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Well business has turned for me from good to great! I got the opportunity to apply my knowledge and skill to a new shop. I rent an area from them. I also do HID headlights, Car stereo and fabrication, and detailing in my area. Anyway onto the detail. This customer found me through local yellow...

So I'm just curious on what all you guys do to rake in the money during your slow months. I know a lot of you guys sell gift certificates for the winter months or do a lot of interiors. I'm kinda staying steady, but I've also been in the construction trade before and love to work with my hands...

Well I've known this customer for quite awhile and he didn't know I detail cars, but when he bought this car for his wife they had it detailed by another detailer around here. They upgraded to a Polymer Sealant (griot's) for an extra charge. When the detailer was all done he told them to use...

This customer got a hold of me through this forum and was emailing back and forth about this detail for a good 2 weeks. He asked a lot of good questions and was pleased to know that I do the work he's looking for. He asked if he should have the dealership do any work to the car and I instantly...

Sorry but this is kind of a rant, kind of a question. Just wanna hear some discussion from the other pro's So I was driving down the dealership row and in front one of the dealers it has an A-frame sign that say Premier Auto Detailing. A couple days later I went in as a customer looking for a...

Hey guys. I am currently enrolled in a CAD class and learning new things besides detailing. I'm not looking to make any money off of this, but I need the practice as I want to become an archtiect. Man caves are my dream to design and build. If you would like me to draw you an accurate 2D...

This customer is also a friend of mine that has been wanting me to detail his truck for long time. When he first found out I was detailing full time he came to me and wanted me to just throw a wax on and call it good. I talked him into upgrading to a sealant and than more paint correction. So we...

This bike is a 1998 Suzuki Intruder that just got some custom work done to it. It had the fenders wrapped and taillight was custom made buy using LED strips and drilling holes in the rear fender. The bike parts were than painted maroonish red. It's actually the honda ridgeline red with a little...

Alright here's the deal. It's a black 98 Audi A6. Horrible marring, etched in waterspots and RIDS. I've never had a problem correcting newer audi paint. i've done a couple but that about it (2006 black RS4, and a silver Black A8) With the A8 I was able to get 80% correction (customer wasn't...

So i got an idea today.. Since I need to make more business cards I got to thinking. Should I make 100 business cards that have like a 10% discount off of first time customers? Should I make some postcards for previous customers that give them a friendly reminder that it may be time for...

I met this customer by helping my uncle do some electrical work at his house.. This car is kept garaged and only taken out in the sun (which is rare around here in the PNW). Anyway I was talkin to him about his car and he told me that he gets it detailed regularly, but is never very happy about...

This is one of my good friends' 350z that I had the priveledge of making it shine and bringing it back to life. I enjoyed working on this car because I had a while to play around with it while I did other cars... He was in the Phillipines while his car was taken care of. I tried some new...

I have had my business license for a year now. But have been detailing cars for 6 years on the side. I have some repeat customers, but they are just the basic wash/wax style customers. Every 6 months gets a new coat of sealant put on. The only downfall on them is that they drive a basic car...

So I've been pondering the idea of opening up a true shop and stop doing mobile and details in my garage. But I have a couple questions. 1. What are some building requirements I must have for detailing? I heard I need an oil/water separator... Can somebody please educate me on this? 2. How...

This car has always been immaculate but had some imperfections. I worked on it for a while. The guy that owns this actually is selling it so he wanted me to get it in great shape... btw he's selling it for only $16,000 I used all mothers products on this, because the customer requested I did...

Hello everyone. I'm new to this forum, but I'm just introducing myself. My name is Ryan and I'm working on starting my own detailing shop. Right now I'm just working out of a garage at my house. I've got a little cliental, but hopefully it will get larger. I work full time for a tire shop and...