Recent content by imported_Shaun Carollo

Whats up Autopians! I haven't been on here in probably three years--I've been busy; slaving away at architecture school. Hope everything is a lot better than the last time I was here! The economy was really bad and there were people closing up shop and down-scaling their businesses left and...

<c> I completed the correction on this 2000 Viper a few weeks ago and finally had the chance to travel back out to the customer’s home and apply a coat of Wolfgang Fuzion after washing and sealing an RV of his (no pictures.) Also I am learning how to get better pics from my SLR so I wanted to...

I have had the pleasure of spending 30 hours over the last four days working on this beautiful machine. I met the owner on another forum after finding out that one of his family members was one of my favorite teachers from high school. We exchanged emails after fall hit and arranged to have the...

I'm sure it says in the owners manual somewhere but we all know that real men don't read instructions.:bigups So how often do you recommend to go between motor brush swapping? I'm sure it's something that is cheap enough that it should be done every season but of course I've had both my PC and...

I've got a very thorough detail that is coming up on a 2004 360 Challenge Stradale. The owner and I think it will be best to get the car up on jacks and take the wheels off so we can thoroughly clean and protect the suspension components, the wheel wells, and to clean, polish and seal the...

While driving down 275 last week heading towards another job, I had the owner of this vehicle call me after seeing my trailer and schedule an appointment. He ended up having me head out to Southfield on Thursday and working on his wife's '04 Black DTS, and her boss' '08 Black DTS. No pics, I was...

This past Tuesday I was contacted by a regular client of mine in the Metro Detroit / Ann Arbor Area to detail his Porsche Gemballa Carrerra GT, Ferrari F430, Rolls Royce 100EX, Champion 911 Turbo, and Rentech SL600. There was also supposed to be a Lamborghini LP460 but we ended up missing out on...

Here is what I have been working on this Saturday morning. I have never done any postcard direct mailings, so if you guys have any experience with it, or have any suggestions for improvement it would be greatly appreciated. The mailing list will be off of infoUSA.com (unless you know of...

How do you all ensure you get the top search results? I design my own website and think that I can improve my position; I just don't know how to do it. I already have a lot of meta tags inbedded into all of my pages, here they all are: Professional, Mobile, Detailing, Polishing, Wax, Waxing...

Do you do business with your customers? Well of course you do, I mean do you utilize the services that their business(es) provide? I have a GREAT customer, one that really appreciates the hard work and end result of what I do for him. He owns an accounting firm in a nearby city. I have spoken to...

I was flicking through the tube tonight and I see that The Apprentice has started a new season in LA. Their first task was to run a car wash/express detail operation. One team tried just getting em in and out with a basic wash and tire dressing or "armor all." The other team tried upselling...

I have someone from a Cadillac forum that needs to have some scratches buffed out, possibly more. He is in Houston at the moment, and moving to SA in two weeks. Please include your contact information and webpage if interested.

What would you say to somebody who uses Dove soap to clean their leather seats, and Pledge to treat their vinyl (dash,door panels, and leather?) I got into it on another forum with a member who has some "status" as a detailing pro. He swears by this routine (he's near 60.) Let me know your thoughts.

30' Anodized Aluminum trailer, black of course. What do you think my game plan should be, he wants it polished out and waxed. I have all the Menzerna polishes available to me and enough #20 to seal it, or NXT Paste. I was thinking $300-$350, and using intensive polish on the rotary and then...

Here are some pictures of my latest jobs. Business has FINALLY started to take off due to the weather. Latest Details My 2003 RSX-S. 22,000 Miles. AIO+P21S. My first time for P21S and I like it a lot, next time I'm gonna try some Nattys, 16, or Trade Secret. 2000 Caddy Deville...