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Re: Entry level combo that's made me a ton of $$$
Originally Posted by
j.williams at perpetualradiance
That's awesome, I was thinking I could try this route. But I saw the 2nd pic of the correct car I thought "wow what an improvement" then my OCD saw the dirty tire and I just couldn't lol. But then again on my basic wash I don't do the wheels and it doesn't bother me that much hummmm. Yes you might be on to something!
It took a lot to get past my own ocd and what in my head I thought needed to be done in a detail. Then the more and more I read and learned about customers and my very own clients I realized these were all personal things. The client didn't notice the extra 40 mins I spent to get a few extra grains from the rug, or that I wiped the seat adjustment level or that I steamed the entire seatbelt and not just the 15% they pull out.
After sitting for hours and trying to figure out how I was going to make a profit and compete with $20 full "detail" guys it really got me to look at everything from the outside and see what was really important to my customers and what could be removed and what really needed to be done to meet their expectations, my profit margins, time-frames and workload.
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Re: Entry level combo that's made me a ton of $$$
I've spent the last two days doing a dealer lot. As many cars as I can get done in a day, show up and leave when I want to. The money is good the dealership is beyond happy and it also got me a lead to a private dealer who noticed my work and wants me to do all the cars they bring in from now on.
Every car that rolls out will have this package as a minimum but the client can choose to move up to a full correction with a two or four year coating and it's added to their loan.
Oh the dealer cars are also washed by the in house detailer.
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Re: Entry level combo that's made me a ton of $$$
Originally Posted by
Cruzscarwash
It took a lot to get past my own ocd and what in my head I thought needed to be done in a detail. Then the more and more I read and learned about customers and my very own clients I realized these were all personal things. The client didn't notice the extra 40 mins I spent to get a few extra grains from the rug, or that I wiped the seat adjustment level or that I steamed the entire seatbelt and not just the 15% they pull out.
After sitting for hours and trying to figure out how I was going to make a profit and compete with $20 full "detail" guys it really got me to look at everything from the outside and see what was really important to my customers and what could be removed and what really needed to be done to meet their expectations, my profit margins, time-frames and workload.
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respectfully, what are you getting per car for the essence/PNS combo?
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Re: Entry level combo that's made me a ton of $$$
Originally Posted by
Every_detail
respectfully, what are you getting per car for the essence/PNS combo?
$220 is what I normally charge. I'm trying a new combo today on a red G35. I'll post pics of the results and maybe some water play.
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Re: Entry level combo that's made me a ton of $$$
I like the combo idea. I used to water down esscence plus with water to make a topper it was awesome but haven’t used it in a while going to dig it out I have it somewhere watered down can’t remember how I mixed makes the vehicle look awesome gloss wise just average beads though maybe I should mix in some reload or even PNS thanks homeslice good upload
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Re: Entry level combo that's made me a ton of $$$
Originally Posted by
Mgavin1985
I like the combo idea. I used to water down esscence plus with water to make a topper it was awesome but haven’t used it in a while going to dig it out I have it somewhere watered down can’t remember how I mixed makes the vehicle look awesome gloss wise just average beads though maybe I should mix in some reload or even PNS thanks homeslice good upload
How/why would you water it down?
Beading of JUST essence plus. No topper in these pics
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Re: Entry level combo that's made me a ton of $$$
Cruz, been silently following this thread since you first posted over a year ago.
I had to chime in though as I loved the concept and outside the box thinking of your work then and still do now! Thank you for updating this thread, I appreciate it and I’m sure everybody else does too.
Where you living now if you don’t mind me asking as I assume it’s not the Cali Desert anymore?
Alumni Autogeek's first ever Roadshow Detailing Class Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
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Re: Entry level combo that's made me a ton of $$$
Originally Posted by
Cruzscarwash
How/why would you water it down?
Beading of JUST essence plus. No topper in these pics
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Got a chub in my pants definitely digging it out
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Re: Entry level combo that's made me a ton of $$$
Originally Posted by
DMiglio
Cruz, been silently following this thread since you first posted over a year ago.
I had to chime in though as I loved the concept and outside the box thinking of your work then and still do now! Thank you for updating this thread, I appreciate it and I’m sure everybody else does too.
Where you living now if you don’t mind me asking as I assume it’s not the Cali Desert anymore?
Nope, I've moved to Japan as my home base. I'm fortunate enough to be able to travel so I still fly back to the states for ceramic jobs. I just got back about a month ago from doing 8 coatings between California and tx.
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