Lying cheating detailers

**Beemerboy** · 08-01-2007, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by Poorboy

I could never have done that ..it was either the right way or the highway

Steve

Its the way that I do things with my biz...I only have one package the full detail or I don`t get involved...I refuse to compete against the local detailers here with their 10 buck an hour guy that dose the whole car in 2 hours start to finish...if people like what they get for 80 bucks for that then good for them

**Poorboy** · 08-01-2007, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by Beemerboy

Steve

Its the way that I do things with my biz...I only have one package the full detail or I don`t get involved...I refuse to compete against the local detailers here with their 10 buck an hour guy that dose the whole car in 2 hours start to finish...if people like what they get for 80 bucks for that then good for them

and that`s the way it should be

**Tex Star Detail** · 08-01-2007, 06:52 PM

I try to tell them that what they are charging is my wash and wax, but they do not want to hear it. I guess they ant to hear the word "detail".....lol

I do not compete either, it is not worth it. You`ll only drag your company in the dirt with the others, and I do not want that type of reputation.

**malibu9in** · 08-11-2007, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by kbbiii

I have to agree that there are some people out there that are just in it to make some money and get out. For them it is not a legitimate business and what I mean about that is they don`t have a license, insurance and pay taxes on that business.

This is my full time gig (3 years now) and my intention is for it to go to the next level within 2 years to a full shop with mobile service.

I have a guy around town (another so called detailer) that every time he sees me he calls me to see what I charge for washing. I tell him and he always tells me that he charges more and that he gets its all the time and that I should raise my prices because it is better for all of us. Not sure what his return client business is like but I am not into gouging my customers to make money I am in it to have them call me back or use my services from week to week or whatever they are comfortable with.

My feeling is that I do the best job that I can on each and every vehicle and for my return clients I am always throwing something extra in just to keep them coming back.

Kenny

thats called price fixing. its a big no no. But i do understand about cutting others throats on prices.kinda like body shop labor.

**Troy@Protekt** · 04-10-2009, 02:19 PM

Just weeding out some of my subscribed threads and I am running across a few I`m gonna resurrect.

**Tex Star Detail** · 04-10-2009, 02:25 PM

Yes, I like this thread too. LOL. Not because I posted it, but it does have some great discussions... something that is rarely seen anymore.... lol

**artman4life** · 04-10-2009, 08:01 PM

just went through all 8 pages, awesome thread with diff reflections/veiws from alot of angles. being that i work full time for a *stealership* i can relate with almost each view point from both sides, i see/do things within reason differently at work than i would do as when i have a private customer. at work its all bout tiime, get it in, and get it out. 1 service manager belives the only diff between a detailer and a wash boy is basically how fast they can get a job done, a wash boy can wash/clean a vehicle in 1 hr, so a detailer should be able to do that in half the time and make it look like a 2 hr job. wich to a point, yes, and at the same time a no, its a catch 22. a detailer should have a more efficient routine wich will net a better time but also cuz they know wich products to use and how to use them properly. but a detailer is doin a helluva lot more to a car, and thas what my managers generally dont see or dont understand why i do thing the way i do sometimes. i almost never clay at work, thats an extra step since once i run a quick machine polish over a car, the paint feels smooth to them. and was vs sealent is deff a big no no issue with them, wax is wax and thats just it lol. but hey, what do i know, im just a washboy lol

**OCDinPDX** · 04-11-2009, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by artman4life

1 service manager belives the only diff between a detailer and a wash boy is basically how fast they can get a job done, a wash boy can wash/clean a vehicle in 1 hr, so a detailer should be able to do that in half the time and make it look like a 2 hr job.

Apparently nobody ever told him you can`t rush perfection.