<HTML>Brian, Thats who I got the idea from! We use to email each other a couple years ago when he first started. I was pretty close minded about the whole thing until I realized people need some help with this stuff. Bud, The people are not going to learn about reconditioning like what detail king and rightlook offer, just the VERY basics, what to do to maintain and do baby Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Bud, The people I plan on selling to are people who will attend my class, which I plan on marketing through community recreation centers. These people are my first priority with selling products. My good friend makes a great living marketing his surfing lessons through the same centers, you would be amazed at how many people utilize these classes! I would have to agree with yoby Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Dan Loves Tea, Thanks for your input, I sincerely appreciate your opinions and time you took to write all that. I definetely need to do some meta tags with page descriptions and figure out my keywords. I also need to resize the images on my showroom page and link them to larger versions. Hey, thanks!!</HTML>by Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Thanks for all your help gentlemen! I just completed my new website, please take a gander and let me know if I can change anything. I still need to enter it to search engines and put some flash images on it, other than that its done!! Check it out www.DRAPERSAUTOIMAGERY.COM</HTML>by Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Thanks for all your help gentlemen! I just completed my new website, please take a gander and let me know if I can change anything. I still need to enter it to search engines and put some flash images on it, other than that its done!! Check it out www.DRAPERSAUTOIMAGERY.COM</HTML>by Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Ron, that sounds good. Are you stopping by White's house? Havent seen or spoken with him for any length of time in a while.</HTML>by Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Bud, I am not after my usual customer that recieves my service. Im after the customer that won't pay for my service and has a couple hours on the weekend to do the job him/herself. My classes will sell the products. I do have people, and Im sure you all do to, where you detail their car frequently, but they wash it themselves instead of taking it somewhere. This is where you canby Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Thanks Ron, I figured that would be the case. Do you think that is might be easier to sell basic products that arent governed like car wash soap, leather conditioner, etc..? I dont want to invest too much money, but am willing to fork over some to get this off the ground. Thanks!!</HTML>by Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Hey guys, hows it? Im looking into putting together car care kits for my customers who could use it. Some of the stuff Im going to sell may contain some water based solvents. Can someone point me in the direction of how to get started in this. I formulate some of the stuff myself and plan on re-bottling things like leather cleaner, degreaser, conditioners, etc.. I also plan on hostinby Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Sounds like the people you work for need a good lawyer or need to spend some money on a clarifier.</HTML>by Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Nanci, I have spoken with a few women who are fast on their feet and can really say the right things to a customer, better than some of us guys, and they were great detailers, and they were paid $500 plus per car!! All of your questions definetely have answers, unfortunately it all depends on the type of detailing you want to do, (high end retail, dealership hack jobs, orby Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Dude, I think your business is kicking so much behind and the money is coming in so much that your looking for things to spend it on!! Dont spend that money!!</HTML>by Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Brian, I am wondering if the detail king stuff does what it says, why is everybody including myself still wetsanding or buffing to restore a shine?!!! Have you tried their system yet? I wonder how permanent it really is.</HTML>by Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Hey I just talked to somebody from Glare polishes to ask about their "spider remover". They say that it will remove, not cover up, deep spider swirls with some kind of glass. I lost interest after they said " you will notice new swirl marks after application from washing and such", I got a feeling that they say that so you think they are new swirls, but really yourby Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Whats up dudes! I am breaking my detailing process down so that pretty much anybody I bring in for help can detail our cars. I know Joe has used Labor Ready in the past (an organization that provides you workers and pays for workers comp insurance), but I cant hunt down any other providers or agencies. Do any of you guys use a service like this? If so, what are your thoughts?</HTMLby Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Darn, I wish I would have paid more attention to the board and my emails. I completely forgot about the expo. It would have been nice to meet everybody there. Went there last year in hopes of meeting more people I know, but Joe stayed home and a few others stayed home. To tell you the truth, I have been too busy even to answer my phone and return calls, business has been crazy since eby Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Wait a good 45 days, then you can put whatever you want on it. The solvents need to escape to give your clear a proper curing time, so the paint will be at maximum hardness. Or if you really want to put something on and feel ambitious you can use a glaze.</HTML>by Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Thanks Paul!</HTML>by Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Paul, I have been looking into paint bull as well. Have you noticed anything like what Ron said about the clear adhesion? Kind of scares me, since I will only be offering my services to repeat detailing customers. I cant imagine that happening since so many people seem to love the paint bull system.</HTML>by Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>lake country sold me a years worth for cheap, clearing out inventory.</HTML>by Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>I dont have three years to make something work, no offense. It either works or its trash!!</HTML>by Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>or cardboard boxes!</HTML>by Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Dave, I bought a steamer a while ago after the good things mentioned here on this forum. I dont want to mention the company, but it was a good unit, cost $800, and to tell you the truth, I was a little angry about its performance and wish I saved the money. Detailing with it took longer causing me some frustration as opposed to the old fashioned way, chemical, brush, and towel. Unlessby Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Ive just been cleaning the hell out of the inside of cars so that there is no smell. No really, I dont use fragrance, i guess I should be looking for one!</HTML>by Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Wayne, I have the same exact extractor as you, I figured Id get the high power without the heat, but now Im rethinking the heat. What heater did you buy for yours? Those mytee external heaters are pricey.</HTML>by Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Joe, did you wetsand that porche with the mirka system? Those swirls asses got kicked!!!!</HTML>by Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Yup its true Ron, that is probably the most important thing Ive learned from you and Bud. The most reputable companies for the most part have an entire line of "crap" that they call quality when without even looking at a msds, you can pop the lid off and smell the cheap water based solvents and high ph levels of cleaners. And xylene, you taught me early to avoid that stuff.by Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Bud, you mention wheel acids for clear coated wheels. As far as Ive been taught, they can make rims which are not true chrome turn a milky chalky color, if misused. Unless you are refering to the ph level in a chemical being on the acid side of the scale? Im just wondering why you would tell a weekend warrior to use an acid on wheels that seem to be pretty well taken care of.</HTMLby Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>dewalt 849 variable speed 1000-3000 rpms with the edge pad "lock in" system, this system makes the pad spin so straight and true, I dont know how people are still using regular hook and loop pads.</HTML>by Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>You also want to be careful of softer paint located on bumpers and plastic panels like whats found on cadilac escelade and lincoln navigators, hell almost all new cars have a painted plastic part on them. Cost me some $$$ to fix a bumper I burned through in a blink of an eye on a new escelade. The paint in these areas have flex agents added to keep from cracking and making them softeby Dan - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts