pics)
Originally Posted by crx2fast
LOL those are all like brand new cars.. so you spray them with some crap to make them look dirty, then use some 3 dollar turtle wax and everything looks cool? haha
those cars should all look like that after a 5 dollar car wash through a spotless. there BRAND NEW CARS.. there is no way they would like that bad.
those cars should all look like that after a 5 dollar car wash through a spotless. there BRAND NEW CARS.. there is no way they would like that bad.
Look here...........1 year old.........aka like new.....
Ok. It's been a really busy week. This one was done on Monday. I did 6 wash/vacs on Tuesday and 3 full details for a new client today. I'm wore slap out! This one is owned by the wife of a good client of mine. She's been in Florida for the last month selling their home while he was up here finishing up on their new one. He said that this wouldn't be that bad since it was fulle detailed about 4 weeks ago. Yeah right! There was wax everywhere. The engine bay was untouched. Swirl city was not on the map.......it was on the car! He just wanted it cleaned good since they are going to trade it next week for the new Chrysler Aspen.
By the way, if you see white dots in the pics, that's snow. The high was 41*!!!
God I can't wait till detail fest!!!!
Start Time:
10:00AM
Finsish Time:
3:00PM
Payment:
250.00
Optimum's Poli-Seal (75%) and Polish (25%) Combo
(Used EDGE2K Yellow Cutting Pad at a #5 PC setting)
Since this is just gonna be a trade in, I just wanted to further my experiment of Poli-Polish! This combo has amazing cut and finish down smoother than either of the two alone. There is no dust and no difficulty removing it. There is though depth and a high gloss. This was a single step. No other LSP was used in the detailing of this ride.
A little before & after.....
And now 4 minutes later.....
Here's another.....half & half style.....
Other Products Used:
Meguiars Detailer Line Super Degreaser
(4:1 on engine, tires, and wells)
Meguiars Detailer Line APC
(10:1 on interior sufaces, leather, and mats)
Meguiars Detailer Line Wheel Brightner
(4:1 on wheels. Let sit for 2 minutes per wheel and brushed)
Armor All Tire Foam
(Tires and wells. Let sit for 5 minutes and wiped clean with MF mitt)
Armor All Tire Gel
(Applied with supplied applicator)
Pinnacle's Leather Cleaner and Conditioner
(First time I've used this. Made the leather soft and subtle again. Gave it that nice new-car smell. Also cleaned what the APC didn't. Dry to a matte finish....not greasy at all. The leather was the first thing notice when the customer opened the door! Well worth the price.)
Befores....
By the way, if you see white dots in the pics, that's snow. The high was 41*!!!
God I can't wait till detail fest!!!!
Start Time:
10:00AM
Finsish Time:
3:00PM
Payment:
250.00
Optimum's Poli-Seal (75%) and Polish (25%) Combo
(Used EDGE2K Yellow Cutting Pad at a #5 PC setting)
Since this is just gonna be a trade in, I just wanted to further my experiment of Poli-Polish! This combo has amazing cut and finish down smoother than either of the two alone. There is no dust and no difficulty removing it. There is though depth and a high gloss. This was a single step. No other LSP was used in the detailing of this ride.
A little before & after.....
And now 4 minutes later.....
Here's another.....half & half style.....
Other Products Used:
Meguiars Detailer Line Super Degreaser
(4:1 on engine, tires, and wells)
Meguiars Detailer Line APC
(10:1 on interior sufaces, leather, and mats)
Meguiars Detailer Line Wheel Brightner
(4:1 on wheels. Let sit for 2 minutes per wheel and brushed)
Armor All Tire Foam
(Tires and wells. Let sit for 5 minutes and wiped clean with MF mitt)
Armor All Tire Gel
(Applied with supplied applicator)
Pinnacle's Leather Cleaner and Conditioner
(First time I've used this. Made the leather soft and subtle again. Gave it that nice new-car smell. Also cleaned what the APC didn't. Dry to a matte finish....not greasy at all. The leather was the first thing notice when the customer opened the door! Well worth the price.)
Befores....
Afters....
Interior, Engine, and Tires/Wheels.....
12-08-2006, 10:32 PM
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Re: My new detailing business....(Pics)
Wow man you do some excellent work. If you were in NY i would seriously take my TL to you for some ext. detailing. I keep it pretty clean but i usually dont have the time to clay bar it and wax etc
12-08-2006, 10:40 PM
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Re: My new detailing business....(Pics)
I don't know if you have marketed yourself like this yet, but there is a local detailing shop here that makes major bucks by detailing for used car lots. He cust them a discount and does ALL of the cars that go through the used car lot. He went from a $45,000/yr detailer to a $120,000/yr detailer in the past two years by marketing himself to the used car dealers. 
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
12-08-2006, 10:49 PM
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Re: My new detailing business....(Pics)
Originally Posted by fork
you should put your phone number in that link for advertisement, nice work
12-08-2006, 10:53 PM
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Re: My new detailing business....(Pics)
Originally Posted by Darkelvis
I don't know if you have marketed yourself like this yet, but there is a local detailing shop here that makes major bucks by detailing for used car lots. He cust them a discount and does ALL of the cars that go through the used car lot. He went from a $45,000/yr detailer to a $120,000/yr detailer in the past two years by marketing himself to the used car dealers. Just a thought.
Just a thought.But, I always want more! Can you tell me more about his setup?
12-08-2006, 11:07 PM
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Re: My new detailing business....(Pics)
He used to do mobile (i believe) and work out of his shop. But now I think he is strictly at his shop. As far as I know he only has about 3-5 employees and I think they are paid on a flat rate type of thing (only get paid for the work they do, no hourly/base rate). He busted his *** for a couple of years to get to where he is, but now it seems like he is working a regular 9-5 type of schedule with a couple vacations per year. Here is is site: http://www.straightlinedetailing.com/ (the sister store straight line specialties was a sponsor on HMT for a while recently).
12-08-2006, 11:09 PM
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Re: My new detailing business....(Pics)
You've got the right idea. With washing cars, painting houses, clipping toenails..............it doesn't fucken matter, just hit the rich folk. 
Way to use that thing on your shoulders. Your next step is to hire someone to do what you do for $15 and hour and sit at home playing with your *****.
Way to use that thing on your shoulders. Your next step is to hire someone to do what you do for $15 and hour and sit at home playing with your *****.
