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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...

Can't disagree there Mike. I learned to say no early on after taking on a beast of a job. I am guessing the $500 interior was in pretty rough shape?

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...

Thanks ! I got about 2 hours in before I sent the first update to the client. He couldn't believe it. When he picked it up he couldn't stop raving about it. I just hope the dealer makes good on reimbursing him.

Spent the day on the Kia. Client sent multiple texts after picking up the car thanking me. Wound up using Pinnacle Fine and Intermediate swirl removers, m105 , LC ccs and hydro tech pads and topped with Mother's synth wax. After speaking to the client last night, this dealer will never see a...

What puzzles me the most is that on some level, these workers think that they are doing the right thing by taking a polisher to the brand new cars. I obviously understand that there is a learning curve and certainly on the job training is in order, but whoever this kid is/was will probably catch...

The customer closed the deal in the early evening so he didn't see the damage until the next day. They wash it, it looks shiny under the dealership lights and the next day you wake up to a horror.

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...

I showed the photos to a friend at work today who happens to be close with Mia Sara (small world) . Turns out she was on set and said that there was another one that didn't work at all that they basically just used for green screen shots. She had me send her my photos so she could send them to...

No joke. In fact, I was reading up on the movie car yesterday. Turns out there were at least 3 of them, possibly 4. 3 were replicas built specifically for the movie and 1 was the real deal used for the close up shots. One was so badly assembled when it arrived on set that it couldn't be driven...

Lookin' good !

Thanks Mike !

Always. 6 years and no problems. No reason to change.

Totally. Pretty sure they already have it on their page since I tagged them in the photo . I happen to like their stuff a lot and they donate supplies to the museum every year. BTW, I just saw this morning that Mike was in Allentown. The museum is only about a 15 min drive from where the class...

I literally thought about the jersey as I was doing it. Cameron would die if he saw a Hawks' jersey near the car !

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 completely understand not wanting to increase the price on your long term customers. I have had a few customers who have been with me from day 1 but last year I did have "the talk" with a couple of them for 2 reasons - the price of materials increases, and my time with my family is more...

I died a lot reading this thread. The OP went into this thinking he was doing the right thing for his vehicle. Gets the whole top to bottom package for the price of a mortgage payment and gets zero in return other than what appeared to be a $10.00 car wash from a "reputable" detailer. Spends...

3 words - Word of Mouth. Get involved in a local business group or fb page. That is how my business started and I only do it part time. I have never advertised and this spring/summer was my busiest ever. It is all referral work. If one of your customers has a homeowner's association...

Thanks Mike ! So far so good with other clients.