First day of business a success!

**Lustrous Detail** · 05-17-2015, 02:59 AM

Well, today was my first day of detailing as a professional.

Here are the after pics. Sorry! No before pics. I got to excited and was eager to start detailing. LOL.

First detail was a 2014 Toyota Tacoma:
-Exterior washed/foamed with CG Citrus Wash & Gloss w/ Gilmour Foam Gun
-Decontaminated with NanoSkin Auto Scrub 4 inch Fine Grade using the Porter Cable 7346 w/ 3.5 inch BP. (TIME SAVER!)
-Paint Sealed with SmartSealant
-Interior vacuum and wipe down
-Tires dressed with SmartDressing
-Windows cleaned with Meguiars Glass Cleaner.

Total time: 3.5 hours

Second detail was a (year/model?) Mercedes Benz. Got the same treatment as the Tacoma. Paint is about 2 months old.

Total time 2 hours.

Those are clouds, not oxidation.

All in all, I think it was a good day but I feel that I can do better on timing. Maybe faster? Or am I okay?

I got two more tomorrow. Both are exterior details only with one of em with a headlight restoration.

**vtec92civic** · 05-17-2015, 04:49 AM

Photos don't work however congrats on your first day of success as a professional detailer. Your timing seems pretty on point of you ask me especially if you are a one man show. It use to take me about an hour and a half just to wash my car and it was a coupe lol. You might be able to shave off a couple minutes but all in all you're good. How did you like your first day?

**W.O.T Srvices** · 05-17-2015, 06:05 AM

Well done brother, it feels good on your first job doesn't it?

**Lustrous Detail** · 05-17-2015, 07:52 PM

Sorry! I'll get some photos up later tonight. Hawaii time. You guys will probably be sleeping. Lol

**Lustrous Detail** · 05-17-2015, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by vtec92civic

Photos don't work however congrats on your first day of success as a professional detailer. Your timing seems pretty on point of you ask me especially if you are a one man show. It use to take me about an hour and a half just to wash my car and it was a coupe lol. You might be able to shave off a couple minutes but all in all you're good. How did you like your first day?

First day was good. Ain't gonna lie though. My body is sore!

**Kamakaz1961** · 05-17-2015, 07:55 PM

Wow way cool to see you kickin Azz righ outa the gate!! Would like to see the pic when you can post!!

Peace and Aloha!!

**custmsprty** · 05-17-2015, 09:01 PM

Congrats, hope it all works out for you. I lived in Waipahu 1984-86.

**Paul A.** · 05-17-2015, 09:05 PM

Congratulations Lustrous! Sounds great and the body pain will subside. And from the sound of your scheduling it'll subside soon!

**vtec92civic** · 05-18-2015, 12:18 AM

Originally Posted by Lustrous Detail

First day was good. Ain't gonna lie though. My body is sore!

Originally Posted by custmsprty

Congrats, hope it all works out for you. I lived in Waipahu 1984-86.

Wow only now did I realize the OP was from Hawaii. Oahu is becoming saturated with detailers now. I live over in Maui but love Oahu no doubt. It's the LA of Hawaii and I've thought of moving there to detail as well. PM me and next time we head up to Oahu it would be nice to meet up with other fellow detailers.