2016 Detailing Plans

[donbeezy]

minimize products?!? no way!


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[RW215]

1. Finish personal detailing website
2. Correct and coat the new motorcycle
3. More time behind a rotary
4. Attend more detailing projects with Mike Phillips
5. Increase organization at the dealership for all my tools/products
6. Keep up to date spreadsheets on cost of products used per detail
7. Run more giveaways on Autopia.org
8. Run a raffle on Autopia
9. Post more glorious food pics in the Lunch/Dinner thread.

Sections Number seven and eight are highly recommended..:bigups

 

[Audios S6]

• Reorganize my garage and setup (Shelves in the wall, better hanging of stuff, banners finally up, products organized in totes)

• Minimize my detailing chemical collection (trade, sell, toss)

• Possibly a new pressure washer and another polisher. (Rupes21 II, 3401)

• Research and selectively try some new products

• Set up with only 1 or 2 of the best product in each category to minimize overlap and extra stuff.

• New car parts and performance upgrades

Selectively trying new products is unacceptable Troy. You must try all products and provide video reviews. We are depending on you!

 

[jrock645]

What worked for me was to first off, not expect it to happen overnight. My first year I got maybe 10 jobs at best. Nothing major. I made a website, Facebook page, and promoted my business to family and friends. That was all year one. This year (my second) I was averaging 3-4 jobs a week at times. Things have slowed considerably now that it's winter but my phone still rings a couple times a week.

Focus us on getting a website up and running. Make sure it looks professional and clean and doesn't overload potential customers with info. They aren't so much interested in every step it takes as much as they just want a quick summary they can understand. Do your research on tags for the site and work to make sure your business name comes up first in Google (without paying for an ad). Over the past year my website has gone from about 5th down the list on Google to first now. Even infront of the other businesses that have been around longer. I just search "auto detailing canton mi" and see where I'm at. Being first is huge because many times that means people call you first.

Like i I said though, don't expect it to happen overnight. Never stop looking for new ways to get your name out there

Well, I have a full time, salaried managerial career, so I'm not looking for 50 details. If I do 10 paid details, I'll be pretty happy. It's something I really enjoy doing and it'd be nice to pay for everything I've bought, and make a few extra bucks. More than anything, it's an opportunity to spend more time polishing paint, since I can't do my own every week.

 

[jerry r]

Interesting that people are planning to do more rotary work.

I noticed that to Accumulator,its great to see it,maybe it will encourage others to try them out and dispel some of the myths that have people thinking they will burn the paint as soon as they touch it with the machine.

 

[Bunky]

I sure would like to see a meticulous 5 hour detail. I am sure everyone's definition to the level of cleaning for even a maintenance wash.

 

[Accumulator]

I noticed [the resurgence of interest in rotaries] to Accumulator,its great to see it,maybe it will encourage others to try them out and dispel some of the myths that have people thinking they will burn the paint as soon as they touch it with the machine.

Yeah...while I don't care for rotaries for various reasons (and never use either of mine and more), the whole "burning paint" thing has always seemed silly to me. I've simply *never* burned paint with a rotary, not once even on plastics (and no, I never intentionally burned a practice panel), and I'm sure no rotary-Meister so if I could avoid it I'd expect anybody can. All a matter of knowledge base, mindset, and paying attention to what you're doing IMO.

I sure would like to see a meticulous 5 hour detail. I am sure everyone's definition to the level of cleaning for even a maintenance wash.

Well, heh heh...I'd like to see a meticulous *three* hour maintenance wash! That'd be a reasonable amount of time and *far* less of a dreadful chore. I can't help but think that a lot of it is simply the vehicles involved (and thus something I'm stuck with), but maybe I can find some ways to speed things up without compromising the results....got some ideas percolatin'

 

[TroyScherer]

Selectively trying new products is unacceptable Troy. You must try all products and provide video reviews. We are depending on you!

LOL....

I would love to continue to do this, but my tastes and products cost continue to climb higher and higher. But I will continue my reviews and videos as I go. They will just be fewer and farther between due to long life systems and products.

 

[Don]

I WAS going going to just clean up the Suzuki & MAYBE try to clean out the garage (it's all HER stuff in there). But now it looks like I have several weekends worth of cutting, polishing & more polishing on my Camaro, which has a few stage two, bird poo etchings on it. Looks like the previous owner took good mechanical care of the car and decent appearance care, even the swirls aren't that bad! But they were no Autopian.

 

[Accumulator]

One of my goals was to find appreciative (new) homes for some of my unused detailing stuff, and thanks to some fellow Autopians I'm making progress

 

[Old Pirate]

For me, I'm try to get better in my Health and it's time to do correction work on my ST and use my new Ceramic Coating on it.

 

[Gjkwpd]

Goals for 2016
1. Shooting for 20 paid details. Last year I started in Oct and did 5 details. 3 paid details, 2 free details which I used as "marketing" which definitely helped me get the 3 paid.
2. Come up with a price list for services
3. Utilize biz cards and brochure.
4. Like some posted; product utilization, find the best for the job I'm doing and use what I have for profit maximization
5. Stop being afraid to charge fair market price for services requested
6. . I have hard time being asked to do just a wash and wax and then going and doing a 1 step because I know it looks better. I need to be firm on my services.