Rommel
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- Aug 11, 2014
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Real new to forums so quick back story on me and how I got here. Earlier this year I did a garage paint job on my project '90 CRX which I then did the wet-sanding, cut & buff myself. Was my first time wet-sanding but for the buffing I had to dust off the skills from 15 years prior when I detailed. This basically re-ignited the passion for detailing since I finally had a car worth taking care of again.
So from there I did a couple other cars that my buddy had painted which led to being noticed on FB by a guy who ran a local used car lot where they specialize in Hondas. The other partner at the lot was a guy I knew for 20+ years, bought my first 2 CRX's from him long time ago. They reached out because the guy they had helping them out was very unreliable. He was doing for them $50 wash/details and I hate using the word detail because they were in know way a detail but for $50 thats all they expected.
They buy used Honda's with either clean or salvage titles that need repaired, fix them right and sell them. Right know average 20-30 cars a month. This has been the model that the guy I knew has been doing for 20+ years but just in the past couple years at a retail location. So I started helping them out with the $50 washes(1.5-2hrs tops). I showed him what I can offer by doing a '08 Mugen Civic Si in badly need of some TLC(couple pics attached) and of course I did not do it for $50. I did a couple more of his nicer cars he was going to put on the lot that were dire need. So this showed him the value of putting more money into his details on the nicer Hondas.
Wanting to have a career change and start my own business I thought this was perfect opportunity to get started. I met with him and asked for all his detail work, including the $50 ones. I proposed a simple 3 level price point system: Basic level 1 $50, 2-step paint correction level 2 $200 and 3-step paint correction $300 and that I decide which cars get what once their ready for the lot. I also agreed to maintain cars, for no additional cost, that received level 2 & 3 details until they sell. He agreed to this, so I get a steady base to generate income, pay my personal bills, cover supply cost and put profit in my pocket. Even better is I use their shop with no rent as long as I'm doing their cars and I can even do retail jobs there when I have time by just throwing them $25!
So I'm very excited and feel extremely lucky to have stumbled upon this opportunity and wanted to say thank you to this forum for all its info that has helped me thus far.
Here's pics of the Mugen, not good ones but all I had and my CRX:xyxthumbs:
So from there I did a couple other cars that my buddy had painted which led to being noticed on FB by a guy who ran a local used car lot where they specialize in Hondas. The other partner at the lot was a guy I knew for 20+ years, bought my first 2 CRX's from him long time ago. They reached out because the guy they had helping them out was very unreliable. He was doing for them $50 wash/details and I hate using the word detail because they were in know way a detail but for $50 thats all they expected.
They buy used Honda's with either clean or salvage titles that need repaired, fix them right and sell them. Right know average 20-30 cars a month. This has been the model that the guy I knew has been doing for 20+ years but just in the past couple years at a retail location. So I started helping them out with the $50 washes(1.5-2hrs tops). I showed him what I can offer by doing a '08 Mugen Civic Si in badly need of some TLC(couple pics attached) and of course I did not do it for $50. I did a couple more of his nicer cars he was going to put on the lot that were dire need. So this showed him the value of putting more money into his details on the nicer Hondas.
Wanting to have a career change and start my own business I thought this was perfect opportunity to get started. I met with him and asked for all his detail work, including the $50 ones. I proposed a simple 3 level price point system: Basic level 1 $50, 2-step paint correction level 2 $200 and 3-step paint correction $300 and that I decide which cars get what once their ready for the lot. I also agreed to maintain cars, for no additional cost, that received level 2 & 3 details until they sell. He agreed to this, so I get a steady base to generate income, pay my personal bills, cover supply cost and put profit in my pocket. Even better is I use their shop with no rent as long as I'm doing their cars and I can even do retail jobs there when I have time by just throwing them $25!
So I'm very excited and feel extremely lucky to have stumbled upon this opportunity and wanted to say thank you to this forum for all its info that has helped me thus far.
Here's pics of the Mugen, not good ones but all I had and my CRX:xyxthumbs:
