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That was the plan. Duh! No but seriously, the customers options are A) wet sand and remove the water spots and have a slightly thinner clear or B) live with the water spots and have a factory thick clear coat finish. As mentioned in the original post, the car is a weekend "show car" and in...

I find myself using a touchless wash from time to time myself, even in South Florida, just because "the cobblers kids have holes in their shoes". I don't have enough time to detail my own cars anymore with the business! (but both my cars are coated with Nanohide, so the car wash can't do any...

Thanks Bob, I appreciate it. This won't be my first venture into the wonderful world of wet-sanding. I wet sanded the 1995 Metallic Polo Green Corvette I mentioned above to about 80-90% correction on the water spots and I've wet sanded numerous other vehicles including my own Mustang and my...

The source of the water spots is unknown. The car is literally babied in the garage. They are Type II and they will be very difficult to remove. I already told him to be prepared for just an improvement, not a removal. Coincidentally, I'm also doing a 1995 Corvette that is a rare combination...

I don't really have pictures...just basically wondering if the Tintcoat on a Corvette will transfer to the pad.

Hey guys, I'm detailing a 2003 50th Anniversary Corvette for a customer of mine. He has etched in water spots on the hood. They didn't appear to bad, so I first tried a light polish and my PC. That didn't work, so I bumped up to a more aggressive compound. Still didn't work. Then I decided...

My employee's make $13/hr plus tips.

Probably because you're removing a layer of free floating contaminents and it allows the product to penetrate teh stuff you want it to penetrate rather than teh stuff that would rinse off? Idk though

Good thinking! I was just thinking about offering it to existing customers, since I am mobile and often times do work at their houses. I have had my detailing business back up and running for 2 years now, and had it for 4 years before that (I was in the Marines for a while, hence the gap in...

That all sounds great in theory, but it still makes me nervous when I have a week of scheduling ahead and only 3 days filled so far on a Sunday night. I worry more about my employee's well-being than whether or not I'll make profit. I would like to have that "cushion" of something extra I can...

I am plenty busy on the detailing end. I am just thinking of a way to supplement income. I am what you call a "work-a-holic". I have 2 other employees and I am considering hiring two more

Any that link up to your smartphone though? Like, something that alerts you when you have a booking so you don't double book

Do any of you use your equipment for supplemental income? On rainy days, I try to schedule some pressure cleaning jobs. I have access to a couple rigs I built for my dad's company (500 gallon trailers with 8GPM/4000 psi machines). It's nice extra money when I can't detail. But I was thinking...

If you want to make $15/hr, consider charging them by the hour. Tell them "A normal detail takes me about 4 hours, and I charge $15/hr." If its going to be more than that, give them a cushion (i.e. 1 hr over, or 2 hours over). When I do boats, I charge $65/hr for me and one of my...

I have been using a plain Jane appointment book for the last few years. I was wondering if anyone uses some sort of app that is maybe linked to their website or something where people can automatically sign up for an appointment from your website and it updates it on the app or something of...

Another great resource I have found is Angie's List. It is a paid service on the customers end, so they are "higher end" customers who are LOOKING for your service. They are cult-like in that they give indepth reviews and look over minor details! I have found that simple things like having my...

I have been mobile for about 10 years now. I've worked in Florida (where I live) and in NC when I was in the Marine Corps. I have always and will always use a truck. A few reasons: 1) it is easy to convert into a decent looking daily driver. It isn't 100% dedicated to detailing. 2) It is...

I detail boats quite often and lately, when I'm doing some of these center consoles and walk arounds, when I do the gel coat around the cabin, I can't seem to get it perfect. There always seems to be "residue" left behind in certain lights in random areas. It's not residue as I've buffed it...

I try to find a shady spot under a tree and put the canopy up to keep the tree droppings off the car. If i cant, then I use one or the other. The tent is hard to put up alone so when I am working solo, I find a tree, and use that. I just make sure to blow off each panel before doing any...

^^ This! I absolutely love it in the sun!! A good sealant base and a carnuba on top and it just drips! Btw i realized I labeled this sonic blue when its actually deep impact.