Mike Phillips
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- Dec 5, 2022
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If you want to do this till you retire, then decide right away what aspect of car detailing you like the most and focus on it.
Do you like doing all of it?
Do you like doing interiors?
Do you like doing ONLY exterior correction?
Do you like doing paint chip repair?
Do you like installing tinted window film?
Do you like doing headlight restoration?
The reason you want to find out what you like doing the most is so you'll be the happiest at the end of the day. I've met people that are all different, that is they all like certain things more than others and when they're doing what they love they're happy. When they're doing the things they don't love they're not happy.
You have to be able to do a wide spectrum of detailing functions but it's also important to find the thing you like to do the most and specialize and focus on that aspect.
Hanging out on a good forum is also key, this is where all the newest pads, products, tool and procedures are talked about first and new technology tends to help make things better, faster, stronger, more profitable, etc.

Do you like doing all of it?
Do you like doing interiors?
Do you like doing ONLY exterior correction?
Do you like doing paint chip repair?
Do you like installing tinted window film?
Do you like doing headlight restoration?
The reason you want to find out what you like doing the most is so you'll be the happiest at the end of the day. I've met people that are all different, that is they all like certain things more than others and when they're doing what they love they're happy. When they're doing the things they don't love they're not happy.
You have to be able to do a wide spectrum of detailing functions but it's also important to find the thing you like to do the most and specialize and focus on that aspect.
Hanging out on a good forum is also key, this is where all the newest pads, products, tool and procedures are talked about first and new technology tends to help make things better, faster, stronger, more profitable, etc.
