The Mindset of a Professional Detailer

[Aaryn NZ]

Originally Posted by DLB

And this mindset is my dilemma.

I know that in order to make money, you can't treat every beat-up daily driver as a show car, but I always tend to anyhow. I don't mean I do a 3+ step to every car I detail, but I do spend more time on certain areas than I should. It just hurts so bad to see something you know you can fix and really make look better, but you "can't" because that's not what the customer ordered.

DLB

I hear that. Sometimes wonder if i am making any money at all.

[Mike.Phillips@Autogeek]

Originally Posted by Aaryn NZ

I hear that. Sometimes wonder if i am making any money at all.

Check out this thread... it's about matching your services to your customer so you don't do too much work so you do make a profit.

A few tips on starting a part-time detailing business
Match your services to your customer

[VGA No.1]

beautiful post..... spot on mike! now Im inspired

[Mike.Phillips@Autogeek]

Originally Posted by VGA No.1

beautiful post..... spot on mike! now Im inspired

Thank you sir... just something I wrote back in 2005 and I pretty much still feel the same way and practice working on cars the same way...