Why do you think you love detailing so much?

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I love detailing. I don't do it for a living or anything, but I will detail anyones car if they let me. I just love starting with something that has been neglected, that has dirt everywhere, then stepping back after I am done to see something that is as perfect as it could be. Great sense of accomplishment. And its not just cars, I am a clean freak when it comes to my electronics, especially my laptop. I am constantly taking it apart and cleaning it.



I dont think its an OCD thing, I just love stuff looking new and clean. My friends say that I am just concerned with my surroundings.



What do you think is behind your detailing obsession.
 
To me I like my car clean as much as possible, and it's a little hobby of mine. As of late I have not had a chance to wax or wash weekly because it rains pretty much everyday. I guess it's a good thing so my arms can rest.
 
Don't think it's OCD as I can be slob in other areas. However I'm VERY OCD with my car. Windshield has to be clean, bird bombs removed asap, brake dust wiped off at least every two days etc. etc. etc...



Also, to me its fun handiwork and you get to experiment like an amateur chemist. Great time killer waiting for the little bride to get ready.



Just a rewarding hobby that I thoroughly enjoy. Oh, and a clean waxed car gets 7% better gas mileage.
 
It gives me a feeling of accomplishment. In my line of work, I never "see" a finished product that I can take pride in. When I finish detailing a car, I get to see the job that I did and it makes me feel good. It is very fulfilling.
 
I just have an obsessive personality. I love doing cars in horrible condition because I love having the customers go wow ha. I definitely do not have OCD because you look at my room and its never clean. I hate cleaning actually but cars are a different story. The money is also a good added bonus!!:woot2:
 
Autopian Heresy here: I *don't* love detailing. It's just another chore that I do to the best of my ability. Yeah, there's some sense of accomplishment, but that's true of most anything that's worth doing in the first place.
 
I love for a few reasons.



I find it relaxing (get some tunes going on the back ground), just a good time.



I love the before and after. It's a sense of accomplishment.



More times than not, car products actually work the way they are advertised to work. In this day and age, that is quite a miracle!
 
Accumulator said:
Autopian Heresy here: I *don't* love detailing. It's just another chore that I do to the best of my ability. Yeah, there's some sense of accomplishment, but that's true of most anything that's worth doing in the first place.
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Wow, nearly 20,000 posts for something he considers a "chore".



Imaging how many posts he'd have if he loved this stuff .... :think2
 
I love doing it because I love the finished product. No better feeling than when a customer tells you that they just fell in love with their car again or thanks me for helping them realize why they bought it.



My only problem with it is when I can't get it perfect or the way I want it but I can't spend 12 hours on a $150 detail. The customer might think it looks perfect but to me it does not. Oh well, I guess that means I really do love it!!
 
Dont forget that the products smell amazing ;)



I also love working on cars that are trashed because I LOVE cars. period. I also love correcting body work and paint. People will leave a paint transfer on their car for YEARS. I'm like, "I could fix that in minutes!"



I also love that detailing involves power tools. And its a physical labor. I love just getting out there on the ground, and going at it. I also love wood working, working on mechanical issues, and working on around the house projects.



I just wanna know how to do pretty much everything.
 
I like to be outside

- and play with water

- listen to the earth or sometimes go iPod positive to some metal

- the before and afters

- the feel of a clean car

- the general shininess of it

- standing out from the crowd

- constant cleaning means it'll never get to be "bearishly" dirty and then become a chore

- and most recently what drives me is gaining knowledge/ experience and developing my hobby.
 
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