2005 Cavalier

[BradsDetailing]

Ahh, the cavalier. My first car that I ever bought was a 1995 cavalier. I see them everywhere as I'm sure a lot of people do.

The owner was looking to get a completely overhaul for $80. Simply told him that's not happening and explained to him the cost of supplies and labor involved and he was ok with what I was going to give; which was:

Wash
Spot Clay
Wheels and Tires
Vacuum
Shampoo
Dressing
Windows
A couple light scratch removals

He was looking to get a polishing for $80 and I simply said that won't happen. Also a lot of the scratches were too deep to really do anything with and fillng them in and repainting would be pointless given the value of the car but it could of been done if wanted.

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Overall the interior was just full of dust and dirt. No stains or grime or anything real nasty.

Outside was full of scratches to the metal that couldn't be repaired and the windows haven't been cleaned in forever and had some real tough spots.

Thanks for looking

[dc52nv]

Car looks great for what you did. I'm sure the owner was a happy customer. I used to own a 97 Pontiac Sunfire and it had the exact same interior. Brought back memories.

[dc52nv]

Would you mind sharing the products used?

[DogRescuer]

Good job, did you do the exterior or interior first?

[BradsDetailing]

Interior first

The customer wasn't happy at all. For some reason he thought I would buff out the whole car, remove the rust from his rims somehow, shampoo and clean the whole interior and make it swirl free for $80.

I was unable to meet him at pickup and he said he would leave the money at the mailbox and he left without leaving anything.

Pretty upset right now. I note all the initial calls for what the customer wants and for how much and it's never been an issue. Not with this guy.

He said a detailing company with an actual shop near by will buff it out and polish it up for $80 and it only takes 4 hours. I told him there is no way, considering this needs a compound and polish, they can do 2 steps in 4 hours for $80 and own a shop.

[BradsDetailing]

Another part that kind of rubbed me the wrong way was he said I didn't clean the rims. I spent over an hour on the rims. The before and after pictures look pretty good to me for an $80 job. There is rust that is already bubbling on crevices and corners that he somehow wanted removed and said I did a poor job at that. You can't remove rust when it's that bad. Also said there was mud on the drivers side floor. After I take pictures I don't touch the car. There is no mud in the after picture of the drivers side floor or floor mat.

He wants to give me $50 for everything.

[BradsDetailing]

Any feedback on this customer is appreciated and the job I did

[Bamafire]

Sorry to hear that the owner skipped on you. How long did the job take? Did you have the owner sign any agreement before work was done?

[BradsDetailing]

Took about 5 hours. Just a recorded phone conversation and nothing was signed. But it was real clear what he wanted and I said I could play the recording back. He declined to listen.

I have a lexus im polishing tomorrow and I told him I can send him the results of that so he gets an idea what I can do. Haven't heard back from him yet.

[Bamafire]

Hate to say but I doubt you will hear back from him, but for $80.00 you went above and beyound.