Do you detiail for $ or for pleasure

[X-Trail]

Personal satisfaction. I love driving around in a clean and freshly waxed car. Although i am in the process of trying to detail for money cause i`m short of it.

[cmk-2]

i love the pleasure of detailing the car and seeing the owners face when there car has been transformed.yes i do this full time and yes i get paid for my services but i also do quite a few freebies for certain clients as good will .as Scott Wax says he cant belive we get paid for this .i cant belive it either but enjoy it .when its raining and freezing cold just knowing that when i get a dry day i have the oppertunity to transform somebodys pride and joy and see the pleasure that this gives yes i love this work :xyxthumbs

[Douxebris]

Longarm,

I`m always amazed at how fast (and how good) the True Autopians finish out a car. I own 3, and every time I spend all day on one, and if it doesn`t look like I think it should, I find myself saying "Curse you, Scottwax!" (who coulda done better in 2 hours than I did in 10).

While certainly, I do my own cars for the pride and pleasure; I`ve also done a couple Explorers, Crewcab Trucks, and 1 Suburban. It takes me two-stinking-days to even come close to what I call clean/bling, and I charge $120 for the Full Meal Deal (inside/out). Which means I make about $5 an hour, once you figure in the cost of materials. And most people balk at the price, because the local "monkeys-with-rags" shop can clean the car in 2 hours for $100, and most are happy with that. That`s just not something I can lower my standards to doing. (I have a full time job, like yourself).

Longstoryshort, I love detailing, but NOPE, I`ll never make a living at it. It`s a pleasure/pride thing.

Jeff Laughhunn