Recent content by imported_hockeyplaya13

I'm 21 years old and have just accepted an internship in Dallas, TX and will be living in an apartment for the first time and have no idea how to continue my detailing habits without a garage, hose, or electrical hookup. I'm curious as to what solutions you might have come up with to properly...

Hey all, I've accepted an internship with Texas Instruments from Jan-June, and willing be living in The Village apartments. Unfortunately I'll have to park my car outside, and my permanent residence is in Louisville, KY. I'm wondering if any fellow Autopian would be willing to let me borrow...

I'm thinking this would be a good idea to get referrals from people whose cars you haven't serviced. As I mentioned in another thread, I'm reading a book on networking, and it has made me realize what a huge opportunity it presents if done correctly. Does anybody go to regular networking events...

What do you say? I'm currently reading a book on networking, and it just brought up a good point and something I have been struggling with. When people ask you about what your business is or ask you what you do, what do you say? I've been saying that I detail cars a lot, but to some (most)...

Kind of. There was no MSDS for it, but from some Google'ing I found that they have GWK's over in Germany, which is similar, and GHC's. I Google'd "p21s power gel GWK", and found one in Slovenian. I uploaded it to the Google Translator Toolkit, and it gave me a rough translation, but there were...

This is my car (2002 Dodge Ram 1500), and it's my DD, however I'm pretty anal about it and can't stand issues like the following. The paint on the front/top of the radiator is peeling off (in multiple places, I just posted a pic of the most obvious one), and on the hinges in the door jambs. I...

Anybody notice this? It seems that it rains the day after I wash my car, every time, without fail. Seriously. Even my family notices it. And what about birds? I'm pretty sure they have a clean-car radar that they use to target their poop. My car never gets hit when its dirty. Am I alone in this?

How do you track your clients, income, expenses, amount spent by each person, amount spent per month, per week, most used service (if you offer specific packages), etc...? Or do you? I just finished a taking a class all about Excel and Access, and am pretty well versed in using those two...

OK, so for those of you that operate a mobile business, what do you do about phones? Do you have a separate phone line for your business? If so, I'm assuming it's a cell phone, since you'd want to be able to take business calls when you're on the road and such, right? Or do you just use your...

What do you do for lighting large vehicles? I have a dodge ram 1500 and lighting for the roof and hood has been quite a pain. Regluar halogens work for al the side panels, but aren't tall enough to light the hood/roof. I plan to get a brinkmann soon, but that's really only good for checking the...

So I'm starting a mobile business and while I know word of mouth and your reputation are the best marketing tools, you can't get word of mouth recommendations until you've had a few customers. But what's the best way to go about getting those first few customers? I want to do it in a high class...

Is the Meg's 105/205 combo replacing the Menz SIP/106 combo? I've been off the forum for about a year and a half, and when I frequented it then, SIP had just been out for about a year or so. SIP/106 was the touted as one of the best combo's to use since they were both designed to work on harder...

As I've mentioned in a few previous threads, I'm starting up my own mobile operation hopefully by the end of May. It will be legit, I'll be getting a business license/insurance/separate bank account/etc...I really need to come up with a company name though so I can get started on acquiring a...

I know how to identify chrome, because that's what I have. But I have no idea what anodized aluminum looks like, or alloy (or what that even is), or coated vs. uncoated aluminum, etc... Is there a guide somewhere that explains it all and how to know what you are working with?

This summer I plan to set up my own mobile detailing business, and once I start to get enough clients I'll get my business license and insurance and everything. I'm in school until the first week of May and so won't be able to really start until then, but I'm using this next month to get...