Anyone detail for a living??

[nc6600]

Just wondering!:Handshake:

[road1will]

Just wondering!:Handshake:

my family owns a car wash if that counts...

[JKmotorsports]

One of the audio shops I managed years ago was a "one stop custom shop" where we did a lot of stuff, including detailing. I did everything there; detailing, audio/security/video, tint, accessory installation, etc.

[3blackchevys]

i worked for a detail place when i was in high school

[nc6600]

my family owns a car wash if that counts... Doesn't count if it has brushes :buffer: They cause swirl marks lol.

[nytahoe]

i detail as a side job.

[Cartwright]

I hate detailing.

[BOSS]

Just wondering!:Handshake:

My grandparents owned a dealership years ago, which is how my dad got into cars. So, naturally he taught ME how to clean paint. I used to detail cars of family friends for money in college and I was pretty cheap! I didn't use any power tools because I was broke as hell, prolly did 4-5 coats of cleaner, polish, wax BY HAND! Did alotta cool cars tho...porsches, jags, maserati's, ferarri's....and you KNOW I drove those mofos around before they picked em up! :D



BOSS

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I hate detailing.


I enjoy the hell out of it. It's one of those things in life that gives me therapy...and I love it even more now that I can afford power-tools!



BOSS

[nytahoe]

yea i kinda like doing it ,good money plus i get to drive some nice cars

[nc6600]

i detail as a side job. Same i do it on the weekends for extra cash.

[jmildoc]

i used to do it for a living when i was 19 and on my own, now it is one of my favorite past times. I have thought of doing it on the side again though

[Timmy]

how did you guys get started.

[nc6600]

I put out fliers in my neighborhood. A couple people called and i cleaned their car, they liked the job i did so they told their friends and they told their friends and so on. Word of mouth is helpful.

[Timmy]

dang. i need to get some customers.

and you only use adams or what?

[3blackchevys]

how did you guys get started.

alot of times when i'm in front of my house washing the car, people who are walking by or whatever will always say to me " hey do you want to do mine next?" one of these days i should take them up on it and make a few extra bucks

[Timmy]

for real. but the people here are broke. :(

i that and they are neighbors.d

[nytahoe]

word of mouth ppl drive by seening me do cars. i use poorboys or Chemical Guys.

[nc6600]

dang. i need to get some customers.

and you only use adams or what?yup only adams except the wash i use pb SSS

[road1will]

Doesn't count if it has brushes :buffer: They cause swirl marks lol.

Actually, not true. And not all tunnel washes have brushes as most people think.

[nc6600]

Actually, not true. And not all tunnel washes have brushes as most people think.I know they dont all have brushes some are touch less which dont cause swirls. the ones with brushes are almost guaranteed to cause them though.

[BOSS]

I know they dont all have brushes some are touch less which dont cause swirls. the ones with brushes are almost guaranteed to cause them though.

There's no good feeling like taking your big dirty ass waxed hoe through a toucheless car wash, and coming out clean as a whistle! I put alotta time into keeping wax on my paint, pays when you have a monster to keep clean ;-)


BOSSMAN

[Timmy]

There's no good feeling like taking your big dirty ass waxed hoe through a toucheless car wash, and coming out clean as a whistle! I put alotta time into keeping wax on my paint, pays when you have a monster to keep clean ;-)


BOSSMAN

actually, in most touchless car washes, the detergent is sooooo strong, it strips the wax off of you vehicle.

[road1will]

Some tunnel washed use soft cloths just like you would use if doing it by hand...

[Chris]

Some tunnel washed use soft cloths just like you would use if doing it by hand...

What about all the crapped traped in the cloths from other vehicles? Or how fast are those soft cloths spinning/moving? I generally subscribe to the notion that automatic car wash=swirls, but I would be happy to be proven wrong :hands:

[Timmy]

post up your flyers

[wkdmh]

I used to have my own detailing shop in addition to my full time job. Decided to close it down when the wife got pregnant 4 years ago so that I could be home during the day with the baby, and work nights.
Much happier these days as a result.

[tybardy]

i have never detailed.... i need to get a fresh coat of wax (and basicly full detail) on my truck but i am a little scared to tackle the project myself. I have a random orbital.. but scared to use it

i NEVER EVER take my truck to a paid car wash... it never comes out clean to my standards. I just washed my truck this morning, took me 2 hours, and thats just for the wash, thats the kind of detail i give my beast... so paying people who dont know what the hell tey are doing is out of the question

[road1will]

We check and clean the brushes several times a day. Shot from other cars don't get trapped in the brushes.

[tybardy]

there are plenty of quality car washes, but at the end of the day... im going to give my truck more attention because its MY truck

[road1will]

there are plenty of quality car washes, but at the end of the day... im going to give my truck more attention because its MY truck

yeah, there are a lot of bad car washes out there. We accept nothing less than Perfect from any of the employees at our wash.

[DunkinDetail]

I own a detail shop.

[1sikyukon]

I own my own mobile detailing company....

[tybardy]

I own my own mobile detailing company....

how does that work? how do you charge people... lets say i wanted to hire you... what would you charge me to detail my truck?

[road1will]

We've got a mobile unit as well, but we don't just do single vehicles. We operate on a much larger scale and only do large fleets of cars/busses now.

[nc6600]

I own my own mobile detailing company....x2

[Porkins]

Just wondering how much did you spend on supplies when you first started out?

[nc6600]

Just wondering how much did you spend on supplies when you first started out?A LOT. Hope that helps.:mexsmoke: