Swirled out cars at car shows tends and trends to be the norm...
Often times the owner doesn't know how to remove the swirls but he also doesn't trust anyone else to work on their car's paint.
Getting people with "Special Interest" cars, whatever it is, a classic Corvette, a hot rod 1971 Camaro, a 1957 Chevy, a fancy new exotic super car, (fill-in-the-blank), to let you work on their car is a challenge because
the owner doesn't know you.
You know in your heart you would perform a miracle on the paint, but you can't perform a miracle on the paint until you earn the owners trust and that's pretty hard to do at a car show while you're walking around. Having some cars you've detailed on display at a car show gives you credibility, that's one way to earn the trust of a potential customer.
Another way to earn their trust is to have someone
they know and trust already recommend you, in other words, word-of-mouth-advertising. In this case they're trusting their friends advice because you haven't earned their trust yet.
Besides all that, it's still hard to get big bucks out of these guys for your work. Removing the swirls and creating a true show car finish on a special interest car is worth more than the price the local detailers charge for washing, waxing and vacuuming out a grocery getter, but getting the guy that owns the really cool Corvette or T-bird to pay you $300.00, $400.00, $500.00, $600.00 and more for your talent just to polish-out the paint can be hard to do
Buffing out cool cars is a tough nut to crack, it can be done but you've got to find a way to earn their trust first.
