I am not impressed by those that detail high dollar vehicles

[imported_rydawg1]

O/T That blue in your avatar pic is a bad a$$ shade of blue! The polishing doesn't look too bad either!

Thanks!



I wish that the resolution and compression of the avatar did not ruin the pic so much. It's a 50 Chevy Streetrod that belongs to a forum member here. It's one badazz car. I gave the car a whole new look.:drool:



Spring time I will try to go back and do a photoshoot on it and nice write up. It's going to be called, "Airforce Blues"!

 

[Harold97]

:xyxthumbs Great post!!!!



Perfect person to ask this to...



How's the brand new Lambos at your store looking, especially the black ones?:nervous: They're suppose to be perfect because people think they are an expensive exotic and easy to work on.



That black one that I had seen that day at the show is a perfect prime example of why they should not even touch them and only hire very skilled people to do them. They worked very hard to get them ready for the show and everyone at the show commented all day long on how AWFULL the swirls were. The drummer from Aerosmith and I were laughing at it.

Yeah, I have seen some that need a lot of help! If they want their car to look at least as nice as a REALLY glossy $16k Dodge, I will happily tell them who to call!

 

[TSC17]

In staying on topic with the original post, I think the reason why the high end details gets the most love is simply because these are generally rare cars that don't get seen that often. You don't think twice when driving down the road and seeing yet another Camry, but I'm going out on a limb here when I say that a Ferrari or Lambo will turn your head every single time! Regardless of the level of work performed, people will prefer to look at the exotics (the hot chic!).



Having said that however, I enjoy looking at both because I respect the skills that go into proper paint correction and perfection. Some of the most popular posts I've done have been amazing transformations on daily drivers.



It has already been said that the the high end cars require more attention to detail simply because of the expectations of the owners of these vehicles, they are generally more difficult because of the body lines, and they are a bit more nerve-wrecking because of the value of the vehicle. Either way, both cars are hard work...plain and simple.



Another point that is not being made here is the respect that we all should have for those who specialize in these vehicles. I'm not talking about the detailing skills required, because that is a given. This (typicaly) requires a higher level of business skills, marketing saavy, and salesmanship to obtain these jobs. Not everybody can relate or sell to this type of customer. The professionalism needed is at a whole different level. As a sales manager by trade, I have the utmost respect for those making a living out of this level of clientele.



Daily drivers or exotics though...it's all good as long as it's quality worksmanship (decent photography and a well written post doesn't hurt either).



My .02...

 

[autoconcierge]

I guess that the point should be can YOU correct the surfaces of the cars that you are working on??? exotic or not....... when someone posts up a thread of a high level correction, I see many flaws in the paint, wheels and interior almost 100 % of the time.



I feel there is a divide of the have's and have not's, do you think that everyone who now specializes in upper end vehicles just majically said " I will only do cars that cost 100,000.00 dollars and up" the ability to command a higher price and client base take years of "sweat equity" and doing business right car after car.



To put yourself in the position to garner trust of a high end motorcar owner is not easy, it took me over eight years to be able to put on a business card "serving the Ferrari, lamborghini and porsche community since......".

 

[imported_Jakerooni]

I will also point out the obvious... But people like Todd (th0001) not only post up 10,000 pics per detail but he very clearly explains everything. There's a ton of dialouge in Todd's post and the others as well. Where as myself. if I get more than just a couple sentences out about it I consider myself lucky. So it's not just the car but exactly how it's being presented. I really hope to do better this season with better pic taking and maybe some writing skills to boot. My shots usually consist of a few before pics and a few after pics.. Very rarely will I break in the middle of a detail to grab "in process" pics which is really the meat behind any C&B post.

 

[Lonnie]

I think we ALL agree, though, that regardless of what type of vehicle, we all benefit from the pictures and write-ups. I have said it before and I will say it again: detailing is a skill that requires practice and patience, and while much of it is learned though trial-and error and just plain experience, the information in this forum is invaluable in that process. I can hope to attain results like scottwax, accummulator, themighytimmer, superbee, th0001, and a host of other Autopian All-Stars, but I probably never will, simply because I don't have their abilities or experience, and tools. Doesn't mean I shouldn't TRY to emulate them; it's just frustrating to me (and I am sure to other novices) that I (we) cannot attain the same results. If there is one thing to be learned from this forum it's that some things are best left to the professionals. Like the game of golf (which I don't play), most of us will never golf like Tiger Woods. Doesn't mean we shouldn't play the game or that we cannot enjoy the game (and I know many people do). Even if I (we) improve a little in our car care and detailing from the information shared in this forum, it is because of both professionals and do-it-yourselfer's in this forum willing to take the time and effort to improve us all. Maybe this thread is straying from the original topic, but as stated, I am indebted in my passion to car detailing to the many contributors in this forum.