If a picture can speak a thousand words, as a detailer, what does this picture say?

[Quenga]

Drive to La Jolla and you'll see high-end cars going through these things all day long. It's ridiculous, but detailing is for OCD people.

My old boss makes big $$ and drives a new Toyota 4Runner. When I left to pursue detailing full-time I asked him if he wanted me to take care of his interior (he has to labs that chew on everything). Once when I was in the back on our way to a business lunch he looked in the rear-view mirror and asked if I was freaking out because of how dirty it was (he knew I detailed on the side). His response to me was, "when I get a nice car I'll let you detail it".

Oh, sorry boss, but a car that's worth twice what you pay me in a year is a damn nice car to me!


I also agree with "flavor of the month" cars. They are "company" cars. I just detailed a 2006 M3 for a guy who was the second owner. He said it was previously a corporate car. I was like whaaaaaaaaaaaaa? What corporation is that? Are they hiring? And yeah, swirls, scratches and bad paint job patches all over it. So sad. Cost twice as much as my car and look 1/2 it's worth (paint wise).

[ShineShop]

It's not just the car washes guys. I have seen many, many cars trashed by detailers that were supposed to be hand washing. In fact, I just drove by a franchise detail shop yesterday on the way to pick up a car offering $9.99 hand car washes and the guy washing was just hammering the truck they were doing with a ratty old wash broom. Some of the new automatic washes are actually less abrasive on the paint than most other forms of washing too. It's all about whether or not the operator is using the best equipment (and using it properly) and has a high volume of water being used between the car and the new soft cloth "brushes".

[Shawn F.]

I see it here weekly. A few Bentlys, Masseratti's, Lambos, etc going through Auto Bell car wash and kids out there with dirty rags drying them down and hitting the water off the wheels with the same rag, etc. Whats funny is that around here, the ones with TONS of money are cheap and tight as hell. The ones with basic luxury cars or medium budget sports cars like Corvettes, Camaros, etc are the ones who don't question the price and want good quality work done and also like to be educated on maintaining the vehicles themselves.

It's just how it goes sometimes...

[Sophisticated1]

Who said you caan buy common sense when your rich?.....$$$$$$$