What kind of Detailer are you?

[Beginner2002]

Re: What kind of Detailer are you?

My cars only. I recently found out wax on wax off is a perfect excuse to not run errands for the wife on weekend. jk!

[BeyondPerfection]

Re: What kind of Detailer are you?

Full time, and love going into work every day...except when it's 5 degrees here.

[MikeEast]

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So far I've only done family members (and the xSO's cars) and gave out two smg.photobucket.com/albums/v619/MikeEast/2008/Detailing/Tylers%202005%20%20Colorado this year, doing what I'd guess would be closer to paint correction than detailing.

I would dearly love to be able to produce some income from shining sheet-metal at some point, I enjoy that much more than what my 'real' job has turned into...

Mike

*****Add "http://" before the above "link" in your browser and it will take you to the detailing pictures. -Mark Kleis

[HemiMopar]

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I just do mine and my wife's. Sometimes somebody in the family or a friend will want me to help them with theirs. The only professional detailing I have done is I detailed my buddy's Saab for an European Auto Show (which he won his class). I got paid with a good steak dinner.

I would love to get into it full time but the pay wouldn't be enough and it would be too much like a commission job (which I'll never have again).

[Darth Raider]

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I owned a Detail Shop in Bevery Hills for about 7 years in the 70's. Now I just do my cars, and a few 'Show Cars' of long time customers. I still enjoy it, and still take classes to keep up with the lastest products and applications.

Chief

[morven39]

Re: What kind of Detailer are you?

New to detailing. Just beginning work on our 2004 Buick Rendezvous CXL and 2007 Buick Lucern CXL. Have most of my supplies together along with a PC. I appreciate the help from the forum.

[ClearlyCoated]

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I chose my car only because I'm just starting to get into this, but I hope to learn enough and become proficient enough to do it part time and maybe have it as a fallback should I ever get laid off from my RL job. I also see it as something I can keep doing after mandatory retirement in 20 years should I need the additional scratch

[Tuck91]

Re: What kind of Detailer are you?

i detail my truck and 3- 5 cars a month for some side cash, but lately just my truck

[wildfoxsr]

Re: What kind of Detailer are you?

I do mine an wife's ver. I do friends ,family's also. I like doing it. I won best of Show (class) with my 01Ram last year.

[zoomzoom mazda5]

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My Dad told to wax his 63 Olds 98 in Black, that's when I started,(in 63) it was a the beginning of my quest for the perfect finish, I been doing this on and off for about 38 yrs for my self and others too. Always learning something new and Hope to see Mike in Florida soon...........

[christian6984]

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i do mine and a few others.

[fastsleeper]

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I am an OCAR (obsessive compulsive **** ********) crazy, every sized sable paint brush, compressed air, tooth brushes, q-tips, vacuum, quick detail before and after use, to outside, inside, and engine. Haven't figured how to get to under carriage (no jacks, live on a down hill cul du sac with a downhill driveway). Complete detail of outside, inside, engine every week.

She is not driven every day and has to live under a car cover that gives me fits of frustration. I separate all micro cloths into categories and wash accordingly with TIDE, no fabric softener.

I'm a nut.

[Zuke]

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I see this post is a little dated, how are things since leaving your job to be fulltime?

[Ganesa]

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I guess im a weekend detailer, i perform a mild detailing sessions by hand (as i dont have the DA yet) on my cars and few other cars in the weekends when im free from college, but still maintain by washing and using UQD/QD at least 3 days in the weekdays..

[GMZ]

Re: What kind of Detailer are you?

My own and a few others close friends and the like. I would love to start doing it part time though because I enjoy it and why not get paid for doing something you like?