DC'ers - Dress codes for detailers

G35stilez

G35stilez

Ari Gold
As I approach my second *serious* season detailing, I am looking to improve my dress code a bit more. I want to appeal a bit more in each and every way to the consumer, and I feel this is one area that may need some work.



Currently, depending on the weather, I will wear:


Cold: Hooded sweatshirt, jeans, white sneakers, hair neatly styled

Warm: Khaki shorts, logo free nice t-shirt, white sneakers, white ankle socks, hair neatly styled



My question is, if you are a pro, what do you wear?

If you are an enthusiast, what would you like to see a detailer wearing? what would appeal to you to make you purchase their services?



Thanks in advance.
 
GSRstilez said:
My question is, if you are a pro, what do you wear?

If you are an enthusiast, what would you like to see a detailer wearing? what would appeal to you to make you purchase their services?



Thanks in advance.
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When its hot.. a bikini :D jk During summer I usually wear shorts and a tank.
As long as the detailer looks neat and presentable, its fine with me :) It gives me an impression of the kind of work they''ll do.
 
Not detailing but I know at the fd the chief didn't like the t shirt look and went out and got us nice polo shirts to wear. I think they are better hands down..
 
The logo is a good idea though. Make sure it is a walking billboard with your business though. Have T-Shirts made to look like your business cards. Free advertisement.

Sellncars
 
We wear a white t-shirt with our logo over where a pocket on the front would be
with khaki shorts or cargo shorts.
 
i wear a dickie jumpsuit when ever i do someone elses car. it resembles that of a mechanic and people seem to treat u more like a paint technician more than a car wash guy. especially if u overword certain simple things
 
JOYRIDE-Doesn't that get hot in the summer? I'm hot enough in a white t-shirt and khaki shorts. I couldn't imagine a jumpsuit.
 
milky said:
When its hot.. a bikini :D jk During summer I usually wear shorts and a tank.
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Where are you located, and do you need any help? :naughty :)

On a more serious (and less hopeless) note, I have just recently began doing details for $$$. (I am not a pro by any means!!) The ones I have done I wore a green polo shirt and khaki pants/shorts depending on the weather with nice (new) tennis shoes. I was complimented on my appearance and I think it set a more professional foot forward. I also think it helped with the generous tip I recieved. :)
 
Hi, when the weather is hot we wear shorts or black jeans and either 1 of our logo tank tops or 1 of our logo t shirts. In the cooler weather we wear the t shirts or our logo sweatshirts, if it is a little too cool for a tee but to warm for a sweat shirt I have golf style shirts with my logo on them. I wanted to use the golf shirts all the time but late spring through early fall they are just too hot to work in.
 
My most important thing I ask is if I am comfortable in the enviornment I'm detailing in; if your not comfortable, then the detail isn't going to be top notch.

Like Sean, I wear Jeans when it is cold out and Khaki shorts when it's warmer.

Embroidery is very professional. I have several, but my favorite is my company's primary color, Red, polo that I wear with black stitching. It's professional and light weight as well and when mild out, I can throw a long sleeve shirt under it. I have embroidered hoodies and sweatshirts as well for colder months. When it's 80* outside, I wear sleeveless T's out. They aren't ones that I converted myself :nono, but heavy duty Haynes ones that again, have my logo on it.

In the end, it's well worth the expense to look more and more professional.
 
Hello

Summer: Kahki cargoes, Doc Sandels (ya the 10 pounders.) Nice t-shirt. Hair Styled or Hat. ( I find that in MN we look at 80-90 degrees with sometimes 80-90% humidity so i try to wear and hat to keep the sweat from rolling. eww

Cold: Jeans, Shoes, Hooded Sweatshirt. I usually detail in the garage when its cold.

Greg
 
This year I'm going pro so I've got to dress in "uniform"
Warm- Blue polo with kahki shorts, white shoes. I've got a Ralph Lauren outlet not too far away, Polo's are $10!

Cold- Sweatshirt and blue jeans.
 
GSRstilez said:
As I approach my second *serious* season detailing....
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Off topic, but Sean... you've got to be kidding!! You either had about a hundred years of not-so-serious detailing or you've got a busload of natural talent. Either way, its all good :bigups :bigups
 
I usually wear synthetic cargo shorts, the more pockets the better. The synthetic makes them dry faster and the pockets can hold extra MF's (synthetic fabric has no lint) or bottles of things.

For the shirt I usually just wear something that looks relatively nice without being too formal. Usually a plain polo shirt or a solid color T-shirt. It really depends on what I have clean.
 
No doubt about it sean is GOOD!!

I have a dozen light grey T shirts with my business card stuff silk screened on. And I have 3 dark blue polos with company name screened on the pocket thats it. My screener said to use the polo's more for business stuff and the T's for downright dirty stuff . Si I switch off and on or if a friend helps he gets the T and The boss gets the polo.

Cargo shorts and white tennis shoes with white ankle socks .

Cold : What Cold ??
 
Luckily for me it is warm enough all year round to wear a golf shirt, training shorts and Colorado sandshoes.

I make a point of not wearing a watch, wedding ring, belt or shorts with zippers etc, I have had several customers comment that "its good to see your clothes cant scratch my car"

I only average one car a week, but I guess since I do it for money I am doing it professionally.

Cheers
Dave.
 
While I have not started my business yet this is an issue I have been going over.

My tenative plan is to go here LINK to get something made. I believe I would wear something like this and a pair of tan shorts.

-John

*edit
For those of you who say "its too hot" you can go with THIS :rolling
 
As a mobile detailer and someone who detailed mostly high end vehicles at people some very expensive and exclusive neighborhoods, I never had a GQ look. It was the quality of my work that led to referals and repeat customers.
I always wore t-shirts and elastic shorts when it was warm and sweat shirts and sweat pants(with inside draw string) when it was cool. NEVER would I wear jeans or anything with a zipper, buttons , or possible abrassives. No rings, watches, or jewelry of any kind. Getting anything caught on an expensive vehicle can run your whole day and be very costly. Squeezing into some tight Porshes, Ferrari's and Street Rods, you never know what will be rubbing where.
Most of the time i ended up so sweaty and dirty at the end of the day that it wouldn't really matter how i started.
The nice polo's and matching outfits are fine if you are going to do an estimate or can change before and after the detail;) but in the long run it's not going to be your clothes that get and keep customers:hippi
 
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