Lance, if you're going to do this.....

[Lance Mark]

I've decided to start taking on some of the work folks have been offering and I'm open to advice.

This is the experience I've had with this as a hobby. I love it. I love the work. I love the outcome. When I describe what I do, how I do it, and how long it takes to someone who appreciates it....it's like a sales pitch.

I've had countless guys ask me to detail their bikes. I've respectfully declined every time. I once had a guy offer to fly me out to New Jersey, put me up, and said he'd pay me generously to do to his bike what he saw I did to mine.

My situation may be a little unique.

I really have no interest in cages (cars, trucks, etc). I have zero interest in doing interiors for sure. I realize it narrows my prospects down to a pretty specific niche, but I'll do a car exterior if I had to, but I prefer to work on bikes.

Any advice is welcome. Incorporating, filing a DBA, insurance...all stuff I've handled before in other business ventures, but I'm still open to advice there as well.

 

[Bruno Soares]

I don't have advice but I share a lot of the things you said. There's no way in hell I'd do an interior for others. And I don't want a big vehicle either. I've had quite a few ask me if I could do their cars, I have always turned it down because I see the disgusting product I'd have to work on. Other than my own, I've only done it for my brother and that was mostly because it was a nice Porsche that I thought was nice to work on.

 

[luckydawg]

I would rather do 3 cars than 1 motorcycle- way to many super tight spots , nooks and crannies that if you dont get them they stick out bad

 

[Lance Mark]

I would rather do 3 cars than 1 motorcycle- way to many super tight spots , nooks and crannies that if you dont get them they stick out bad

yup, i really enjoy that aspect of it....working around rotors and fenders leaves my hands and knuckles pretty beat up

but come on now look at that beautiful front end

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