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jayjacque · 03-28-08, 10:16

I'm not a detailer, but have been in the auto biz 26 yrs. now. I've seen a few dealerships have a high standard and "require" their detailers do the very best work on the vehicles before and while sitting on the lots and when the units are sold. Usually that was due to a GM or Sales Manager being a perfectionist.

On the other side of the spectrum I've known a few dealerships not monitor whatsoever and have some of the ugliest non-presentable cars you can imagine. A few of those lots I made a boatload of money on because if a car had already been detailed and had a few stains left on the seat for instance, I was the guy who came along and fixed the problem for a fee, or painted a bumper or removed wax from trim, etc. So I LOVED those lots! LOL

Anyway, most of the lots I did work for were somewhere in between, and definitely not up to Autopian standards (no offense to the lot detailers among us)

P.S. I never followed the trail of new vehicles from factory to boat to transit to sales lots, but I have to doubt each got washed 7 or 8 times before getting to the dealership.

03-28-08, 10:16	#12 (permalink)
jayjacque You WILL like my work! jayjacque is offline Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vancouver Island, Canada Posts: 281	Re: Dealership detailers I'm not a detailer, but have been in the auto biz 26 yrs. now. I've seen a few dealerships have a high standard and "require" their detailers do the very best work on the vehicles before and while sitting on the lots and when the units are sold. Usually that was due to a GM or Sales Manager being a perfectionist. On the other side of the spectrum I've known a few dealerships not monitor whatsoever and have some of the ugliest non-presentable cars you can imagine. A few of those lots I made a boatload of money on because if a car had already been detailed and had a few stains left on the seat for instance, I was the guy who came along and fixed the problem for a fee, or painted a bumper or removed wax from trim, etc. So I LOVED those lots! LOL Anyway, most of the lots I did work for were somewhere in between, and definitely not up to Autopian standards (no offense to the lot detailers among us) P.S. I never followed the trail of new vehicles from factory to boat to transit to sales lots, but I have to doubt each got washed 7 or 8 times before getting to the dealership.