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Maybe it could be me being naive and new to starting a business. I've read Renny's book and both of Mike's books and obviously love continuously learning. There were a few things that did make a little sense to focus on, but felt the same when the sales pitch started, like w t f . It seemed...

^ great info! Thank you!

It's difficult to say, especially since you're in another country? Do you know of any other detailers in your area? as rms64 stated, try looking on their websites and seeing what they charge for their services, and what quality services they provide.

In the book by Renny Doyle, there is a section covering this Try to think about what your city/town is known for and reflect your name similar to that? That way when people search online, they'll be able to recognize a local company

signed up!! Really excited to see this tomorrow! Stephan

Usually for a fiberglass hull I'll use an acid based cleaner to spray from the scum line on down to wherever is reachable while it's on the trailer, let it sit for 10-15 minutes and use a soft brush to remove all of the fouling. As others said, I'll usually just detail down to the waterline on...

That honda eu2000i looks pretty wicked, also fairly expensive for right now. The power inverter option seems like a good idea. Does anyone have experience with this? Negative side effects to your cars battery or will it drain it?

Hey gang Was trying out the waterless wash method again and can't say that I am sold on it yet. I was using the Pinnacle wash with wax, with a regular spray nozzle from Autogeek, with the blue and grey dual sided waterless wash microfibers. The technique I was using was spraying down the...

Hello all I tried searching for this but could not come up with anything. How do you all who are mobile detailers use a vacuum for clients in an apartment complex or somewhere that does not have access to a power outlet? Thank you Stephan

Ok awesome! I am excited to try out D114 as a waterless wash with the double sided waterless wash micro fiber towels. So 1:128 will work on very soiled surfaces, with 1:256 on light surfaces. It's crazy to think that 1:128 seems like such a scant ratio, little product to water, that such...

Bought a gallon of D114 during last weekends sale! Excited to use this as a waterless wash, have you had good results using it at a 1:128 dilution ratio for waterless wash? Thank you! Stephan

so are you using a waterless wash, such as a spray and wipe, or a rinseless wash, like ONR? ONR uses about 4 gallons of water for a rinse and wash bucket. Is that considered a no no?

Just to clarify a few observations and questions I use the 2bm with grit guard with the lowes grout sponge when using a hose for a normal wash process, I find it works very well especially with my soft Subaru paint. I have been hesitant to use my onr and onrww because I was under the...

Great thread, good questions and responses for a beginner like myself as well. I see you said this is your office wash. When using the two bucket onr method, you don't have external water source to hose and rinse off correct? What materials do you use to perform the wash? A bunch of mf...

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Wow thank you all for the great advice! The backplate I use is a LC 5" backplate with 5.5" LC pads. I was cleaning the white pad "on the fly" with the towel method, but I only have one white pad. I was not aware that I may need to use 3-5 new pads. Regarding the paint prep, I read in Mike's...

Thank you all very much for your input! I do agree with what has been stated, and probably have my prices a bit higher on the all in one and multi step correction packages. I currently work 5 days a week, and only have to days available to perform side detailing at the moment, and kind of feel...

Hello all, I wanted to share my experience performing my first two step polish and wax process on a customers car, and have a few questions regarding my technique? The car detailed was a 2007 Mercedes e550 in black, overall condition was pretty dirty on the wheels, tire spray on sides of...

Re: Mike Phillips - Vehicle Inspection Form - Version 2 Mike, I am having the same issue, have not received the e-mail yet. I am receiving the e-mails of replies I receive to this thread and other threads I have posted though. Thank you! Stephan