I NOT trying to make this a political issue, but am trying to tie inflation to its effects on your Autopian detailing.
This is kind of an extension of my started post from last year on detailing product shortages. Reference:
https://www.autopia.org/forums/hot-tub/192548-economy-detailing-product-amp-equipment-shortages.html
Me, personally, it has with some exceptions. The continued product shortages and availability are more of a problem. That said, price increases in some products makes me start to look for "alternate" products that are less-expensive (AKA, cheaper) or are value-priced, OR waiting for my "regular" products to go on sale and buying 2 (or 3) for future use, rather than just one (like wash mitts or microfiber towels or applicator pads).
My bigger concern is new and used vehicle availability and price as well. I am wondering if you are seeing customers or family-and-friends who are coming to you with their older vehicle to be cleaned/detailed because they are keeping them for a while simply because they cannot afford a different vehicle or do not wish to spend that amount of money on a new-or-used vehicle in this present vehicle market. I am not sure if this is leading to more details for you Autopians. For myself, it means cleaning/detailing the now-getting-old, nickle-and-diming-me-in-repairs-but -it`s-still-cheaper-than-making-car-payments vehicle I own and drive. I would clean-and-detail it anyway, but wear-and-tear and the effects of driving it year-round in Wisconsin are taking its toll on its appearance (stone chips, parking lot door dings, salt rust/corrosion, scrapes from hauling objects). Sometimes it gets to the point, like, why bother. But when it`s all-that-you-have and will have for a while, I still try to take care it just to make it look somewhat presentable. Maybe it is a pride thing; maybe it`s just-to-make-it-last thing, maybe it`s just an enjoyable detailing hobby thing, OR a combination of all of those.
Anyway, my point is, yes-and-no, inflation had affected my detailing. I will continue to detail as much as I can.
This is kind of an extension of my started post from last year on detailing product shortages. Reference:
https://www.autopia.org/forums/hot-tub/192548-economy-detailing-product-amp-equipment-shortages.html
Me, personally, it has with some exceptions. The continued product shortages and availability are more of a problem. That said, price increases in some products makes me start to look for "alternate" products that are less-expensive (AKA, cheaper) or are value-priced, OR waiting for my "regular" products to go on sale and buying 2 (or 3) for future use, rather than just one (like wash mitts or microfiber towels or applicator pads).
My bigger concern is new and used vehicle availability and price as well. I am wondering if you are seeing customers or family-and-friends who are coming to you with their older vehicle to be cleaned/detailed because they are keeping them for a while simply because they cannot afford a different vehicle or do not wish to spend that amount of money on a new-or-used vehicle in this present vehicle market. I am not sure if this is leading to more details for you Autopians. For myself, it means cleaning/detailing the now-getting-old, nickle-and-diming-me-in-repairs-but -it`s-still-cheaper-than-making-car-payments vehicle I own and drive. I would clean-and-detail it anyway, but wear-and-tear and the effects of driving it year-round in Wisconsin are taking its toll on its appearance (stone chips, parking lot door dings, salt rust/corrosion, scrapes from hauling objects). Sometimes it gets to the point, like, why bother. But when it`s all-that-you-have and will have for a while, I still try to take care it just to make it look somewhat presentable. Maybe it is a pride thing; maybe it`s just-to-make-it-last thing, maybe it`s just an enjoyable detailing hobby thing, OR a combination of all of those.
Anyway, my point is, yes-and-no, inflation had affected my detailing. I will continue to detail as much as I can.
