My hat is off to you guys who do this for a living

[theparmachine]

So I spent about 4 hours cleaning and detailing my car, inside and out. It was a pretty comprehensive cleaning which included:

Exterior:

• XMT Gel Shampoo & Conditioner in the Wolfgang Foam Cannon
• Meguiars Wheel Bright
• Meguiars APC +
• Meguiars Degreaser
• Meguiars Medium Clay
• ONR

Interior:

• Ryobi 6.5 Horsepower Vac
• APC +
• Meguiars Window Cleaner
• Wolfgang Vinyl & Rubber Protectant
• CG Stripper Scent

Anyways, the results were fabulous. The problem was that the next day I felt like I was hit by a truck. How do you guys to this 5, 6, 7 days a week? My hat is off to you guys.

[Scarelane]

I can completely relate. I detail cars for friends and referrals. I spend at least 12 hours on each car. I'm not a young pup anymore and I can really feel it the next few days. Especially my back, which I've been dealing with the last 8 years. So I've really had to cut back the number of cars I detail.

[604_Snooze]

You can do exercise such as cardio and weight lifting to improve your body strength and endurance.

[rustytruck]

I have a small detailing biz on the side. I always see guys on here saying they want to do it full time and I'm never sure why.

I'm with you it is tough work. A few cars a week for some play money. YES Doing this full time. NEVER

[irishguy]

Listen to you old timers. That means your not doing it right. I just spent 14 hrs on my brothers 08 dodge. A few dozen beers and my back dont hurt at all. But my headache tomarrow will probably be bad.

[dad07]

Originally Posted by irishguy

Listen to you old timers. That means your not doing it right. I just spent 14 hrs on my brothers 08 dodge. A few dozen beers and my back dont hurt at all. But my headache tomarrow will probably be bad.

The Beer always keeps me limber..LOL! You must be a young fella....I always hurt after a detail( back,arms,etc.) but I never hurt after the beer!

[Agfan]

Not easy at all. You gotta stay in shape. But still a sore back is everyday life for me now but doing this full time seems to be nothing. I could say the same thing about plenty of other jobs. Construction, carpentry, roofing, etc... Every hands on labor has its rough spots.

[david79z28]

Originally Posted by Agfan

Every hands on labor has its rough spots.

A desk job Monday thru Friday doesn't help!!

I only detail my vehicles and those of my immediate family. So, I can pace myself. That really helps!!!

I'm able to keep detailing as mental therapy.

[RoadRageDetail]

Is it wrong that I'm ecstatic that my next detail will be in an air conditioned garage?

I feel like I should be paying the customer.

[drbobbybones]

I'm always sore after a full detail. I'm in pretty good shape and I'm in my 30's and I still get achy after doing what you did.