This is how i do it!

[studwithsuds]

I use to work for an BMW, LandRover auto dealership, so we'd wash sold cars, detail trade ins, wash vehicles that got serviced, and we'd sometimes detail cars that customers paid to get detailed. This was seldom, because most people didn't even know the dealer offered the detailing service. It does cost around like $150. It will be spotless when we're done, but you can get all the supplies yourself and do it all yourself. You just gotta have time if you wanna do a full service detail for your own car.

I start by air blasting the interior (use an air compresser at about 30psi and a gun attachment) this gets all the loose dirt, dust, everything up and ready to be vaccummed.

The vaccum the junk out of it so you're not scrubing dirt into the carpet. Then use some 3m adhesive remover on the carpet to split the junk up, and then spray a cleaning chemical called awesome orange on the carpet and scrub the stains out. Repeat if needed, it works great, just not on all stains right away. Then we hit the door panels with awesome orange, and wipe it with a rag.

Then just go over all the plastic and #### in the interior. And do a final vacuum. Then we use this stuff called proshine, which shines all the plastic on the inside, making it look like day 1. No wiping necessary. And i forgot to mention, but somewhere in between, you clean the seats off. Also, we'll clean the inside windows, I like aerosol cans of glass cleaner.

We'll do the engine compartment if they wanted it. Basically, you use awesome orange, spray a can all inside the engine compartment, and then use a pressure washer to spray it off, then use the air gun to dry it.

After the inside is done (including the floor mats), we wash it. You spray the wheels off, rinse the car, soap it and scrub #### out, spray it off, shami it, if the customer wants it, wax the car. They have some spray on waxes that work well and quickly.

Also, you can glass clean the outside windows.


If you want some product names, check out Awesome Orange, 3M adhesive remover, Glass Clean.

Both glass clean and awesome orange are made by i think car pro. I don't think you'll find it in stores, but it is sold online, you'll have to look hard, search on yahoo. The glass clean, you can buy 10 cans for $10 right now at advance auto parts.

I'm happy to have the cleaning skills i have now. My car looks like day 1, and it's an 89 ford probe. Send me a message if you have any questions.

P.S. women will pay lots of money to have their cars detailed. Most are too stupid to do it on their own, and would love to show off their clean cars. And then some women just don't give a #### how their cars looks.

[makdaddy626]

P.S. women will pay lots of money to have their cars detailed. Most are too stupid to do it on their own, and would love to show off their clean cars. And then some women just don't give a #### how their cars looks.


May God have mercy on your soul.

[Jumps back waiting on the (justly deserved) flaming to begin]

Seriously, that's such an unnecesary stereotype... There are both women and men that don't give a crap about their cars and there are both women and men that don't know anything about taking care of a vehicle themselves that will pay good money (and I would consider it a fair price) to have the work done for them. I'm sure there are things you pay someone to do that you COULD learn to do yourself and do cheaper but have no interest in it and feel your time is better spend in other areas, right? Nobody has the time and resources to do everything themselves, it's simple economics that different people will offer different goods and services, specializing has it's benefits.

I'm sure you have lots of good experience and knowledge that everyone here can learn from and appreciate, just show respect for EVERYONE on the board and everyone will be a lot more willing to listen.

[ScottB]

given some time, we will show you some boutique products that likely offer more benefit. Most dealer products are repackaged and used for short term success.

[Brian_Brice]

Most dealership detailers are pretty much doomed in this market, it's a very difficult transition, that's why it's so much easier to train rather than re-train. With this one, I would suspect even harder than most.

[tonym]

Pretty good first post. Obviously you're just looking for a reaction to that ridiculous statement. Way to go Suds!

Tony

[Old Pirate]

Look out for : MEGHAN

[cegcsg2]

I use to work for an BMW, LandRover auto dealership, so we'd wash sold cars, detail trade ins, wash vehicles that got serviced, and we'd sometimes detail cars that customers paid to get detailed. This was seldom, because most people didn't even know the dealer offered the detailing service. It does cost around like $150. It will be spotless when we're done, but you can get all the supplies yourself and do it all yourself. You just gotta have time if you wanna do a full service detail for your own car.

I start by air blasting the interior (use an air compresser at about 30psi and a gun attachment) this gets all the loose dirt, dust, everything up and ready to be vaccummed.

