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Don't worry about "others" or seeking to compare yourself to them and what sets you apart. No one wants to read fluff and crap really cause most attention spans are so short they get bored and disinterested. Just work on your stuff, you need to earn the work, polish your reputation and your...

Much appreciated, I would like to add more posts and such to the forums but time is not as free as it once was to allow that. What drove me away was the time I spent on forums and the heavy emails I would get for advice and/or offers to detail cars around the USA. Can't even imagine what it must...

Thank you kindly! Yo Pat, how are ya? Yes that video and others I did have and still get people watching and following me....which is humorous and sad because I have not updated any thing in years! Well those are kind words sir, much appreciated!

Thanks! Yes it is.....lots of work, lots of aspirin for the headaches. It all comes with a price Anthony

Hey thank you! Customer service is a tricky area. I say that because you want to put out great work and become known for that but also become known for top notch customer service. The 2 can clash and become a headache. Let me explain by a comparison of how we USED to do it and how we NOW do...

Stop rubbing on your car. Sounds silly I know but you are creating more static by doing so which in turn attracts more dust to your paint, then in turn you wipe it again. It's a frustrating cycle. You can "ground" the car and that helps. Anthony

Hi Jonathan, I sure can appreciate your enthusiasm as one day some years ago I had that very same enthusiasm and I sure wish I had auto detailing forums and the internet to turn to back then. So, I'll tell you what I wish I had been told back then, which is, "YOU CAN"T DO IT ALL!" Pick your...

Ya it sucks big time because I really enjoy polishing paint so now I just supervise and manage and every so often I'll sneak in a car or two myself. After about 20 minutes of polishing my hands and forearms tingle like mad. I also have my left index finger has an odd twitch to it....praise God...

Mike and Setec, thank you thank you! I loved the time you were able to give us at the shop Mike, it was a good time. As for others reading this, just be consistent in your business. Open and close times, quality of work, surround yourself with people who want to do and be good. My business...

Thank you. As for not forgetting about wax, wax has a place, it's a nice beauty product but when compared to coatings it's a tough sell to people who come in looking for the best protection they can get. Anthony

Well after 30 years in this business, the last 8 years having an actual physical location we grossed over 1 million in sales. We went from 3 of us to start to now having 9 employees. Detailing has changed for us in that we no longer do soccer mom cars, all details start at $600 so this weeds...

"IF" you ever want to do this as a business then don't ever have the mindset of "What's a detail to me?" A "detail" is subjective to each person, what one client with a Porsche 911 Turbo S deems a "detail" may differ greatly from a person with a Toyota Corolla. So our method is to explain to...

Hey, if these people did not trash, abuse scratch and dent their cars what would "professional detailers" do for a living? Just how many Ferrari and Bugatti owners are out there with cream puffs that need to be detailed? Almost 30 years doin this and I have come to at times hate seeing cars...

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Hey my friend! Thank you very much, it's been a long road to get here. Our new shop will be about 4k sq ft more than we have right now so you can imagine just how cramped we are now with our 5 bays full up!

Hello, It's been a good long while since both visiting and posting anything in the forums but there's just been no time really as we have been slammed with hail repairs as well as our ever growing detail side of of things including PPF and wraps. We have outgrown our current shop and now...

Hello all, I have been spraying Opti-Coat for a good while now. It works very well once you get the hang of it. I also paint automotive parts and it's nothing like laying down clear or base color. So instead of going slow and overlapping as one does for clear coating, laying down OC is a...

3M, Avery and others have tons of various colors and patterns. This particular bumper would just need a sanding of the rough areas, remove what can be removed from the bumper itself, like emblems and such. Prep the surface and then start wrapping it. Cut off excess and trim where needed.

Looks good considering how bad it was. In my shop we would of either done a repaint or faster yet would be to wrap it in a silver vinyl. Anthony

If you are going to do this as a business the above is actually horrible advice, no offense meant, it's just not great advice. First, if you want to not only be seen as legit but also not been seen as a liar, just get insurance. It's not only the law but it's there to save your ass. What are...