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I'm looking for any input from owners of volume detailing operations. Any info as to how you got started, acquired accounts, found and trained employees, processes/time per vehicle, sales numbers, etc are appreciated. I had a couple dealership accounts a while back but got out of that end of...

Thanks guys!

Finally, the 2012 Corvette Grand Sport. The main areas of concern for this detail were the wheels, which hadn’t been washed in months and showed signs of baked-on brake dust which had etched into the chrome finish, and the white road paint which speckled the nose of the car. Before: DSC00645...

This 2015 C63S AMG had just been picked up from a dealership in Ohio and was scheduled for a one step correction and coating with 22PLE VX1 Pro. The paint showed signs of moderate marring from the dealership’s automatic car wash along with rotary swirling above the shoulder-line of the car...

Looks great! HD Speed is another great AIO for jobs like this; lots of cut, leaves a great finish and almost no dust.

heckhole - I gave the customer a verbal explanation of what the process would entail and the expected correction rate/outcome, they agreed and I started. This particular customer was in and out during the day doing errands, cleaning up around the house, etc. Some customers do this, probably just...

Kirkland brand premium microfibers- I have never had an issue with these towels, even on soft jet black paint. It's better to buy a lot of affordable MFs and just throw them out when they've become soiled IMO. HD Speed- Incredible AIO; lots of cut, great finish, offers some protection but...

I've had issues multiple times with blue ultra fine pads leaving marring where a normal black Lake Country foam finishing pad wouldn't. Maybe dry a regular finishing pad next time. I would also suggest a Rupes polisher, I've always found that the Rupes leaves a finer finish in addition to...

Thanks everyone! It really is surprising how much of a difference in shine polishing can make on a white car, even when it's overcast. I say that approximately 80% correction was achieved because there were some RIDS that remained, it was just hard to pick up on them in the pics due to the...

The owner of this 2011 BMW M3 contacted me in hopes of improving the appearance of his vehicle’s paint in direct sunlight. Upon inspection it was evident that the car had been polished incorrectly with a rotary buffer, leaving swirl marks over every panel, in addition to moderate to heavy...

To help with your question, it seems like you have the right idea with buying or building a cart, keeping it clean and organized and doing things section by section so that you don't have to waste time moving cords, polishers, etc. Have you tried using a headlamp? I always use one as it keeps...

Thanks for the info Heckhole. I used to go to auctions in the northeast - Adesa, SAA, tons of other smaller ones, so I definitely have seen those reports. The first time I read the reports from a Mercedes lease auction I was shocked by how much detail they went into in regards to scratches...

Wow, can you explain to me how you ever got a dealership to consent to this initially? Did you just do a ton of work on one car for free and they saw the difference in the price they were able to bring, retail or at auction? The dealers that I've ran into seem to only care about price, usually...

During: Sonax dissolving embedded brake dust: DSC08181 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr 50/50: shot of correction on the trunk lid: DSC08192 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr DSC08206 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr DSC08207 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr 50/50 on the hood: DSC08225 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr...

First up is the 128i. This car hadn’t been detailed in over two years and was seriously contaminated. The owner wanted a basic interior/exterior package, this included multiple applications of Sonax Wheel Cleaner+, Iron-X decon + clay, polishing with the Rupes, LC black pads & HD Speed. Despite...

Nice work! Every jet black C300 I've worked on has had metallic door handles too, it's very strange.

Thanks everyone! GSKR- Check your PMs Rod73- I used Optiseal to protect all of these (on top of the protection provided by HD Speed).

Thanks guys! I used HD Polish, LC black pads and the Rupes on the 69 Chevelle. GSKR, yep, whoever polished the Caddy before me wasn't too skillful. This particular car is currently for sale (it has around 43k original miles), I'm supposed to be detailing another 1970 Deville for the owner in...

Next up is the 1969 Chevelle. I’m not too sure of what this car was originally, I do know that it had serious suspension work done, HUGE headers, a 496 stroker and carbon fiber interior pieces. According to the owner it puts out over 700hp. The car had been painted a few years ago and was sanded...

I've had a recent influx of classic cars that I figured the forums would appreciate, so here's a few of them (hopefully with more to come). The 1970 Cadillac had all original paint and an original interior, the owner cleaned the interior himself so I stuck to just improving the paint. This one...