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In a nutshell, After 7 years of mobile weekend business, I have been in search of full time employment in the field. I've interviewed in a few places but none could reach my salary / benefit goals. I interviewed with a dealership that is creating a management position for their detailing...

The title speaks for itself. my pricing is reasonable but fair. I do up charge if an interior is wrecked, but I'm still not going to absolutely gouge someone. With that said, what is the most you would/have charged for an interior on a Kia Sedona sized minivan? Factor in cloth interior being...

Got referred to a client yesterday after the dealer "detailed" his brand new Sorento while he was finishing the paperwork. Dealer didn't even offer to fix it (can't imagine why). Told him to find someone and they would reimburse him. Dealer then hemmed and hawed about the price at which time...

Long story short, I dropped by the museum and this beaut was sitting there with pretty substantial marring on the trunk that looked like it was caused by either dirty towels or someone using their filthy thumb to wipe a spot off the paint. Car goes back to the location that it was on loan from...

I wouldn't even know what category to put this in so here goes..... I had a twin interior/exterior yesterday. 2 SUV's . Upon arriving saw that the one was in pretty severe shape on the inside due to what I can only assume was food and coffee drippings everywhere and a ridiculous amount of dog...

One of my regular customers received this A6 from Carmax. It arrived with compound sling literally on every panel AND the interior door gaskets. Easy enough to remove, but made me wonder why they would have compounded the whole car unless it was resprayed and not reported. Used 303 Tire cleaner...

Hey all. I just received a request for a detail on a flat bed tow truck. Having never even thought of this kind of work, I really hadn't thought about how to price it. I was thinking hourly rate plus travel time and fuel (it is outside my normal travel range). They are looking for full...

I have had 2 experiences with potential customers this summer that made me wonder about scheduling.On both occasions, the customer contacted me and I gave pricing and availability. Since I only detail P/T I have limited appointments available. Both times I gave the customers until the following...

Just curious how often you all are getting an inquiry either via email or social media or heck even by phone that you KNOW is another detailer trying to find out what you're charging? Seems like I've gotten a handful over the last month or so and when I ask what kind of car they have they either...

If you've seen my FB page, there is a particular car that shows up quite a bit. Not going to mention it because I know he occasionally looks at forums. Toward the end of last year, the weather was very uncooperative and we tried to reschedule a regular wash a couple of times. In the end, we...

In the 3 years that my p/t business has been in operation, I have managed to build a good base of repeat customers and quite a few referrals. In that time, the closest thing I have had to a complaint came from a customer who asked if I could "dust off" the car (their driveway was a dirt path off...

I have been using 303 Speed Detailer for my past few jobs because I was in need of a product that provides UV protection but can also be used for quick wipedowns on a regular basis. It came in a 32 oz. spray bottle with trigger settings at both spray and stream. Personally I stuck with the spray...

Kind of a broad stroke here, but I would like suggestions for a wax that is least abrasive but provides good UV protection. I have been working in the museum for a couple of months and have noticed that the vehicles that are in the sun are starting to look a little....tired as opposed to those...

I have a friend who recently purchased a new car and is having SEVERE allergic reactions to the "new car smell" of the vehicle. She is very sensitive to odors such as perfumes, cleaning products and deodorants . She asked me about getting rid of the new car smell and I am a t a loss because of...

Meg's Black Wax, Mother's B2B Tire Shine, LC pads and PC/DA.

I have a customer who needs his Ram 1500 interior and exterior detailed by next weekend. I have zero space to fit him in as I am booked solid through 9/8. He is looking for mobile detailer to come to him. I hate to pass up work and am almost sure it will bite me in the end but I want to do right...

This job is a couple of months old, but wanted to share because all of the advice I received here from you guys and gals motivated me to take this one when I was going to pass on it. It was loaded with doberman hair, dirt and was a real mess on the interior. The dash was simply gross and the...

We've discussed ads, flyers, business cards and even referrals from time to time, but this showed up on my page over the weekend : "Just wanted to say a huge thanks for the awesome job you did on the interior of our car. The car is my husbands daily driver, and was a mess when we got it...

Now that the warmer weather has finally arrived and business is picking up, I've been pretty busy and have been getting very nice results overall. I received a call yesterday for an interior/exterior and I am wondering if I should pass on the job. This would be a first for me, but it sounds like...

Being a detailing hobbyist for so long gave me the itch do try to make a few dollars on the side. So I hung out the shingle and within 2 days had my first customer. It was a simple wash/wax/exterior cleanup but I was thrilled to have gotten that first one. I was a little nervous as I was...