Been talking with my brother in law for the last few months. We both could use some extra money to make ends meet. Many ideas have been bounced back and forth. I recently painted a hood for a customer (side work) and was the first use of a DA for the detailing side of it. Have been using a rotary for a couple of years now so I am pretty comfortable there. No pro by an means but definitely not afraid of it. Problem always was swirls. But using the DA has cleared that up for me. While finishing up the hood he ( my BIL) mentions detailing and such as side work. I expressed that I still am green to the real detailing work but it isn't a bad idea. I have most of what is needed to do a basic detail. Clean, clay, wax, interior, etc. We talked some more over the weeks and came up with a basic package we would like to try.
Now it gets interesting.
Knowing well enough that it would be a hard start I had no thoughts of money just flowing in. He comes to me last week to tell me he had dinner with a long time friend who also owns/operates a used car lot. He inquired about her prep services. She pays $100 to get a car prepped at the local car wash. They wash, wax, dress tires, vacuum interior, clean glass, and spray the engine bay down. So I told him to tell her $75 a car and we will even clay it. She bit! Not surprisingly as the bottom line is less money but not a bad way in my mind (am i nuts?) to get this thing going. She said she easily moves 20-25 cars a month.
Our plan is wash, clay, machine wax, dress tires, vacuum interior, clean glass, and spray the engine bay down, dress plastics and hoses.
So like I said, no turning back now huh. We have done 4 cars this week. She loves the work.
Now it gets interesting.
Knowing well enough that it would be a hard start I had no thoughts of money just flowing in. He comes to me last week to tell me he had dinner with a long time friend who also owns/operates a used car lot. He inquired about her prep services. She pays $100 to get a car prepped at the local car wash. They wash, wax, dress tires, vacuum interior, clean glass, and spray the engine bay down. So I told him to tell her $75 a car and we will even clay it. She bit! Not surprisingly as the bottom line is less money but not a bad way in my mind (am i nuts?) to get this thing going. She said she easily moves 20-25 cars a month.
Our plan is wash, clay, machine wax, dress tires, vacuum interior, clean glass, and spray the engine bay down, dress plastics and hoses.
So like I said, no turning back now huh. We have done 4 cars this week. She loves the work.
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