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    Do friends ask you to detail their cars?

    I have some friends with REALLY nice cars. They see my car detailed and have either hinted or straight out asked me to detail theirs. I enjoy detailing as a hobby and would like to do some of the cars, but I wonder about a couple of things:
    (1) should I get a liability release form?
    (2) if the paints needs correction, should just glaze it and be done? I really don't like doing a half-a$$ job...maybe an AIO ( 3 in 1 or Speed).

    Thoughts?

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    Re: Do friends ask you to detail their cars?

    most are not going to want a show car finish and probably aren't going to want to pay for it, so a this is where a AIO comes in. there's no point in doing it for a daily driver when it's probably going to end up back in the same shape in less than a year or sooner...
    i am the jump starter.

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    Re: Do friends ask you to detail their cars?

    Agree and I too refuse to do a 2 step on a DD.
    "Dirt likes detergent so much better than the surface that it's attached to, it'll leave that surface to go hang out with the soap"...aim4squirrels

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    Re: Do friends ask you to detail their cars?

    This is hard labor.I would have them pay a reduced hourly rate,if they truly want it done.

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    Re: Do friends ask you to detail their cars?

    Quote Originally Posted by GSKR View Post
    This is hard labor.I would have them pay a reduced hourly rate,if they truly want it done.
    I agree you know what I hate even more then when a friend ask for a detail... When my wife's family members ask... Yuck

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    Re: Do friends ask you to detail their cars?

    Quote Originally Posted by asap2stacks View Post
    I agree you know what I hate even more then when a friend ask for a detail... When my wife's family members ask... Yuck
    I steer clear of that.

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    Re: Do friends ask you to detail their cars?

    I don't have release, since this isn't my business...should I have them sign something?

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    Re: Do friends ask you to detail their cars?

    Define 'really nice'....Are they paying you? You never mentioned that part.....

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    Re: Do friends ask you to detail their cars?

    With friends and family I give them a reduced rate, I always just ask what their main concerns are and usually give them a little extra

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    Re: Do friends ask you to detail their cars?

    Quote Originally Posted by tenblade2001 View Post
    I don't have release, since this isn't my business...should I have them sign something?
    If you feel you have to do that...are they really "friends"?

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