Engine Detail Release of Liabillity Form

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APerfectShine

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I recently had a customer raise a fuss about an engine that was sprayed off according to their instruction. I'm going to need to use a release of liability form for engines that I do in the future. Does anyone have such a form readily available for me to use?



Thanks a lot!

Chris
 
I have one that is a must! I have in the past sold a CD copy of all my forms so I can't send you a copy without being unfair to the persons that already bought the CD from me but I can tell you that it is a must to cover yer arse!! One in every 40-50 cars gives us a scare.



Cleaning engines is a huge liability for the money so you really need to be protected.
 
Couldn't you just cover engine detail liability in the standard waiver? Or do you not have everyone sign a waiver? I guess I am too litigous thinking. :)
 
The waiver at the bottom of my work order is big enough already and nobody ever reads it. I like having the engine laibility seperate so I can wipe it out and go over it with them.
 
Sorry, I have sold copies of it to people on this forum. How happy will they be if I post it for free.



Get a work order from anywhere and use that as a template.
 
I'm in the process of getting all my forms together, and an engine detail release of liability form is number one on the list. As Joe says, it's definitely a must.



Ben
 
Definitely a good idea. I don't clean engines very often because it just isn't worth opening myself up to the liability.
 
Scottwax said:
Definitely a good idea. I don't clean engines very often because it just isn't worth opening myself up to the liability.
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Scott,

We cover everything witha degreaser, close the hood and wash, clay, wheels, etc.. the rest of the vehicle then come back and do the engine withthe pressure washer and an old wash mitt. We also do the underside of the hood.



We get min. $45 for an engine detail. It takes us about 15 min for the average job.



That works out to about $180 an hour There is very little product use and with the liability form signed I am good to go..



Also the jobs that have bitten us in the rear just took extra time to dry off conections or other minor PITA thing to get it running.



It is easy money.
 
yea i was going to do this as well... I've always done it to my car... but w/ others... I'm always apprehensive about it. What do you guys normally cover? Air cleaner, battery and alternator? Has there ever been issues about any standing water around the plugs or any other area?
 
This is a great eye opening thread.

I have NOT considered any of the negetive ramnification of engine detailing, I guess because I have ot experienced a problem.



Please continue to post.
 
Late model vehicles usually don't encounter problems with engine washing/detailing.



Older vehicles with dist. caps and older worn electrical systems sometimes can be a pain.



Also, we use the pressure washer at a distance from the engine. Usin gone close up will inject moister into the conections and such.
 
Superior Shine said:
Late model vehicles usually don't encounter problems with engine washing/detailing.



Older vehicles with dist. caps and older worn electrical systems sometimes can be a pain.



Also, we use the pressure washer at a distance from the engine. Usin gone close up will inject moister into the conections and such.
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Do you not cover anything on the engine before you use a pressure washer???
 
I don't typically cover anything on newer engines either. Everything is already water tight and covered so I just degrease, start the engine, power wash off, then dress. I continue to let the car run for about 10-12 minutes while I wash the rest of it. Doing it this way, I've never had a problem with a car not starting and the heat dries the engine for me and allows the dressing to to coat and dry evenly. I don't currently make the customer sign a waiver. Although I might consider it on motors that could be problematic, such as older engines.
 
Whats the best way you guys have found to dress the engine. I had this dressing at my old job that you could just spray on all the plastics and let run for a while, then it would naturally even itself out. Now the stuff i use doesnt do the best job.
 
Jordan@DD said:
Whats the best way you guys have found to dress the engine. I had this dressing at my old job that you could just spray on all the plastics and let run for a while, then it would naturally even itself out. Now the stuff i use doesnt do the best job.
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I don't normally dress engines. Attracts dust. Sometimes I do dress the plastic engine cover and visible hoses if the engine was cleaned for someone wanting to sell the car.



On my own car, I don't dress anything and the only thing I cover is the coil pack, which you can see next to the intake tube in front of the air box.



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