never stop learning!!

[freethebadger]

hey guys, the name is john. Im in Scotland and have been valeting for 15yrs. I'm still in full time employment contracted in to dealership... I've been round more branches than tarzans monkey!

have recently decided to start doing homers since I enjoy what i do and want extra coin. same old story eh! so im here to learn how to step up my game! have been browsing here a few days now and just got a palm sander to try out on the dealing with sand trick.. for the first time ever I can't wait for a car full of sand!

it's funny how everyone has their own way of doing a job, I look forward to pinchin a few tricks

a few pics of my standards just now ...



an hour for full interior.



using only G3, I'm not brave enough to sand down yet!


I need to spit out to showroom standard in 2hrs top at work, but my own work is a labour of love.

how big a jump is valeter to detaling??

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Hi John, welcome to AutoGeekOnline from Germany!

Nice work.

[freethebadger]

Hi John, welcome to AutoGeekOnline from Germany!

Nice work.

guten tag! i know a little german and my spelling is atrocious at best! thank you! I'm dipping my toes into unknown territory with detaling though

[Audios S6]

I think the answer to your question (valet vs detailing) is highly dependent on your clientele.

What you call valeting, may also be called production detailing. For the average person, that wants their car clean and shiny, a quality production detail is completely acceptable. Though you will likely be more than 2 hours even on a quality production detail.

For high-end detailing, you may spend 2 hours just washing and decontaminating the paint. Then another 4-12 hours in paint correction and another 2-4 on the interior.

Obviously these numbers are subject to many factors.

There are no strict qualifications for Valeter vs Detailer, but you'll know it when you see it.

[freethebadger]

paint work is the area i'm afraid to advertise beyond a basic restore job :/. i have a mate who works in a bodyshop and has offered to show me the step up from a simple compound buff... first step of the journey

[Kamakaz1961]

Welcome to AGO and beautiful work!

[freethebadger]

Welcome to AGO and beautiful work!

cheers

[freethebadger]

off to work with the palm sander... bring on the sand!! also have a pumice stone to try for pet hair, I've just been using a rubber brush

[freethebadger]

well I tried the pumice stone on pet hair.. yeah it works but found it lifted alot of the fiber from carpets. a hacksaw blade also helps but same issue lifting fibers.

[Mike Phillips]

paint work is the area i'm afraid to advertise beyond a basic restore job :/.

i have a mate who works in a bodyshop and has offered to show me the step up from a simple compound buff... first step of the journey

How far is Scottland to London?