Glitter!?

[Concours.John]

While working on the interior of a car yesterday I pulled the back seat for cleaning. There was a decent amount of glitter there.
It gave me bad flash backs to a
Tahoe I did several years back. It however had a whole container thrown by a kid across the interior.

Just curious with Spring clean ups coming how others approach this. Now that I've opened up more to the public I want to be fair but not eat up time.

 

[John@Autopia-Carcare.com]

Do you typically charge a flat rate? Or is it by the hour based on a customer's package?

 

[Concours.John]

Right now for I've been offering a flat rate on the first detail. This varies though it's based on evaluation and what the car needs and how they use it.
Many of my details are more of a full cosmetic restoration.

 

[John@Autopia-Carcare.com]

Might want to specify what your interior details include, and that price can be subject to change depending on vehicle condition? You can word it however you'd like, but just giving my 2 cents.

Always review the work that needs to be done and try to negotiate price before you start to work. I've heard too many horror stories from lack of communication.

 

[Concours.John]

Might want to specify what your interior details include, and that price can be subject to change depending on vehicle condition? You can word it however you'd like, but just giving my 2 cents.

Always review the work that needs to be done and try to negotiate price before you start to work. I've heard too many horror stories from lack of communication.

I agree totally. I always see the car before. I have a full 2 page checklist just for the interior I use and give to the customer also. It's usually when the interior comes out you find the "unforeseen". I then make a call.

I do also provide a maintenance portfolio and photo documentation of all work before and after on disk. I put this together for when I have someone help they know what my customers expect.

Now I'm curious if someone knows a quicker way to get this stuff out other than chasing it with a vacuum?

Thanks for your input. I'll need to add the disclaimer for clients not used to how I do things. There hasn't been a problem yet through my word of mouth clients. However this had me thinking.

 

[mrclean81]

I've had decent luck with lint rollers but nothing to swear by. I would rather deal with vomit than glitter lol.

 

[John@Autopia-Carcare.com]

I've had decent luck with lint rollers but nothing to swear by. I would rather deal with vomit than glitter lol.

You'll be going through quite a few sheets of rollers. I'd be doing this :wall at that point.

 

[Mr. Gloss]

Some questions to ask.

Do you have kids?

Do you have dogs?

 

[John@Autopia-Carcare.com]

Some questions to ask.

Do you have kids?

Do you have dogs?

Nope

Yes, an american bulldog (See below) He sheds, but he doesn't see the inside of my car. If we go somewhere, we take her car.

 

[C. Charles Hahn]

This is going to sound crazy, but I just use a latex surgical glove. Not a nitrile glove, but a latex glove.

If you make small "sweeping" motions across the area where glitter, dog hair, etc. are, it will pick it right up and make it into a small pile you can either pick up with your hand or suck up with a vacuum -- no chasing it around the interior with the hose necessary.

 

[Concours.John]

This is going to sound crazy, but I just use a latex surgical glove. Not a nitrile glove, but a latex glove.

If you make small "sweeping" motions across the area where glitter, dog hair, etc. are, it will pick it right up and make it into a small pile you can either pick up with your hand or suck up with a vacuum -- no chasing it around the interior with the hose necessary.

That's a good tip! I'll remember that. I fine misted it with water on the carpet it helped. It also was in the perforations of the leather too.
Thanks!

 

[Mr. Clean]

"Back in the day" I dealt with glitter often during prom season as well as the various dances. Vacuum/lint rollers took care of glitter nicely.

Since dog hair was mentioned a rubber brush works fine. Either sweep it into piles or sweep towards your vac nozzle. Still there would be the stubborn hairs where I would again employ the use of a lint roller brush. You can buy those quite inepensively and it doesn't matter that you might use several "sheets".

 

[Concours.John]

"Back in the day" I dealt with glitter often during prom season as well as the various dances. Vacuum/lint rollers took care of glitter nicely.

Since dog hair was mentioned a rubber brush works fine. Either sweep it into piles or sweep towards your vac nozzle. Still there would be the stubborn hairs where I would again employ the use of a lint roller brush. You can buy those quite inepensively and it doesn't matter that you might use several "sheets".

Your right on having lint rollers on hand. When we are at the Concours events there is no electricity when the cars are placed. I use them to go after things tracked in. Not to mention the owner also takes his dog with us in one of the cars.(short straight hairs)