Full Detail in one day? Is it possible

Flash Gordon said:
I know you work for Mothers, but how much actual experience do you have?





With more experience you will become more efficient
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Pureshine is plenty experienced. It's possible to do a production paint correction and interior in one day, working yourself to the bone with only very short breaks. . .and all you will get for it is mediocre work. If the interior has special issues like pet hair, red stains, etc or the wheels are especially bad, forget doing it in one day with only one person.

A system that comes to mind is the meg's MF system with D300 and d301, no wipe between steps. If you skip intricate areas and work in fairly large sections you can achieve "ok" results in a few hours. You can't get away with this on every car though...soft black cars like certain hondas and acuras for example.

A real paint correction, 2+ steps, is difficult to finish in one day, not counting the interior. That includes bumpers, recessed areas, behind license plates, ALL painted trim, painted grills, roofs, rocker panels etc. On most real paint correction you have to bust out 3" pads or smaller in some cases. Most guys, if honest, would have to admit that they don't remove plates, don't always pay the same attention on the roof and don't polish the under side of bumpers and rocker panels.
 
Flash Gordon said:
I know you work for Mothers, but how much actual experience do you have?





With more experience you will become more efficient
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Really thats way to funny I've been doing this for 8 years its about doing it right and there is now way your doing it right it that amount of time unless you cut corners on the interior which I never do. This is why I'm booked 6 weeks out and the only way to detail is to do it right the first time and not cut corners. which you have to be doing.
 
statusdetailing said:
Pureshine is plenty experienced. It's possible to do a production paint correction and interior in one day, working yourself to the bone with only very short breaks. . .and all you will get for it is mediocre work. If the interior has special issues like pet hair, red stains, etc or the wheels are especially bad, forget doing it in one day with only one person.

A system that comes to mind is the meg's MF system with D300 and d301, no wipe between steps. If you skip intricate areas and work in fairly large sections you can achieve "ok" results in a few hours. You can't get away with this on every car though...soft black cars like certain hondas and acuras for example.

A real paint correction, 2+ steps, is difficult to finish in one day, not counting the interior. That includes bumpers, recessed areas, behind license plates, ALL painted trim, painted grills, roofs, rocker panels etc. On most real paint correction you have to bust out 3" pads or smaller in some cases. Most guys, if honest, would have to admit that they don't remove plates, don't always pay the same attention on the roof and don't polish the under side of bumpers and rocker panels.
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:iagree:
 
I do "full" interior/exterior work including an AIO polish all the time. . . no problem. That said. . .

The following correction took 15 hours. I polished EVERY SQUARE INCH of the paint. NO interior. A good solid, average paint correction takes me 8-20 hours. Some cars are more complex, some are simple.

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You guys don't mention if this is a part time job or hobby for you. I can only assume it's one or the other
 
Flash Gordon said:
You guys don't mention if this is a part time job or hobby for you. I can only assume it's one or the other
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This is the key. Is the OP asking as a hobbyist or as a professional? A hobbyist doesn't have time limitations, so it always takes more than a full day, because there is no need to work efficiently. But a professional needs to manage his time to turn a profit. A pro also only needs to meet the expectations of his client, which is frequently not the same as the expectations of "us."
 
I do this full time 6 days a week and wouldn't do anything else. Like Status said to do a true paint correction it takes anywhere from 8-20hrs and could take more. Most of my one steps form wash to finish about 6-10hrs.
 
trekkeruss said:
This is the key. Is the OP asking as a hobbyist or as a professional? A hobbyist doesn't have time limitations, so it always takes more than a full day, because there is no need to work efficiently. But a professional needs to manage his time to turn a profit. A pro also only needs to meet the expectations of his client, which is frequently not the same as the expectations of "us."
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:iagree: This is what I was trying to say, but didn't know how to phrase it

If you guys are spending 2 days on every car you do I hope you are charging $800+. In my area that kite won't fly often
 
Pro/full time. Most of my jobs are AIO's and single steps, but I do quite a few multi stage paint corrections a month. I have very demanding clients as I charge a premium price. I manage my time wisely. There are lots of guys that would agree with my view on the necessary time for paint correction. They may even think that I was on the low side. My market can't handle super high end work.
 
Flash Gordon said:
:iagree: This is what I was trying to say, but didn't know how to phrase it

If you guys are spending 2 days on every car you do I hope you are charging $800+. In my area that kite won't fly often
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If I'm spending two days on a car trust me I'm getting paid for it. My complete detail package with no paint correction takes me any where from 6-8 hours todo. This is why you should always start your prices as starting at and set a price.
 
Something tells me I will only have 59 friends before this thread is over
 
OP id say you got more than you asked for.

Are you a pro? Are you by yourself? Even if youre a pro, a one-man full PC and detail is probably not possible in one day if you expect quality work, accounting for surprises, and acheiving near 100% correction.

Theres always got to be an understood balance between customer expectation and need, time spent, and the result. If your customer doesnt need or want a multiple step correction then yea it is probably possible in a day.
 
mac11wildcat,

hey champ, am not a pro yet but getting advices and information as answers are varying here, some can do in one day, some don't and pretty much if a multi stage paint is involve, I honestly think as well that one day is not possible...


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SL%% said:
mac11wildcat,

hey champ, am not a pro yet but getting advices and information as answers are varying here, some can do in one day, some don't and pretty much if a multi stage paint is involve, I honestly think as well that one day is not possible...


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Im confused by your response; I was not sending you any kind of hate or attitude. I was simply stating that your question set off a bit of an arument I dont think you expected. My questions were legitimate and not sarcastic....
 
mac11wildcat,

uhhhh I wasn't offended and didn't feel any hate or attitude. I just call people champ bec you guys are good :) and my apologies if it registered in a different way to you...


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Pureshine said:
I don't care what anyone says there is no way to do exterior and interior detail plus paint correction in one day by your self. If your doing it right that should take you 2 days. I have tried to do it in one day unless its a smart car now way anyone is doing it right. Unless the interior is like new you might be able to get it done in 16hrs straight. I laugh at people telling me their doing a 2 step paint correction in 5hrs there is know way your doing it right.
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I agree with you, IMO there's no way to do a two stepper in five hours , impossible.
Seeing is believing ,I'd have to be there in person to see for myself.
 
Pureshine said:
Really thats way to funny I've been doing this for 8 years its about doing it right and there is now way your doing it right it that amount of time unless you cut corners on the interior which I never do. This is why I'm booked 6 weeks out and the only way to detail is to do it right the first time and not cut corners. which you have to be doing.
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Dude you'd have to skip a lot of corners to have a chance to do a full paint correction and interior cleaning in one day, maybe a 24 hour day yes. Lol
Like not work on the lower panels , roof, etc.
yes to do it right it takes a lot of time, I know you are very good at what you do so that one statement made towards you was silly.
 
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