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Hey everyone! I am in college and starting to do detailing as a side thing. I know detailing is word of mouth and I had a lady recommend me to another person based solely on the phone conversation. Right now I feel like the prices I have given are quite low. What i'm wondering about is that a...

Hey everybody! Out of curiosity, I decided to do half and half of the hood of my scratched up jalopy trail rig of a Cherokee. I did 2500, 5000 grit and then went from there to test polishes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Using a PC7424xp and orange pad for each application, using just M105 on one...

Hello! I have ordered some stuff to further my detailing career to advertise "environmentally friendly" including ONR and a nanoskin mitt. My question is how should I go about using a rinseless wash and the mitt? Would it be safe to use the two together or should I use a normal wash mitt to...

Hello everybody! A while ago I posted asking if, as a college student, I should get a normal part-time job or do my own thing detailing. Fast forward to now, after doing hobby detailing for a few years and really getting into it, I thought that being a dealership detailer would be the perfect...

Hey everybody! I don't recall who it was I had heard this from on this forum, but I was at my wits' end with having waterspots ALL over the freshly washed car because I did not dry it RIGHT after and let the Florida sun get to it. I read about the sheeting method and it has made the process a...

Oh, the joys of being a detailer but also loving to hit the dirt! I've made the decision to cut the cord on the beautification other than the basic wash and paint protection and interior stuff. :buffing:

Hello! So..my funds are starting to get into the low 4 digits for school. I need to work but I need to decide between my hobby for money or a stable job? I was speaking with the manager of a local gun shop who said they are hiring and I should come in and fill out an application Or what I was...

Hello, I was in Advanced Auto picking up some parts and saw a small shelf with Griot's Garage products. I didn't catch any of the prices, but I did see a good number of their products. My question is, other than most likely being overpriced, would this be the same formula that I would buy from...

Hey everyone! I have posted a while ago about starting a part time detailing business, and got a price list and brochure together fully intending to do that. However, I wanted to see how school panned out and realized that I had very little time to devote to doing "full" basic details. In...

Hey AGO, It's not related to my other topics, but I figure that if anyone can have sensible options, it is my detailing friends at AGO! I sold my 7.3 and with school starting back up in a couple weeks, I'm in the need of a sensible commuter car. I have been looking at early 2000s Civics, Foci...

Hello everybody! As a personal journey, I have taken the responsibility of keeping my parents first brand new car looking brand new(as everyone with the dedicated errand-runner 'Mom car' knows, that can be quite the task). It has had 7k miles put on it in a few months! The issue I'm finding...

Hey everybody! I was just wondering what made a water spot a water spot? I'm assuming that it has to do with the iron and other contaminants in the water source due to the fact that distilled water doesn't produce water spots. I ask because I end up having to do a light claying of the car...

Hey everyone! I've started a small mobile detailing company for extra college money and have done a few cars for friends of my parents. Before I start the larger marketing, how do I deal with the rain? Florida natives know that Summer afternoons are almost a guaranteed storm. For those with...

I was doing just a little waxing on my sister's car and accidentally dropped it...into some dirt...along with the applicator. Should I just scrape the stuff off the top and keep using it or go ahead and get some different wax? It's just Meguiars Ultimate wax so it's not any high dollar wax.

My parents got a new car, so naturally I wanted to "play" with it. From the equipment I have at my disposal, the paint looks factory flawless (which was surprising) and this was the product of what I did (wash, clay, wax). Would a car without swirls or anything benefit from 1 step polishing? I...

I got my PC a few days ago, and I've been practicing. The family car that has been to hell and back is my most recent practice vehicle. I was doing the trunk lid, removed all of the swirls with the m105/orange and m205/white but there are a ton of RIDS...probably from my siblings using it as a...

Hello, When doing a 2 step correction, is it the general practice to do the whole first step major correction across the whole vehicle then do the polishing stage, or do you do the complete correction one panel at a time?

Hey everyone! How would you write a 35 word max ad for mobile detailing? The community newsletter I will be advertising in has a 35 word max. Thanks!

What should I expect from a customer after we have agreed on a price, I hook everything up, and start on my work? When a friend of my parents came down, they heard that I was into detailing so I offered to do just a minor hand-polishing on the outside. Needless to say, the 4 door Mercedes...

Hey folks! I'm Frank, an engineering student from Central Florida. After reading and watching videos, and then reading some more and watching even more videos, and having family and friends beg me to do their car based on what they saw (even by hand application), I decided to bite the bullet! I...