Do you ever detail cars as a gift?

I do it also. For my parents as a gift as well as my girlfriend's parents. They are interested in detailing but don't have the strength to do it themselves.
 
Yup, me too. It's surprising the reaction you get from them, too. Especially when it's a surprise. I think it's because they realize how much time, sweat, work, etc. goes into it, and then they see how amazing their car looks, and they just gush over it. Makes all the hours more than worth it.
 
For Father's Day, I made up a gift certificate on the computer for my father that entitles him to a detail. I made it very nice with some clip art and a border and printed it on heavy card stock in color at work.



So he'll get a free detail and I didn't have to spend a dime on a card or gift! :laugh:



He has everything so there is nothing I can buy him. Sprucing up his bimmer coupe will do. :xyxthumbs
 
Scottwax said:
I used to, but I just don't have time any more.
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To me that's the beauty of it. Anyone can take 30 minutes to run down to a store and buy something. Taking the time out to fully detail someone's car as a present just seems much more meaningful to me.



Spilchy said:
For Father's Day, I made up a gift certificate on the computer for my father that entitles him to a detail. I made it very nice with some clip art and a border and printed it on heavy card stock in color at work.
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What kind of work do you do?
 
Parents & brother get a full detail twice a year. For friends & other relatives it's usually in exchange for some service.
 
I've done it a few times, mostly for family, or for maintaining some of ours (3 others besides mine, it's a lot of work keeping everything mint). Even if I do em though people are always trying to repay me.



Cars are big for some people (us!) and not so much for others, it's just a car, but imo both groups can still manage a smile when a thorough touch is given.
 
I'm planning to detail my father in law's car for his birthday soon. Bit of a challenge though - it's a 1993 and it's been washed about 100 times and polished about 40 it's whole life, never garaged and plenty of rust spots creeping through!! Course I'm a newbie as well and I don't have a garage but I'm sure he'll have a pretty big smile on his face if I can get it as shiny as I think I can (and I'm being realistic in my expectations).
 
trodd69 said:
I'm planning to detail my father in law's car for his birthday soon. Bit of a challenge though - it's a 1993 and it's been washed about 100 times and polished about 40 it's whole life, never garaged and plenty of rust spots creeping through!! Course I'm a newbie as well and I don't have a garage but I'm sure he'll have a pretty big smile on his face if I can get it as shiny as I think I can (and I'm being realistic in my expectations).
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Well good luck. Let us know how he like it.
 
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