Anyone ever give classes?

[Dr. Jones]

Has anyone ever done this? There is a guy here in denver who is opening up a detailing store next month. From what I understand he's more on the products side than on the detailing side. A friend of mine who's part of the S2K club gave me his name. I'm going to email him and see what kind of stuff he sells and all that, but thought i might also see if we can come up with some ideas on ways that we might be able to help eachother.

One i came up with was offering classes at his shop. I think they might go over well if you target the car enthusiast group (like s2k owners). Lots of people want to do it themself, or at least know how to, but don't have the knowledge. Maybe little 2 hour classes would draw a nice crowed. Where you could have a lectures on subjects such as swirl removal, interior care, and so on. It'd be easy to get a project car there and have everyone watch/ask questions as you go through the process. Has anyone ever tried this before?

[ShineShop]

Originally posted by Dr. Jones
Has anyone ever done this? There is a guy here in denver who is opening up a detailing store next month. From what I understand he's more on the products side than on the detailing side. A friend of mine who's part of the S2K club gave me his name. I'm going to email him and see what kind of stuff he sells and all that, but thought i might also see if we can come up with some ideas on ways that we might be able to help eachother.

One i came up with was offering classes at his shop. I think they might go over well if you target the car enthusiast group (like s2k owners). Lots of people want to do it themself, or at least know how to, but don't have the knowledge. Maybe little 2 hour classes would draw a nice crowed. Where you could have a lectures on subjects such as swirl removal, interior care, and so on. It'd be easy to get a project car there and have everyone watch/ask questions as you go through the process. Has anyone ever tried this before?

After owning a shop for 10 years I have been asked to train dealership staff a number of times as well as constantly training my own staff. The problem is, almost all people interested or involved in detailing have preconceived notions of what proper processes and procedures are, are too caught up in marketing jargon and hyped up product claims to actually have an open mind and learn anything. My experience with this is that it is an exercise in futility unless you are investing time in training staff.

[Dr. Jones]

What about people who are interested in it from the the side of making money (ie professional shop based on volume) but people who really care about their cars. Ie the guy who's had that chevelle for 30 years who has just now got the paint job he likes so he can enter in shows, or the bmw owner who spends hours online reading up on parts and stuff who really tries to make his car the best. These are my target customers for detailing, many of them are really anxious to learn. I think teaching those people could be a really sucessfull event.

[thomasfl]

Dr. Jones it seems like you are talking about teaching the average joe or car buff to expand upon detailing and getting beyond the basic auto part store detail knowledge. If the shop is selling products then this is an opportunity to make the customers more knowledgable about new products, but for the shop you probably want to use only products they are selling assuming the products are top notch. For a new shop these seminars could bring customers to the shop for the first time. Sounds like a good idea to me.

[NY detailer]

i have given detailing classes and still do. Basically, i have the person come to me for the day and we detail there car together. I show them what I am doing and why I am doing it. They ask all questions and we take time going over everything. We also end up having lots of fun.

[Bumpers Plus]

Well said Scotty