Recent content by denverdetail

In talking to detailers over the years I have heard of some of them having pretty weird customers. For instance, a competitor of mine has a regular customer that has a fleet of roachcoaches (lunch wagon's). A member posted here recently that he has a credit union that he details repos for...

So I've been considering doing a menu type laminated form to use in upselling detailing services. I'm thinking putting things like paint touch up, leather conditioning, engine degreasing, vinyl repair, clear bra's, ect. on it. Then after the initial walkaround, I would present the menu and...

Denver back from Vaca! I won't be around for awhile everyone. Taking off for two weeks to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. Got the RV all packed with the Roadstar strapped down on a trailer. Taking a bunch of detail supplies with to detail my RV and bike while out there. Also...

So you know it's an unusual day when you spend 10 hours detailing three vehicles and you don't touch a car, truck, van, suv, or bus. Today was awesome! You may have read my thread about a strange request for cleaning a boat. Customer wanted me to use a 50/50 vinegar and water mix to clean...

So I washed up my MF's today and noticed when I was switching to the dryer that I accidentaly tossed a green scouring pad in with the towels. The green pad disintegrated and its fibers got stuck into the MF's! Damn'it! I tried to pick the stuff out of the towels but there is just too much...

Thought I'd start a thread to see what some of you thought were your 3 most important factors in succeeding with a professional detailing business. Here's mine in order of importance. 1. Exposure...the more people who know about you and what you do, the better!! This means marketing...

So I got this call from some guys secretary who is looking for a detailer to only wash and wax her boss's 29ft speed boat. No brightwork, interior, or anything else. She told me it was a new boat, only in the water once for 5 days or so. It will soon be relocated to its new home at Lake...

I just read an article that says the federal government has banned washing cars at residences. Here is the link to the article. http://www.carwash.com/news.asp?mode=4&N_ID=48664

Thought I'd start a thread to see what funny detailing mishaps you've encountered. Here's mine, aweful but hilarious. So yesterday, I was out with one of my guys, Jose. We were doing a Subaru Outback at a customers house. The customer was tending her rose bushes like they were planted by the...

If you don't know what the Pink Pages are, they are the yellow pages for the gay and lesbian community. I have a good friend from college who is a top notch marketing pro for a large firm. He told me to look into advertising in the Pink Pages because it's demographic's purchasing...

I know computers ok but have a question. Am I leaving my computer open to hackers by having cookies installed on my hd for certain web sites, like DC for instance. Specifically, if I active the "automatically sign back in upon return" option in the web site preferences menu, am I leaving my...

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Sorry, but for obvious reasons, I can't say who it is. Hint...can you say pigskin? This was the first time I've done his cars. I got the deal by sponsoring a hole at a charity golf event put on by the Denver Bronco's. I took a gamble with the money I spent on it but figured if it got me one...

Does anyone here use a paint thickness gauge? What is your experience? I've never used one but often think if I did I would know if I could be more aggresive with scratches or problem areas. I had someone once tell me that they are not so accurate because they measure the thickness from the...

If you've read my post called 'what would you bid this job at?" http://www.detailcity.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4634 It was about detailing a trailer. I bid the job high because I couldn't get there to see it first. Anyways, the job turned out to be easy and I made out pretty good...