MattGraf
02-10-2013, 10:23 PM
What's up all. My name is Matt (go figure from my username,) I'm 32 and live in the south hills of Pittsburgh. I am an avid car enthusiast and "driveway detailer," I've been a car guy my whole life and have been into novice detailing for about 15 years. Recently I have been toying with the idea of turning this hobby into a way to earn a living, I have been doing small side jobs for friends/family for years and have been increasingly more interested in going into business for myself and getting away from my 9-5 gig...now, I make a comfortable living so it's not an easy decision...thankfully my better half is quite successful which allows me more of an opportunity to take a risk.
Anyway, long story short, I was searching for tips on how to make money detailing and it led me to this site. Needless to say, I was immediately hooked. I've been lurking for about a week and decided to introduce myself as I plan to be around for a while and will soon be making a purchase from autogeek. This website has been humbling, overwhelming and encouraging. I learned that I am probably not as good of a detailer as I thought I was lol, I learned that there are countless products out there to choose from and I was also encouraged by the fact that with proper research, the right products and the right technique that I can substansially improve my detailing skills and ultimately reach my goal of cornering a market of high end and exotic cars. My current fleet of cars consists of a 2013 Hyundai Sonata limited turbo (my toy) a 2013 Acura ilx (her daily driver) a 2006 Hummer H3 (everyone needs an suv) and a $600 1998 cavalier (my winter beater.) The sonata and ilx are new and have been hit with collinite 845, neither requires any correction at this time. I put a coat of colly on the Hummer today but will be doing a correction on that when the weather breaks and the cavalier, well......it's actually not bad for a 15 year old car with 163k miles and will most likely be my guinea pig and also display car to showcase how well certain products perform.
I have to say, my entire life people have thought I was crazy because I actually thoroughly enjoy detailing cars and my cars are always clean...I can't believe there is an entire online community of people who are just like me haha it is great to know and I'm happy to have found this site!
Anyway, long story short, I was searching for tips on how to make money detailing and it led me to this site. Needless to say, I was immediately hooked. I've been lurking for about a week and decided to introduce myself as I plan to be around for a while and will soon be making a purchase from autogeek. This website has been humbling, overwhelming and encouraging. I learned that I am probably not as good of a detailer as I thought I was lol, I learned that there are countless products out there to choose from and I was also encouraged by the fact that with proper research, the right products and the right technique that I can substansially improve my detailing skills and ultimately reach my goal of cornering a market of high end and exotic cars. My current fleet of cars consists of a 2013 Hyundai Sonata limited turbo (my toy) a 2013 Acura ilx (her daily driver) a 2006 Hummer H3 (everyone needs an suv) and a $600 1998 cavalier (my winter beater.) The sonata and ilx are new and have been hit with collinite 845, neither requires any correction at this time. I put a coat of colly on the Hummer today but will be doing a correction on that when the weather breaks and the cavalier, well......it's actually not bad for a 15 year old car with 163k miles and will most likely be my guinea pig and also display car to showcase how well certain products perform.
I have to say, my entire life people have thought I was crazy because I actually thoroughly enjoy detailing cars and my cars are always clean...I can't believe there is an entire online community of people who are just like me haha it is great to know and I'm happy to have found this site!