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bevans: That seems like a good way to get referrals.

I am also interested in this information.

Slickooz: Why do you say "A orbital buffer is only really good for applying wax, it mostly used by people who don't have a clue what swirls are."

Would you say that free work is almost a necessity to get started?

Making the before and after photo album is a good idea. How did get that first customer interested (ad, someone told him about you, etc.)?

If you do not mind sharing, what kind detailing do you do, and what lead you to your first customer(s)?

Kristopher: Which Mcculloch steamer do you use?

What are your favorite tools for interior detailing?

I wish that I could help you. I hope that your back starts feeling better. I am well aware of how much stress working in pain can cause a person.

TDave: Thanks. Does anyone know how to do a business feasibility report for a mobile detailing business?

How are you supposed to clean the pads? My wife put it in the washing machine on a cold gentle cycle to clean it. We have a front loading HE washer. When it came out, it was torn at the seams.

I am definitely going to need some business advice. The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation has a program that helps people with disabilities raise the capital to start their own businesses. They are able to provide up to 50% of reasonable expected start up costs (up to $10K). To be eligible...

Thanks for the info.

Although TDave lives about 3 hrs from me, I hope to someday have the opportunity to pay him a visit and talk shop. I have so much to learn and first hand experience is priceless. In the meantime, he has been nice enough to send me his contact details for chat so that I can talk to him.

Thank you for the encouragement. The linked thread is very appropriate.

My wife put the applicator for my UPGP into the wash and the applicator split at the seams. Is there any way to either ourchase a replacement, or can someone please suggest another applicator that is the same or similar.

It is great to find that the members here are willing to help me.

Other than learning how to do the work properly, what is the next step that should be taken in getting something going? Do you get the business license and insurance on day 1 and hope to have clients someday? With the residents, I will probably end up doing wash and wax only. With the...

To describe the area where I live, think of a lower-middle class retirement community with a higher summer population. I live off of the main road and I would not be permitted to have a sign in my front yard. A sign in my front yard would not do much good anyway, since i live on a dead-end dirt...

I live in NE PA about 1hr from Scranton. My wife and I travel.through.Diction City about 3x per week. I am visually impaired, yet I can detect swirl marks and other paint imperfections reasonably well under good light. I forgot to mention that I have training in autobody repair from my...