Giving maintenance care guide to customers

[dcjredline]

I was doing this and got frustrated cause it seems my customers arent reading them. Im sure I was too long winded for them to be interested but there are SO many things to say. lol

[LavJordan]

I am also interested in getting a good, concise one of these going that we could all use. I'll try to write up a good portion of mine before I hit the hay tonight and I'll share it once finished.

I think the real challenge will be finding a medium between informative and concise.

Think if a house painter walked through your door once he was done and handed you a 10 page packet on caring for the paint. You arent reading that if he paid you to(at least I wouldn't). But if he gave you a simple one page paper or pamphlet thats organized with headings/index, then you may actually give it a chance.

[Scott@IncrediblyDetailed]

Here's what I made first starting out:
http://www.incrediblydetailed.com/extend-life-detail/

Feel free to use it as a rough draft.

[Don M]

Here's what I made first starting out:
http://www.incrediblydetailed.com/extend-life-detail/

Feel free to use it as a rough draft.

Awesome, the 'Bullet Point' style was what I was going to suggest to keep things simple, neat and easy to read. People generally won't read paragraphs - especially if it's on a subject they're not "in to." But bullet points draw the eye and are quick and easy with just enough information to make them curious about more.

[OvalDrive]

I really like this idea. Thanks for posting your page Scott.

[silverfox]

I wouldn't touch a car anymore unless the owner agreed to have it coated. They will go to commercial car washes no matter if you stamped the message on their hand. Especially soccer moms and senior citizens. You can buy a WOWA coating like DG enviroshield cheaper than most boutique waxes. Being in a retirement community, I take of our members cars and they all look great and stay that way. I actually use the local touchless carwash in the winter same as they do. No damage to the coating whatsoever. Come spring, I freshen them up with a non abrasive polish, and they're good to go again. To be perfectly honest...I'm actually glad they don't wash their own cars because I know they're going to do more damage despite my lectures.