Recent content by DragonHawk

I think it would be helful to know what went wrong with that particular customer.

Your customers aren't going to go out in the garage and fondle their car after you've gone. People want clean and shiny, that is all they understand 99.9% of the time. You do this to make money in the shortest amount of time possible. You can do this without being deceptive to your customers and...

Hey Mike, what do you mean by quarterly maintenance packages on your website? How's that work?

I should have mentioned that it would include windows and tire dressing. Maybe even a quick dash wipe down. I'll be using my foam cannon with wash and wax soap. I figured more wax could be a add on. This is Texas and big trucks rule the roads here, I'll most likely get a lot of them and the last...

I never thought I'd say this but I'm considering offering mobile washes in my gated community. My neighborhood currently has 2000 households and soon growing to 5000. The average income here is 90k+ and the Nextdoor app gets more traffic than most of our Facebook pages. I detail on weekends only...

I don't know how we'd all survive without you Mike

Personally I like names with strong memorable words that describe your business. It's not hard to think of names once you get on the right track. Some ideas: Reflections First impressions Superior Envision Ultra clean Sparkle Drive Shine Perfection Or even DT Detailing would work. You get the...

Yeah if the sealant was still there you'd think the spots would come off pretty easy.

Titanium dioxide is incredible stuff I use it on every part of my car.

I wouldn't waste effort on a practice hood. The DA is really forgiving, honestly I can't imagine what you did wrong. Meg's polish is barely abrasive at all, maybe you got some dirt embedded in the pad. I've polished lots of cars with Meg's and one pad to perfection hardly remembering to clean it...

If you get a cover remember to remove it off the car properly. People will tend to roll it up over the car and get the dirt on top inside the liner. They wind up scratching it because the dirt is now rubbing on the paint when the car is covered back up.

Here are 17 of them: 17 Mobile Apps for Customer Management | Practical Ecommerce

Have you tried to search for any contact management apps yet?

Yeah this thread flew way off topic. Not sure how this became a insurance issue.

I had a Maxima that suddenly got a crack on the center console lid. I tried a repair kit and never got it to look right. This was ten years ago so maybe the process is better these days. Anyway I removed the pleather cover from the lid and took it to a lady advertising sewing/repairs on CL. She...