<HTML>If your water hardness tests to " 0 ". What would be the % cut that you could make on your Cleaning Chemicals ?? I do realize that cleaning compounds differ, depending on who's " U " are using. There is not a nickels difference in any of the top of the line professional products. I also have found, that you can cut back on the amount of sealant/wax per jobby Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Anthony; If you ever take any free advise, listen to Frank and Ron Ketchum. Trust me it will save you many, many dollars........................ Brandy !</HTML>by Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Joe, "YOU IS DA MAN "...................................... Brandy!</HTML>by Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Anne, I ready over all of the materials on their web site. Apperars to me with this bunch, all that glitters Ain't Gold. I think that you can get the schooling else where, and purchase the materials/tools from a local dealer and save your self many,many dollars. Email Ketchum, and Abraham, and Joe at Superior Shine, as he attends Bary McGuire's Schools for little or no chby Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Ben you say that you have $600.00 towards starting your business. 1) read and understand the book. 2) get in touch with Ron Ketchum, and get into the next available school they offer. This is will be the best part of your business investment. I think for my part your $600.00 would be best spent Improving Your Intelligence,than on hardware,and chemicals. Believe me all of the vendersby Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Ben, try this ! What part of the country do you live in? One of the Pro's on here may give you an interview and hire you thus you would learn the right way, and not develope any bad habits along the way.</HTML>by Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>John, use Abraham's 1 step and it will clean,then seal. He uses his Diamond Plus in the mix. Thus giving you a 2 step in ONE! I have used it many times,and any vehicle thats been out for a few years can use a good surface cleaning before sealing or waxing which ever you prefer. This is the way I do it. Vehicles say less than 2 years old if they are of the out doors variety,and aby Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Try Bud Abraham's One Step,its a cleaner and a sealant all in one...Brandy</HTML>by Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>The way the Akzo Rep explained the process. You could paint an entire car then have a few of these lights in the booth and the cure would grow, kinda as water soaking into a towel. Thus curing the job completely. One of the Big factors was that you didn't have to turn on the "Bake Oven" to cure the paint. One of the local Concrete contractors rolled a Cement truck,andby Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Yes, once again as I thought, another gimmic thats been out several years. Up here in Appalacian Region some of the vendors that come thru selling the new up to date stuff has been out for sometime, everywhere else in the free world. It was new to me, but I don't dabble in the auto body repair stuff anymore. I was supprised to see that a friend of mine who keeps his auto body bby Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Any one heard of this process Yet! Akzo Rep said it was the newest kid coming to the block, and the Detailers would be using different chemicals to maintain this paint in the future. Aaaah yes, somemore Snake Oil for the old proverbial shelf.....Brandy !</HTML>by Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Dear Mr. Ketchum, I've never seen it exampled any better than what you have done on this one! ............... Keep up the Good Work...... Brandy! As You say when all else fails " READ " the " Directions ".</HTML>by Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>New! The DVD Camcorder was a Christmas present for my wife last year,it is the best one that Sony made at that time, it was about $1300.00, the Home PC she already had. My wife teaches PC and Camcorder How to's in her Science class where she teaches school, so with her tootledge, I eleminated many mistakes,as well as retakes. I did have to do a retake on the 60 second clip, becauby Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>I'm using a digital cam-corder taking snap shot pictures of my business, my crew,and some before and afters, then at the end, a short 60 second clip of my crew,and me working @ different phases on a customers rigs. Then I down load, and burn DVD copies,and send to proposed clients, as well as the ones that I already have acquired. It seems like most folks of today, would ratby Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Amr, If you are serious abut getting into the business! You may want to get some info from "SEM" Products Company thats located in Charlotte, North Carolina. These folks are like "DuPont " is in paint, in the products that they manifacture. I have a close friend that owns and runs a hi end body shop,and has used their products for many,many years. He recently adby Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Brent, scroll down & read the " Too Young to Start a Small Detail Business" thread. You might find some info there that you are looking for...Brandy !</HTML>by Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Trainee; Email Bud Abraham @ Detailplus, Ron Ketchum Auto Int Cinn, Ohio, Brian Angelucci and Jim Hammell. These guys can get you started off right. If you aren't careful you'll be spending unwanted dollars that you do-not have, just trying this, that, and the other. Bud and Ron both have great products. I don't know what part of the country you are located, but attenby Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Yeah, you are correct it was Renny Doyle I'd emailed with!.... Brandy !</HTML>by Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Tony and Bill thanks for the heads up! input from you 2 guys is always appreciated..................... Brandy ! P.S. Bill are you still doing some Aluminum ??? I can't seem to get away from it at all!!!!!</HTML>by Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>I have been hearing and reading some positive posts about these products. Are they a Botique type of product? Do you rate these products as good as, or better than Bud's, Grumpies, Meguiars, Auto Magic, or Malco's products? I stopped in Louisville and was talking to a relatively new detailer (2years) and he uses nothing but their (Menzerna's) Products. He said tby Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Dan, Joe is right, buy low sell high. I do this on occasion myself, especially when I can turn a quick buck. Up side, you get the profits, down side you may have monies tied up for awhile. No rocket science here at all............................ Brandy !</HTML>by Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Who called you Retarded 1st? Was it your Mother or Daddy ! You little Punk Whinner. Or better yet how about meeting some place and we can discuss the seating arrangements. You are like some of the others thats been on this forum, nothing Positive to add, just B.S............... Brandy !</HTML>by Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Yeah I tried it, but the neighborhood Bee's kept following me around!................................................Brandy</HTML>by Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>New Again, try an insectide suppository, then maybe you can Kill that "BUG" you have up yore Ass!...................Brandy !</HTML>by Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Great post Bud, and I liked the way you exampled it to the use of acids in automotive clean up. I hope that this will answer a lot of questions or put to rest some of the "VOODOO" surrounding the use of Ozone Generators. We used one on a Cab Over Kenworth the other day, that a driver went off of the road, and was in the cab dead for 4 days, before the Colorado State Policby Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Molly, 95% of my business is Big Truck. The extremly dirty ones I remove and power wash, then work on them with a HOT extractor. If this won't do it, I usually just replace the carpet, or try to get the owner to go for a rubber mat replacment..................... Brandy !</HTML>by Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Christian, I went with a wall mounted Belt driven unit that I purchased from Northern Tool. Shortly their after I installed a heating unit thats Kerosene fired. Thus I can use it either way, cold or hot. I set the unit at about 1800 psi, for either operation. The electric unit puts out about 3.7 to 4.0 gallons per minute. If your Mobile, you may want to down size some, if fixed as I aby Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>My question is still not answered Yet! Why can't, or won't the perveyors of the fine finish protectants get together and start thinking out of the box? Petrochemical Industry did several years ago, when they worked behind closed doors with the Feds to remove "Tetraethyl Lead from our gasolines. We also did it again in the early 90's in getting a standard forby Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Ketch, why can't there be a special set of tests designed and developed especially for the sealants and waxes for the industry? We did it back in the middle 90's on Asphalt Production to standardize the product round the world. The Chemist and Lab Rats designed a special weathering test for asphalt, that basically did what you refferred to in a matter of a few hours, enlby Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Why can't someone or group, say Hmmmmm "SAE" develope a test for the Sealants and Waxes. Report the findings, then we can make our decisions, of what to purchase. I was called a "Fool" by one of our Guru's of this forum, for expanding my findings and personal thoughts for a product thats specially formulated to work in the Aluminum and Stainless Steelby Eric Brandenburg - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts