opening soon need some advice

When the pro forum gets filled with "I'm opening a detail shop! Tell me everything I need to know!" then it turns away a lot of the great pros that were actually willing to help out in the first place. We take our businesses seriously and when a teenager with no experience detailing cars or any knowledge of operating a business comes on here looking for someone to take them by the hand and tell them everything there is to know and teach them how to operate a business it is not only in very poor taste but also offensive
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dude u obviously have no ideal what u are taking about i never once said tell me everything i need to know or nothing like it im sure i know more about running a business then u do seeing how my major is based on running one and its a difference between asking for advice and being took by hand and just to prove to u how stupid that responce is to me how bout u answer this how many hours a day have i spent working on cars and how many people cars have i detailed for free and they loved it but it wasnt good enough in my eyes and obviously u got to full of your self to remember everyone has to start somewhere and no matter how much our little u know your still going to have questions that why i asks at the start of this thread to tell my the stuff u wish u would known so i wouldn make the same mistake so anybody else thaat have somemore stupid stuff to say can skip this thread then u got dude say ima fail 100% i got a hospital full of doctors and a police force waiting on me to open so they can bring there cars to me how can i fail and more importantly who are u to make a comment like that seeing how im 19 and this is going to be my second ssuccessful business see that y i dont like people like yall u make it and for get where u started at
 
and stupid i know the difference between car wash and vacuum shop and detailing and actually bill gate responded to a question like this he said read a book titled think and grow rich now how stupid do u feel
 
Extrem clean do you ever use capital letters? Have you been taught what punctuation marks are and how to use them? It would improve the legibility of your messages.
 
extrem clean said:
Thanks for all the advice but it seems im running into two big problems the first one is getting produts im having trouble finding somewhere i can order in bulk ( and do anyone know where i cam find the scrub brush that goes on the end of a buffer to clean carpet and stuff?) and the other isfinding im working part time at pepsi and going to school so need some one to be there when i cant.....

lot of people have said that these 70-90 dollar details arent any good but im workin out of my gerage so just opening up i figured i would start out around this price to get people coming but once im estblished, around what shold my prices be?

and does 3m make good products because i bought the super compound and it dose not seem to work for me when im done i still have alot of tiny scratchs.:wall:ignore:nixweiss
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Not a professional, I enjoy detailing my own vehicles, but I think you better also think about LIABILITY INSURANCE and might want to add some English courses to your curricula. (At any age, a post like this isn't reassuring us old folks about the education of today's youth.)



Use the SEARCH, don't expect the pros to do your work for you. They've been nice enough to explain stuff in detail ;).
 
extrem clean said:
dude u obviously have no ideal what u are taking about i never once said tell me everything i need to know or nothing like it im sure i know more about running a business then u do seeing how my major is based on running one and its a difference between asking for advice and being took by hand and just to prove to u how stupid that responce is to me how bout u answer this how many hours a day have i spent working on cars and how many people cars have i detailed for free and they loved it but it wasnt good enough in my eyes and obviously u got to full of your self to remember everyone has to start somewhere and no matter how much our little u know your still going to have questions that why i asks at the start of this thread to tell my the stuff u wish u would known so i wouldn make the same mistake so anybody else thaat have somemore stupid stuff to say can skip this thread then u got dude say ima fail 100% i got a hospital full of doctors and a police force waiting on me to open so they can bring there cars to me how can i fail and more importantly who are u to make a comment like that seeing how im 19 and this is going to be my second ssuccessful business see that y i dont like people like yall u make it and for get where u started at
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So you are so sure you will not fail?



to tell you the truth it will be the next hackwork shop. And how the hell your trying to open a shop when your still in school and then somewhere else? You said your going to hire somebody to do the work, u will fail at it. Hes not going to care much about cars.
 
extrem clean said:
dude u obviously have no ideal what u are taking about i never once said tell me everything i need to know or nothing like it im sure i know more about running a business then u do seeing how my major is based on running one and its a difference between asking for advice and being took by hand and just to prove to u how stupid that responce is to me how bout u answer this how many hours a day have i spent working on cars and how many people cars have i detailed for free and they loved it but it wasnt good enough in my eyes and obviously u got to full of your self to remember everyone has to start somewhere and no matter how much our little u know your still going to have questions that why i asks at the start of this thread to tell my the stuff u wish u would known so i wouldn make the same mistake so anybody else thaat have somemore stupid stuff to say can skip this thread then u got dude say ima fail 100% i got a hospital full of doctors and a police force waiting on me to open so they can bring there cars to me how can i fail and more importantly who are u to make a comment like that seeing how im 19 and this is going to be my second ssuccessful business see that y i dont like people like yall u make it and for get where u started at
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You're going to get very little help around here with a crappy defensive attitude.



Here's my advice: If you want to detail for a living, then do so for awhile before you even consider opening a shop. Save up enough money to carry you for at least a few months (preferably one year) once you get started, because money isn't going to start pouring in the door immediately. Take a few solid marketing and finance classes so you know how to keep records, attract clients, and be a true professional. Find a mentor, show him you're serious, and talk to him about your long-term goals. You'd be surprised at how much people are willing to help when they know their time isn't wasted.



Start small. Do a few cars for friends and family, and refine your skills. Research and buy a solid software package that can help you with accounting, form creation, inventory as applicable, etc. Go sit on a hill for awhile and think about what you want to do with this business, who you are marketing to, what kind of cars you'd like to work on, what you'd settle for, what your short- and long-term goals are, how you plan to address retirement savings if you're working for yourself, how health insurance will be handled, how this will balance with your studies if you're in college, how you will handle conflicts between class schedules and homework and your new business.



Make a list of everything you think you need to start a business and compare it to what you already have. Get several prices on products and equipment. Figure out whether a fixed-location is a good idea given your time constraints and startup costs, think about what it would take to go mobile, evaluate your current vehicle for same. Do some research in your market area to find out who your competition is, evaluate what they're doing wrong and right, compare their prices to what you'd like to earn for a reality check, think about what you have to offer that isn't already offered by 100 other guys that are living paycheck to paycheck.



Ask companies for product samples for evaluation, take a look at the pro details on here and ask yourself whether your skills are up to par, find out what it will cost for insurance in case you ever need it, develop a name and logo (create a brand). Figure out how you're going to structure your company for tax and liability reasons (LLC, etc.).



Do all of that, and then come back here with remaining questions. I think you might be taken more seriously at that point. Good luck!
 
Makita or Hitachi is HANDS DOWN the best polishers out there. I kill one per year. Some like the black and decker that changed to Dewalt. It weighs about two pounds more. If you dont mind weight lifting pick the Dewalt. I own 3 Makitas and 3

Hitachis. Just in case I run into a situation with one. Great machines....lots of rejuvenating power and torque. I replace brushes once or twice per year. You don't want the brushes going lower than 3 8ths of an inch , you will chew up the armature on the unit. I repair my own machines.
 
I don't intend to argue with anyone again, but no oscillators are aloud in my arsonal. Please resist any comment. If your a rejuvenation paint restoration person you know how to use a ROTARY POWER POLISHER. Please don't get aggravated with my narrow mindedness. When I achieve OPTICAL perfection, on paint that I can achieve that result, and worn paint cannot remain perfect even if you make it perfect. Usually the weather and Sun bring back optical failures Halos and the like this is because the car is OLD and the paint has dryed out and OR someone neglected it. Anyway, this work must be done with a ROTARY.
 
You're going to get very little help around here with a crappy defensive attitude.



Here's my advice: If you want to detail for a living, then do so for awhile before you even consider opening a shop. Save up enough money to carry you for at least a few months (preferably one year) once you get started, because money isn't going to start pouring in the door immediately. Take a few solid marketing and finance classes so you know how to keep records, attract clients, and be a true professional. Find a mentor, show him you're serious, and talk to him about your long-term goals. You'd be surprised at how much people are willing to help when they know their time isn't wasted.
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thank u for the good advice
 
You're going to get very little help around here with a crappy defensive attitude.



Here's my advice: If you want to detail for a living, then do so for awhile before you even consider opening a shop. Save up enough money to carry you for at least a few months (preferably one year) once you get started, because money isn't going to start pouring in the door immediately. Take a few solid marketing and finance classes so you know how to keep records, attract clients, and be a true professional. Find a mentor, show him you're serious, and talk to him about your long-term goals. You'd be surprised at how much people are willing to help when they know their time isn't wasted.
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thank u for the good advice:thx:thx
 
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