'00 Neon that was in BAD shape (lots of before/after and 50/50 pics)

From start to finish it was 6 hours, which included about 30 minutes for photos.

Polishing was about 3 hours on that car for a single full pass around the vehicle. I hit a couple spots on the hood and trunk twice with 105, but that was it.

I also did a basic interior cleaning, but I didn't post pictures up because that's not what really shows off my work. I just did a vacuum and wipedown of all the surfaces with some sort of aio cleaner/protectant (whichever brand I have with me at the time) to clean it up inside.
 
FinalTouchAuto said:
Customer called me and thanked me for something I had totally forgotten about.

When I pulled the car into my garage I noticed that the door hinge was popping badly, so the first thing I did before starting the detail was whip out the socket set and tighten up all of the hinges. It literally took me about 45 seconds, but he was blown away that I did that for him.

Sometimes it's the little things you do that make people remember :)
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Ya thats true. Cant tell you how many customers we've told about their tires being quite low (we do a lot of cars for older people so, its not something a lot of them notice), or in a couple cases steel was showing thru on their tires. In one case the lady not only had her lug nut missing, but the bolt it was suppose to thread onto was gone!

We told her and she said she had just taken her car in for service...and these morons let this old woman drive off with a tire in that shape....that could've easily thrown the tire and if she was goin fast enough, flipped the car....so we were pretty insistent that she get it fixed NOW. Funny how upset you can get coming behind other peoples work sometimes ya know?
 
Absolutely.

Seeing complete disregard that others give their customers can be pretty upsetting sometimes. It just gives us more opportunities to show respect for the client, their car and the time we (as people in general) invest in our vehicles.

If someone brought me a car to detail with low tires I'd fill em on up and let them know they need to look out for low tire pressure. It doesn't hurt me to spend an extra minute to do something small, and it'll be that extra step that gets me the repeat business over "the other guy".
 
FinalTouchAuto said:
Absolutely.

Seeing complete disregard that others give their customers can be pretty upsetting sometimes. It just gives us more opportunities to show respect for the client, their car and the time we (as people in general) invest in our vehicles.

If someone brought me a car to detail with low tires I'd fill em on up and let them know they need to look out for low tire pressure. It doesn't hurt me to spend an extra minute to do something small, and it'll be that extra step that gets me the repeat business over "the other guy".
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Yup exactly. We're always mobile and dont have a air pump yet, so best we could offer was just letting them know about it and tellin them a local shop would air em up for free.
 
Great work on the Neon for what you were paid to do. I'm really surprised at how well you got those wheels cleaned. I thought for sure those things were stained.

Wills... maybe you could consider a small little portable air pump for your job. For $50 or so you could top off tires with ease. These little pumps take awhile inflating a tire from 0-35 PSI but they work well for adding 10-15 PSI on the go. Just a thought.
Something like this.
Black & Decker Air Station Portable Inflator - ASI300 at The Home Depot
 
I did mention it, but it was a long initial post, so it's no problem :)

I used Grime Reaper from Chemical Guys diluted 5:1. I sprayed the wheel, let it soak for about 20 seconds, and then resprayed it and brushed it with an adjustable wheel brush. I tried the regular Chemical Guys wheel cleaner first but it wasn't tough enough to remove the caked on brake dust.

Grime Reaper is always my product of choice for wheels in need of serious love.
 
FastZR1 said:
Great work on the Neon for what you were paid to do. I'm really surprised at how well you got those wheels cleaned. I thought for sure those things were stained.

Wills... maybe you could consider a small little portable air pump for your job. For $50 or so you could top off tires with ease. These little pumps take awhile inflating a tire from 0-35 PSI but they work well for adding 10-15 PSI on the go. Just a thought.
Something like this.
Black & Decker Air Station Portable Inflator - ASI300 at The Home Depot
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Ya ive been looking to get something like that...wanted it for jobs and to keep with us when we go to the lake (easier to top off the trailor tires that the boat sits on while its instorage instead of pulling into a gas station..)

I was wondering, do they make one that is a tire inflator like what you just show, but also has a battery charger/trickle charger as well...sort of an all in one deal?
 
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