Semi-long post, you can skip to the end for the big question though.
Over the previous winter and spring, I got a PC, pads, polishes, waxes, cleaners, a little bit of almost everything. I had hoped to make detailing a bit of a side job over the summer, helping to earn some extra money for things, but it never really worked out. I didn`t get enough experiance in to offer services with the PC to people, so I never did. I got caught up with a new job, vacations, and my own carputer install.
There was a Nissan meet that I went to yesterday (I drive an Acura and about 4 of us also went up to hang out) and spent a lot of time behind the PC beforehand. I would really like to start work on other cars, outside of my family and immidiate friends. I loved seeing the transformation of my paint from already pretty good, to even better, I find things like that very satisfying.
It seems a bit late in the season to get started for me right now though. My first semester of college is starting hopefully, as long as the teachers/state can agree on some issues that caused a strike. Also, it`s getting into the fall and winter (maybe I`m just being a pessimist).
What I was really wondering was how you guys got started doing work detailing in your spare time. I have done simple work on my family`s cars, friend`s car, and a woman my mother works with. I find it hard to figure out how to get some new customers and get started.
Right now, there is a Caddy for sale at the barn where we board our horse at. We are very close with the owner, and I would like to try and detail her car before she sells it, and to help sell it. I have a feeling I could get some good business from the barn (24 stalls).
It is where I am planning to start, and hopefully continue from there.
What about everyone else? How did you get started? What issues did you run into starting up? Any advice?
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