The vaccum the junk out of it so you're not scrubing dirt into the carpet. Then use some 3m adhesive remover on the carpet to split the junk up, and then spray a cleaning chemical called awesome orange on the carpet and scrub the stains out. Repeat if needed, it works great, just not on all stains right away. Then we hit the door panels with awesome orange, and wipe it with a rag.

Then just go over all the plastic and #### in the interior. And do a final vacuum. Then we use this stuff called proshine, which shines all the plastic on the inside, making it look like day 1. No wiping necessary. And i forgot to mention, but somewhere in between, you clean the seats off. Also, we'll clean the inside windows, I like aerosol cans of glass cleaner.

We'll do the engine compartment if they wanted it. Basically, you use awesome orange, spray a can all inside the engine compartment, and then use a pressure washer to spray it off, then use the air gun to dry it.

After the inside is done (including the floor mats), we wash it. You spray the wheels off, rinse the car, soap it and scrub #### out, spray it off, shami it, if the customer wants it, wax the car. They have some spray on waxes that work well and quickly.

Also, you can glass clean the outside windows.


If you want some product names, check out Awesome Orange, 3M adhesive remover, Glass Clean.

Both glass clean and awesome orange are made by i think car pro. I don't think you'll find it in stores, but it is sold online, you'll have to look hard, search on yahoo. The glass clean, you can buy 10 cans for $10 right now at advance auto parts.

I'm happy to have the cleaning skills i have now. My car looks like day 1, and it's an 89 ford probe. Send me a message if you have any questions.

P.S. women will pay lots of money to have their cars detailed. Most are too stupid to do it on their own, and would love to show off their clean cars. And then some women just don't give a #### how their cars looks.


Pics?

[Lasthope05]

Doesnt really sound much like a detail to me. Vaccum and cleaning the entire car with a single product called "Awesome orange"...I'd be weary to even go there. Not even the Infinity and Audi dealership I used to work for when that low. I hope your post was a joke...

[bryansbestwax]

Interiors are somewhat easy to do. I hav many different products I use, some are boutique some are mass market chemicals. The exterior is where the boys become men. Spray wax for the most part is junk, only to be used on door jams.

[boogiejoe]

If this is the mentality at many delaerships, we have only ourselves to blame if we are not swamped with customers. It's a huge indication that the public needs an easy way to understand the different available services with detailing. We really need to define the qualities of detailing vs. slathering a car with bucket of tire shine.

[RTexasF]

Congratulations on mastering what many others do in their driveway on Saturday morning.....car washing & vacuuming. The people here go just a little beyond that and I know a few ladies that could teach you how to properly detail a car.

[Themightytimmah]

After the inside is done (including the floor mats), we wash it. You spray the wheels off, rinse the car, soap it and scrub #### out, spray it off, shami it, if the customer wants it, wax the car. They have some spray on waxes that work well and quickly.


...And this is why we make the big bucks. Thanks for keeping the swirl removal/sealant jobs coming my way.

[HHIslander]

Most dealership detailers are pretty much doomed in this market, it's a very difficult transition, that's why it's so much easier to train rather than re-train. With this one, I would suspect even harder than most.

Hey, I've made it so there is hope for everyone. Plus I make significantly more money this way, so I'm not going anywhere either...:buffing:

[swirlnuts]

Hey, I've made it so there is hope for everyone. Plus I make significantly more money this way, so I'm not going anywhere either...:buffing:


sorta the same here. Havent left the dealership yet but have brought an entirely new level of detailing to that place and when/if i can go out on my own i will be fine. But my dealership operated awful similar to this guys when i first got there.

[:::houseofbunny:::]

P.S. women will pay lots of money to have their cars detailed. Most are too stupid to do it on their own, and would love to show off their clean cars. And then some women just don't give a #### how their cars looks.

I'm impressed with the my fellow forum members for their intolerance of this kind of behavior. I was actually willing to let it go, thinking it was just a poorly phrased flippant remark. So, like the last guy with his "Mex" comments, I was ready to give him the benefit of the doubt and ignore the implications. I'm thinking now that maybe I am too tolerant.

Between the smugness that this guy comes off with and his ignorant post script, he's clearly not here to learn and likewise has nothing to teach us.