<HTML>Rstuning makes a good point....the name sticks out, is funny and it is not something one forgets easily.. I think you can overcome any negative by your presentation and your own personality. The most important thing is you want people to remember you and make that call.</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>You would be amazed many of the vehicles in the US are just as bad...people have very little value for their possessions and just thrash them.</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>In addition to leather dyes you will need to have cleaners so that the dye can adhere and spraying equipment to apply the dyes. You have a choice of purchasing an entire range of dyes or mixing each individual color or you can purchase pre-mixed dyes for most vehicles. The key to leather dyeing is good preparation, good dyes, and a technician who is not color blind. In other wby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Customers Service: Providing consumers with knowledgeble, courteous, efficient, professional un-comprimising service.</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>I am in Virginia</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>In my area they are already closing the gas stations early...prices have risen to over $5</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>I have a mix of services and service offerings. Service that is not near perfect is not called detailing it moved to another category called cleaning so as not to confuse the public. While I understand it is hard to build a business doing only perfect work it can be done the key is not to dilute your detailing services by producing work that will not bring your referrals</HTMby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Thank you for clarifying that...but since the word used to describe what we do is "detail" should'nt we be striving for perfection instead of average quality which is what they can get at a carwash..</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>That is cheap! It could take 8-12 hours on average and sometimes several days to do very bad jobs. We do a lot of pull outs because I am fanatical about cleaning and many vehicles today are extremely filthy, smell horrible, soggy carpets, mold, just plain nasty.</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
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<HTML>I am sorry it does not appear one can edit these posts but ... the correction should read "my objective is not have more than 30% percent of my labor cost in the total job</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>We have been having great difficuly with that question... we have in fact instituted some labor trackers to get a more accurate idea. The difficulty for me is that those jobs have multiple problems and require extensive work which includes removal all the interior fittings etc. My formula is not to have more 30% labor in the total cost of the job</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>It is definitely down.. summer vacation, back to school and perhaps gas prices. We are down about 20%</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>We paid $3 per gallon today</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Perhaps it meant if you pay other people to do the work for you...but sometimes it is more difficult work.. to manage people.</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>This is indeed a free country where Democracy is practiced. However the freedom to speak “means responsible speech” It means that you do not slander a person’s business or personal reputation in a public place. There is another forum called the judicial process …and it is this process where you bring your case either to arbitration or through the court system, you present the eviby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>I have resolved more problems in my life and business with diplomacy instead of threats and scandals. I have found that speaking directly to companies and impressing upon them the importance of being a good service provider and honorable people has been far more effective. “Learn how to win friends and influence people instead of loosing friends and winning enemies” The use of thrby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Quite frankly what bothers me about your posting...is that there appears to be an hidden agenda to use this forum to dis-credit a distributor and the distributors business. You have never contributed to this forum in any form and you certainly did not ask our advise, opinion or even the critical questions here before starting your business. But now you are involving us in your bby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>The great thing about the USA it is a free enterprise system and anyone can charge what they want… the responsibility and onus is on the buyer to choose good vendors and purchase wisely. I am assuming that this service provider did not force you to purchase from them and you did so willingly. The prices you have quoted are NOT exorbitant, a quick check of 3 different suppliersby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>While I can well understand your frustration with the problem you have at hand.. there are many other avenues to a positive resultion without resorting to scandalizing a business and a businesses reputation. It is very possible that the product could have sustained damage during shipment, on the docks out in the heat, or the supplier could have also been provided inferior or faultby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML> Amr: If you can afford it...would suggest you send original samples and the new batch to an independent lab for testing.. I am sure there are chemists in your region of the world or close by in India who could anaylse and give you their findings. Perhaps someone on the board can give some recommendations as to a Lab here in the usa. You also need to check if you have any insuraby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Can you elaborate some more on this and how it would benefits us as a group if we are all on the same page...</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Paul: All work is done through me. My clients never meet the sub-contractor and it appears that we provision all the services in-house, with the exception of small damage repair, where we have to drive the vehicle off the lot one of several autobody shops. I negotiate the standard and quality of work to be provided and expect the same pricing as Dealers. Pricing is adjusted if theby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Joe: This my opinion, I think you should try to get some FREE PUBLICITY before spending $4000 dollars on $10,000 flyers. Try to have a newspaper or television do a business profile story on you. I am not sure about the small business owners...most of them have little money to spend.. so target people with higher incomes and continously mail out flyers to these same people (it takby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
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<HTML>It is better to slowly add on each additional service ...you know the old saying "jack of all trades and master of none" When you have mastered each service you go on to the next. Sometimes it is also a good idea to sub out the service and acquire some skill from observing how the sub works. You need to negotiate the same prices from the sub as a dealer, and before youby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>I am now totally confused #@$^%^% what is the title of the article? and what month is article printed? Thanks</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>The best route to go is to rent/lease directories that are either income, zip code, etc. in my area it Hayes directory. You choose the area or zip code or income you want to target. You then should check with the post office about how bulk mail works and how much it costs, size of the postcard etc. The post card has to be designed exceedingly well to get the attention of people,by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
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<HTML>"some people just want to argue, for the say of arguing" I thought this was a discussion forum where people can have discourse, exchange ideas on all things relating to detailing and practice critical thinking. Are we supposed to accept carte blanche everything you say? What makes the ozone machine the best way? Why is it not possible to seek other alternatives to cleby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts