Wearing headphones while detailing?

To avoid confusion for next time include in your initial post "I have decided between Y and Z model but need input to make the final decision on which one looks most professional and will get in the way less. Does anyone have any experience with either one?"

That would be much more specific and clear. You would have got more to the point answers. Your initial post was VERY vague and had no mention that you had all ready decided between 2 models. If you do some looking around this site you will notice that people come in with specific ideas on what they want but get their mind changed a lot with all the very experienced people here who can give some pretty compelling information. I was a person who had that happen to me when I first joined and glad I listened to the experiences and ideas of others!!!!!
 
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And another way you could have said things better would have been to say "thanks for all the great info guys, but what I am really looking for is.......". Then you stay polite and professional and re-direct the topic to what you want with out being rude about it.
 
Gotapen said:
I normally use my Ipod with the In Ear Earbuds... they come with... i leave the ipod in my shorts pockets and tuck the headphones cord in the back of my shirt
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I do the same. If using a machine I place ear plugs in. Otherwise the iPad is setup with the wire in my shirt. I love dressing the tire sitting on my tilt stool and jamming to the iPad as I am just about to step back and admire the work.
 
CEE DOG said:
I do the same. If using a machine I place ear plugs in. Otherwise the iPad is setup with the wire in my shirt. I love dressing the tire sitting on my tilt stool and jamming to the iPad as I am just about to step back and admire the work.
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Do you mean iPad, or iPod? I can't imagine lugging an iPad on me to listen to tunes while working...
 
Maybe he's trying to re-live the 80's with a "ghetto blaster" on his shoulders. ;)
 
Yea, i hope it's not an iPad. Then again, I think that would be pretty funny.
 
Comment,
I would like to apologize if my posts seemed rude. I guess I got defensive. Anyway, welcome to one of the best forums on the interwebs.
 
Comment said:
...Are you people serious?

The original topic was me trying to figure out if It would be a bad idea to wear over-ear headphones while detailing for someone else. I was'nt sure if it would be looked at as unprofessional or not, and then the topic turned into 3 irrelevant pages about which headphones sounded the best, when I only wanted my question to be answered.


I didn't ask what was the most comfortable headphone, I asked which style would be better to wear. If I wear over-ear headphones they could get wet and it might look bad on the business.

Seriously guys, come on.
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I think that the in ear type with the big plastic loop that goes around the back or your ear is the best type for detailing, or any other phisycal activity. They are small and light, and have the least chance of falling off. I like the small size of the bud type, but I wouldn't wan't one falling out of my ear when buffing. The over the ear type are too big, heavy and clumsy, not to mention that they would seem to make it more difficult to hear outside sounds. Plus, they can fall off easily. If you are doing your own car, then there is no issue of seeming professional. If you are detailing a client's car at their house, then a single earphone would be best, and if you want to look the most professional with an earphone, maybeyou should consider one of those one ear pieces with the spring coiled cord would be best, like the Secret Service agents wear .:)

The one thing you need to be very concerned about is keeping the headphone cords out of the way. You don't want them accidentally raveled around the buffer and strangling you to death....
 
if you're going to wear headphones go w/ what's more comfortable for you.
 
Comment said:
If I'm going to be detailing as a business, I'm going to need music. I can either get in-ear headphones, or ones that go over my ears, and I cant decide which would be best.

The over ears could get hit by water and might look unprofessional and they could possibly get in the way.

The in ears could be uncomfortable and wont sound as nice as the over ears.


Anyone have personal experience detailing with either?
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If you put on head phone while work on my car- I would never use you again. A small radio with low soft music is ok. You need to show people that you are paying attention to the job not the music or whatever.
 
You can also try out some noise canceling headphone, or hearing protection with an AM/FM receiver, you can get some of these at lowes or home depot for about $50.
 
Old Tiger said:
Sounds neat. Can you post a link?
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Devotec - Solar Sound 2 Bluetooth speakers. Solar powered portable wireless bluetooth travel speakers

Available on Amazon for around $79
 
I got some am/fm over the ear noise canceling ones at Home Depot this week for $20. They are awesome. You definitely can't hear outside noise well at all so if you work as a team I'd say they are a no go
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As far as the guy who said about paying attention with headphones-- some people can pay attention to more than one thing at a time. If you had a problem with me wearing them I'd probably skip them on your job just to appease you but I use them on every job and the cars are well attended too
 
I sometimes wear headphones when I'm washing at the Pay-N-Spray. I've tried a few different ones, including Bluetooth headphones from Sony that were meh.

I always go back to Skull Candy Titans or Full Metal Jackets. They seem to sound the best and hold up. I had one pair that was destroyed by my cat, another pair I lost in FL someplace.

Titans:

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FMJs:

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Currently I have the Titans.
 
I usualy use the beats, or some 8 dllr tj max headphones, but still do the work
 
Klipsch S4 earbuds all the way imo. Can't beat the sound quality or price nowadays.
 
Any IEM (shure, etymotics, westone, ultimate ears, klipsch, etc...) is going to do well for use when detailing. They isolate noise well so they're like wearing earplugs when you have your polisher going. You also get better sound quality (with a good model) than any over the ear headphone you'd risk using around chemicals and machines spraying splatter around. Plus they are small and discrete so you don't bump the car by accident and scratch it like a big headphone could.
 
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