New Member from the pnw

[gentry20]

Hi my name is Casey and i am from Mcminnville OR. i work for a detail shop and also do side work. i started washing cars at 10 on my dads classic car lot and at 16 picked up a buffer for the first time and i knew i wanted to be a paint correction specialist. i am always trying to learn more. i have goals to not only own my own shop but to be a well known and respected detailer. from scanning some of the pages i know i can learn a lot on here.

Here is some of my work

[GS2011]

:welcome:

[Paul A.]

Welcome Casey! And don't be shy sharing some of your experience. Sounds like you've been in the game for a bit :dblthumb2:

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Hi Casey, welcome to AutoGeekOnline!

[Mike Phillips]

Hi my name is Casey and i am from Mcminnville OR.

[quote]

Hi Casey,

McMinnville is a nice place. I lived in Albany, Cottage Grove and Seaside as I hail from Oregon too.


[QUOTE=gentry20;1303700]

i work for a detail shop and also do side work. i started washing cars at 10 on my dads classic car lot and at 16 picked up a buffer for the first time and i knew i wanted to be a paint correction specialist.


You have the name right, you want to be more than a detailer. You also just made the best investment into your career and that's joining this forum. Read a lot and as a lot of questions. Becoming a top notch paint correction specialist starts with head knowledge, not a buffer.



[QUOTE=gentry20;1303700]

i am always trying to learn more.



Never stop learning. The term I like to use to describe myself is,

Perpetual Student

There's just too much NEW technology continually being introduced to our industry that there's no way to ever know it all and the only way to keep up with the changes is to be continually learning.






i have goals to not only own my own shop but to be a well known and respected detailer.



For what it's worth.... here's my advice... conduct yourself in a professional manner both online and offline and you'll create a good name for yourself.

Also for what it's worth.... I've being doing the online thing since the Internet was introduced to the public. My first how-to article posted to the Internet goes back to 1994 (http://mr2.com/TEXT/paint_polish.txt). I don't know anyone posting to forums or Facebook writing articles, making YouTube videos or teaching classes today that can make that claim.

Over the years I see all these guys using forum nicknames. Nothing wrong with that but in the "real world" they don't mean squat. I've always used my real name and it's worked for me, never against me.


Here's two articles I wrote to help guys trying to be successful, take a read-through...

Brand Yourself, Brand your Forum Nickname and Brand your Business Name (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tricks-tips-techniques/23241-brand-yourself-brand-your-forum-nickname-brand-your-business-name.html)


How to choose a name for your detailing business (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tricks-tips-techniques/22283-how-choose-name-your-detailing-business.html)






from scanning some of the pages i know i can learn a lot on here.



Plus you're in the company of great people that will do everything they can to help you succeed.


Welcome to AutogeekOnline!


:welcome:

[BillE]

Welcome!

McMinnville is one of our favorite towns/areas.

Bill

[TacoRun]

Welcome gentry20, and good luck with your goals!

[AutowerxDetailing]

Hello fellow Oregonian! Welcome to the forum.

[Scrutinizer]

Greetings, fellow Autogeek noob from Oregon. Salem here.

[AZ Mike]

Welcome to Autogeek.

[WT Taggart]

Welcome Casey.


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