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Interior stains can really hurt the value of your car, so it is up to you to get it removed as soon as possible. Following some simple steps can save you a lot of time & money in the future. What i strongly suggest is that you carry a small bottle of meguiar's all purpose cleaner in the car...

Well i hate to say this but it looks like i finally met my match with a car. I was detailing a Lexus IS300. It is black to make things even worse. The owner said that it is all scratched up. I looked around the car and found what seemed to be water spots and a few hundred minor scuff marks...

Anyone know someone or does any one want to work for me. I am looking for some help with the detailing. I will soon be expanding and will need to get some good detailers. Please call me at 917-330-8095 or email me at perfect.detailing@verizon.net

I have just started a mailing list where all of my customers get a 5 page newsletter from me ever 2 months. It is really great and brings in the business. If someone wants to see a copy send me an email or just reply to this with your address NYD

It has been a while since i posted some help for all the newbies. This post should help all the newbies out from start to finish. This is just the way i detail, everyone has there own system they use but i find this to be the most effective way. start detailing the interior first. The...

I have seen many threads about getting insurance for the detail business that members want to start up. Some things you should find out from your agent before you take the insurance policy out. 1. Are you covered if you damage the car? what happends if you burn the paint on the car, or tear...

Some people have asked me if they should clay or compund the car. I do both sometimes, but that is just they way i detail. YOU WILL NOT GET THE SAME RESULTS FROM COMPOUNDING THE CAR THEN IF YOU JUST CLAY THE CAR!!!! Below is a picture of a 1994 Bonneville hood, half the hood has been...

OK guys & gals, I posted before my info on how to start a business, now I am going to post a thread on how much to charge First I would like to say that there are several different types of detailers. Some do it for the hobby & fun, some do it for spending cash & some do it professionally...

I got about 5 emails from different members on how to start a business. I though it would be easier to reply to them on the forum so i could help them and anyone else who needed it. It is really hard to start a business today. More then 50% of the business that start today fail within the...

I was about to detail a 1994 nissan maxima today. My wife wanted to watch me detail (notice how i said watch not help). I washed the car and then i was going to compound it with 3m perfect-it III. I buy it by the gallon size and put it into smaller squeeze bottles. The bottle was clogged so...

Because customers always seem to want to talk to me at the worst possible moment i am having this sign made for my place. IF DETAILING YOUR CAR WAS SO EASY, YOU WOULD NOT BE READING THIS SIGN IN MY DETAIL SHOP. PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB THE PRO DETAILER WHILE HE IS USING THE MACHINE. THANK YOU...

since i buy all meguiar products from the same person all the time. I asked him about a group buy for my friends on autopia. We will need to get at least 25 people. I will get the exact pricing sometime this week As of now i know i can get #26, #40 & speed glaze we can also get some 3m...

This can be the best feature you can add to your list of services for your detail customers. I strongly suggest that you find your local PDR tech and get in touch with him. You can work the amount out and both of you can make some great money. I have offered this service for a while now and...

Well i started with the contract today with this company that has a fleet of vehicles. I picked up jason around 6am, i was running late was supposed to pick him up at 530am. We then got another kid that works for me and went to the lot where all 75 cars would be waiting. We started at 730 am...

Well got rid of the virus someone sent me. It really sucked. No computer for a few days was not that bad, but no autopia was driving me nuts!!!!!! I am back and virus free.

This stuff is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! It blows away just about all tire dressings i have used, EO, MEG's TW's, NO TOUCH, ETC..... you can not BEAT the shine this product gives you with the easy on application. In fact you can apply it to a wet or dry tire and it stays black and does not turn...

Well after months of going back & forth, it became offical today. I now clean a companys complete fleet of 75+ cars. This must be done on a weekly basis. All the trucks are numbered, so i start with #1 and work up to #75. I think i will be able to get 40-50 done in one day if i start at 6am...

What a day I had yesterday (jason to). Up at 7:30 am to pick up jason, 8am back at my place and got ready for the day. 9am fist appt showed up, 2002 DTS this was a complete detail. 10:30 am second appt showed up 98 VW cabrio, this was also a complete detail. 12pm third appt showed up 2002...

Came across a new selection at meguiar's web site today. It gave real time video to show you demo's This might help out some newbie's http://www.teammeguiars.com/getschooled_clinics.asp

http://www.teammeguiars.com/getschooled_ss.asp?s=sanding&page=5 has anyone used this, i think i am going to try it out and post a product review on it.