Do you polish glass as part of your detailing service?by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
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The few dealers cars I have done... I treat them like retail since they are dirty and it takes timeby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
What are you using to improve appearance of wheel wells?by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
Back to black is a dye/paint... trim dressing like - stoners, meguiars, etc ... dissipates quickly and can bleed in rainby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
What are some good products and techniques to remove mold from rubber trim pieces around glass?by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
Are there any new trim dressings that will last for a long time? Are there any new trim dressings that will not bleed in the rain?by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
What if other people wax and destroy trim?...is that the answer we should give the customer...or should we be educate ourselves on new products that could possible remove the wax....?by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
What are some of the most effective products to remove wax residue from pebbled plastic trim pieces without recoloring?by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
I am a mold remediation specialists... but he did not want that kind of cleaning ...what he wanted was detailingby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
LOLby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
I have to agree. Yesterday I had a client who wanted cleaning/detailing on the interior of an older Jeep and a wash and wax on the exterior. He discussed the price but eventually agreed to the cost as the interior was very filthy... He then said he was doing this for his grandson who was in the hospital. I politely inquired if he was ok ...and he responded that he was in the hospital due toby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
With all due respect this question excludes AT-5 as its benefits have been thoroughly explained here. We need not hear about it in this discussion as it will not add any more information to the subject matter. What I want is input from detailer's who have tried and used many of the new generation of sealants/coatings. Let us know what are some of the best sealants/coatings availaby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
Beautiful!by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
Congratulations on the new addition to your family ... boy or girl?by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
Bob: where have u been... ?by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
Bill: What evidence you have that is Pro-Techt ...? Looks like you are coming unhinged... YES I can vouch that Pro-Techt is a respected well know professional detailer in this industry. He is under no obligation or requirement to divulge his whereabouts or his identity... who would if you are behaving in such an irrational manner...get a hold of yourself and take a time out to get your maby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
Moonlight: What you don't know is Custom has been at this for over 30 years doing thousands of vehicles and back in the old days steel wool was fine but the composition of glass today is different and steel wool will and can scratch glass very badly if you don't know what you are doing... So it is not that we think we know it all or we are inflexible we have EXPERIENCE..we know houseby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
We are in business to provide I hope excellent service and it is our responsibility to protect our personal and business reputation by providing the customer with the best professional advise and solution to the problem. A business can either specialize in one level of service or it can have a range of service where most cars have options but it some cases the customer cannot dictate how you dby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
Bill so we know you like to talk....but this one track discussion is not getting anywhere... So you say you are a detailer... what does that mean when you use the term? Tell us about yourself... how long have you been in business...how many cars do you do per week? are you mobile? or fixed? do you own equipment like shampoo extractor? ozone machine? vacuum cleaner? high speed buffers, dual actioby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
Product usage will depend on the type of vehicle... classic, exotic, daily driver, junk...? classic, exotic... caution and use of least aggressive and technique...daily driver again excercise caution but one can afford to take some risks to speed up the process.if you know your rims.. Junk ...anything you use will make an improvement .... aggressive product is fine... time will depend on how muby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
The first rule of professional carpet cleaning is proper vacuuming so you can remove debris, dirt, sand and lift it away from the base and fibers of the carpet. You are then in a better position to see the actual physical condition and choose the best technique to clean and dry.by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
Bill: I am not aware you are a scientist...so your theory sounds like crazy talk to me....but there is a simple way to validate your claim and prove your theory. You and the manufacturer of AT5 should engage the service of scientists/lab to put your theory to the test..publish the results and lets us know what they found.. until the results are published from a reputable testing company.by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
Recently I have noticed many people calling a car wash soap shampoo... what is the reason for this?by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
Bill you not only have poor reading and comprehension skills but you make assumptions. I said I make an effort not to give advise but obviously there are exceptions and in the case of paint I needed to in order to resolve the problem....who would/could imagine he would pressure wash the interior and splash the paint all over the headliner, seats, dash, walls and flood the vehicle after thoroughby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
As a a professional I trust my eyes and not the customers words. what might look easy to him might be more technically challenging for us to remediate so I make an effort not to dispense advise on forums or on telephone. A recent example a customer called to say he spilled a 5 gallon of paint in vehicle.. So I suggested he put some wet cloths all over the spilled paint. Whe He arrived there waby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
There is a new trend in many of the auto enthusiast forums to spend 50 hours compounding and polishing to perfection exterior paint surfaces. Do you think as professionals it is necessary to polish to perfection the exterior paint surface on exterior details?by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
In general you will Need to have written bio-hazard cleaning procedures in place - all your employees should be familiar or trained Need to have all your employees pre-tested for Hepatitis Hiv Need to have a Medical waste company for disposal of contaminated materials that need to be disposed Proper PPE - gloves, glasses, mask, full tyvec suits, booties and respirators - If you use respiraby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
I have no idea if it is a sign of the times or we have evolved into a new culture but the general rudeness of the public is astounding... I just had a woman call today to say she had left her sun roof open last night during a heavy, heavy and when I mean heavy it was pouring down rain from 6opm. to this morning. . she then proceeded to say it did not have a lot of water in it.. and asked what shoby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
When is the customer NOT right for your business?by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts