Hobby, Full Time or Part Time

[rzatch]

Sounds like you have a pretty nice set up in your garage. Is your radiant heat a portable one for when your out there only?

[RootsRadical]

Sounds like you have a pretty nice set up in your garage. Is your radiant heat a portable one for when your out there only?

Thanks!

No, it`s not portable. It`s mounted up near the ceiling, attached to a gas line and a thermostat. It`s enough to take the garage from 35 degrees in the middle of winter to a nice working temp of around 60 degrees. It`d probably get it warmer but I don`t like to be too hot when I work, so I`ve never really tried. It`s not an attached garage, so when I need to be in there during the colder months, I`ll run out and turn it on and then come back out in an hour and start working. It`s definitely not efficient enough to run 24-7 though!

-J

[Old Pirate]

I started around the late 60`s part time and still going strong after all these years. Even after 20 years in the military, I still enjoy it and making folks happy to see their rides like they should be.

[Bunky]

I voted hobby.

[Mr. Gloss]

Hobby.

But even a hobby deserves quality tools and products.

[mjlinane]

Just in case the IRS is reading these, it is a non-profit hobby/charity for me.

[Jaddie]

Dear Friends

It`s just a hobby for me.

My interest is in preserving what I consider to be heavy investments in personal transportation.

But now that I`ve spent more than US$1200 in detailing supplies, I`m trying to cut back.

Yet I intend to pounce on some of those new Blackfire products.

[rzatch]

RootsRadical I don`t know how efficient they really are in the end but the theory behind the radiant heat is to leave it on all the time so everything in the room is heated and gives off heat. Verses hot air going out the door like a conventional system. In theory that is!!! For what its worth.

[RTexasF]

I guess I should check all three. I did it part time starting in 1996, then went full time for a number of years, and recently only as a hobby. Our cars and one or two others is about it for me these days and that`s only when the mood strikes.

[tropicsteve]

an expensive hobby(always new stuff to try out) that i, my family and friends appreciate.

[ca.detailchick]

Normally full time job.

[Rocket]

It`s a hobby for me as well. I`ve always enjoyed having a clean car and once I learned so things from a friend that details cars for a living I was hooked.

I got a reputation in my old car club for all the details i did when I cleaned and polished my car. My friends gave me a hard time when they saw me polishing the barrels of my wheels. I don`t think I ever heard the end of it. Hey they had to look as good as the face

[CT3]

I didn`t realize this many of us just did this as a hobby. Damn expensive hobby.

[overtimedetail]

Part time detailing here. I`m a full time Audi tech, so I get a lot of vw/audi details from my background. also getting into photography. I like Detailing > Photography > working on cars, but most of my income come from my full time job. I`m hoping to build a good client base before I quit Audi and become full time detailing!

[Mr. Gloss]

I don`t consider it expensive for me. I find quality products I like and use those same ones often.

I am not tempted to buy a new intro, just to find out, there is no miracle change.

If need be, one can achieve the best looking car in town on a small budget, and often, OTC.