No but seriously, the customers options are A) wet sand and remove the water spots and have a slightly thinner clear or B) live with the water spots and have a factory...
I find myself using a touchless wash from time to time myself, even in South Florida, just because "the cobblers kids have holes in their shoes". I don't have enough time to detail my own cars...
Thanks Bob, I appreciate it. This won't be my first venture into the wonderful world of wet-sanding. I wet sanded the 1995 Metallic Polo Green Corvette I mentioned above to about 80-90% correction...
The source of the water spots is unknown. The car is literally babied in the garage. They are Type II and they will be very difficult to remove. I already told him to be prepared for just an...
Hey guys, I'm detailing a 2003 50th Anniversary Corvette for a customer of mine. He has etched in water spots on the hood. They didn't appear to bad, so I first tried a light polish and my PC. ...
Probably because you're removing a layer of free floating contaminents and it allows the product to penetrate teh stuff you want it to penetrate rather than teh stuff that would rinse off? Idk though
That all sounds great in theory, but it still makes me nervous when I have a week of scheduling ahead and only 3 days filled so far on a Sunday night. I worry more about my employee's well-being...
I am plenty busy on the detailing end. I am just thinking of a way to supplement income. I am what you call a "work-a-holic". I have 2 other employees and I am considering hiring two more
Do any of you use your equipment for supplemental income? On rainy days, I try to schedule some pressure cleaning jobs. I have access to a couple rigs I built for my dad's company (500 gallon...
If you want to make $15/hr, consider charging them by the hour. Tell them "A normal detail takes me about 4 hours, and I charge $15/hr." If its going to be more than that, give them a cushion (i.e....
I have been using a plain Jane appointment book for the last few years. I was wondering if anyone uses some sort of app that is maybe linked to their website or something where people can...
Another great resource I have found is Angie's List. It is a paid service on the customers end, so they are "higher end" customers who are LOOKING for your service. They are cult-like in that they...
I have been mobile for about 10 years now. I've worked in Florida (where I live) and in NC when I was in the Marine Corps. I have always and will always use a truck. A few reasons:
I detail boats quite often and lately, when I'm doing some of these center consoles and walk arounds, when I do the gel coat around the cabin, I can't seem to get it perfect. There always seems to...
I try to find a shady spot under a tree and put the canopy up to keep the tree droppings off the car. If i cant, then I use one or the other. The tent is hard to put up alone so when I am working...
A sonic blue coyote we detailed the other day. Had swirls in the paint but only REALLY bad on the hood and rear decklid. Had the hood repainted and the dealership just compounded I guess...no...
APC, Black WOW and Plasti WOW, household cleaners (bleach, ammonia (not together!), mold armor), ummmmmm tried using rubber cleaners, wolfgang trim cleaner...a lot
I notice down here in South Florida, a lot of people don't protect their rubber trim and you get what appears to be a mold. It's almost a little on the reddish side. I've tried EVERYTHING to get...
