Going Pro

[mxman]

Just a few odd questions.

1. How many vehicles/Meguiar's detail events would be necessary before starting your own business?

2. What do you do if someone is unpleased with the results?

3. Is it possible to start out using only a Electric Dual Action Polisher or is it recommended you learn all techniques including wet sanding and rotary buffer use?

4. What if you get a detail request for a vehicle with rust?? How bad you ask -light surface rust. Has anyone ever had someone bring in anything worse than light surface rust? If so, how bad and what do you do in those situations??

These are just some questions that have been bugging me and I can't seem to get the answers at Autopia so if you have a comment on any of these, please post! Thanks guys!

[DETLMAN]

Re: Going Pro

Originally posted by mxman
Just a few odd questions.


2. What do you do if someone is unpleased with the results?

3. Is it possible to start out using only a Electric Dual Action Polisher or is it recommended you learn all techniques including wet sanding and rotary buffer use?

These are just some questions that have been bugging me and I can't seem to get the answers at Autopia so if you have a comment on any of these, please post! Thanks guys!

On #2 if you arent sure you can produce the results you shouldnt take the job. I have turned away jobs just because I was sure teh people wouldnt be happy in the end or they were going to be a pain in my but.

On# 3 I would say yes but you will be limited to the jobs you can take..see first answer above.

As for the rest of the question you need to be on a never ending quest for perfection and technique, you definatly need to learn to be proficient with the buffer, wet sanding is something else in its seldf, I bet more than half of the detailers out there cant, dont wet sand.