Recent content by Scott@IncrediblyDetailed

How long have you been in business and what was your business like in the past during the month of December? What are your business goals per week, per month, per year? What's the population around a 5 mile radius of your business and what's the median income? How are you advertising and...

The other huge advantage is there is no down time. You can constantly fill it without having to wait for the boiler to heat up and compress the steam. If you have to wait on a piece of equipment you're losing efficiently, which results in losing money.

Why are you buying a steamer? What kind of work load? How many hours per day? Multiple people using it? I bought the Tosca and it's a nice machine, but you really only get 30-40 minutes of use, then you have to refill the unit, and it takes a solid 15-20 minutes before your steaming again. I...

How much do you have to charge per hour to keep your business profitable? Determine how many hours a week, every week, for months at a time, can you detail a week? That will give you an estimated gross profit per week. I vary rarely work a 40 hour week, it's more like 60-80 hours, almost every...

Her brother is obviously an expert.... I wouldn't even e-mail back. They're not your target customer. If they are satisfied with the service they have been receiving they won't see the value in paying more for what they perceive to be the same thing. Spend the time targeting customers who are...

1. No, unless you're told by the owner. If the car comes in and it starts beading up when I wash it, I will note it and talk to the customers after the detail about it. Most time people have no idea or even care. If it's coated or has some protection on the vehicle it just makes your life...

I wouldn't do this, here's my 2cents. I actually offer a maintenance kit to customers around the $175 price point and people purchase them all the time. I don't think anyone is going to be influenced to spend high 3 figures and 4 figures for a small detail kit. An extra $175 to keep their...

Any coating being applied at that temperature and humidity is going to give you problems. It's going to flash so quickly, get sticky and be difficult to see the high spots and also knock them down. What can help is doing the area twice, with 50% less product the second coating and instantly...

Organize and label everything so you can work as effectively and efficiently as possible for the type of detailing work you preform. Strategic design of tools, equipment and supplies will make you more profitable and make the work easier.

Personally, I've found Optimum Car Wax or even Opti-Seal to be top-notch. They are also super easy to apply and I believe last something like 3 months and 9 months respectively.

18-55/80mm, at the lowest f-stop range you can afford. Remember that with crop sensor cameras it's not true focal lengths but it's a factor of that higher. Here is a good article on it: DSLR Crop Factor conversion chart - Digicamhelp

Adhesive remover or mineral spirits and/or a plastic razor blade. Allow the bumper stickers to soak for then once soft enough use a razor blade to remove the goo. It always ends up being a tedious process with long stuck stickers.

With a polisher like the Rupes 21 you have more power thus being able to remove more paint faster. It also allows you to run larger pads and covers more surface area with a 21mm throw compared to the PC's 8mm (if I'm remembering correctly). You also have to factor in the effort or muscle fatigue...

Make it clear what is going to happen before hand and that is it not instantly reversible. All you can do is inform the customer and let them make the decision. It's not your responsibly once they give you the okay IF you educate them on what is going to happen. Very few people will have you...

Any dirt or contamination that is on the surface is going to effect hydrophobic properties because the surface has been changed. Products are going to breakdown over time. I'm 6+ months in on having Opti-Coat Pro+ on my truck that lives outside and it still beads like day one. I do maintain it...