Recent content by krtoflas

There are so many painted surfaces that i see daily that are heavily swirled etc. What is the stangest or most unique detail that you have done or been contacted about?

I dont know if anyone has this problem but lately my garage has been appealing to neighborhood animals. In the last few weeks i have had a squirrel, bird, turtle and yesterday a cat try to make my garage their home. The bird and the cat were the biggest issue as they kept hiding and i couldnt...

It has been a long couple of days thinking this over but I have decided to close up my weekend detailing business. I recently started working at a new job and the hours are pretty demanding. We are working at least 63 hours a week. Besides those 63 hours, I am putting in another 15 to 30...

I am looking for a set of floor mat clamps. I would like to have a set like the ones that are hanging on the walls at most tunnel washes. I am having a hard time finding them at a decent price. I know at one time or another i have seen them on a site but now i am not having any luck.

I have been waiting for a few weeks for this day. I am kind of a electronic nerd and Apple is releasing its new product today! All the You Tube and news articles say it will be the tablet that has been in developement and possibly even an iphone for Verizon Wireless. Either of the two is...

This evening the wife and I sat down to watch some tv. After an hour of flipping the channels, going through the hundreds of channels that we get with cable we found nothing. It seems as though there is a reality show on for almost every life topic. These show are nothing close to the reality...

It has been a pretty good year for me detailing cars this year. I have a few customers that really made that possible. All of my business is word of mouth and I was thinking of some way to say thank you and happy holidays to a few of my best customers. I have maybe 2 or 3 customers this year...

As much as I hate to admit it, I dont know everything. I have been a member of this site for a few months now and I have learned quite a bit. This site is my reference page for any issues that i come up with at the garage. This afternoon I detailed a truck that had recently been waxed...

How do you keep track of what service you have provided to your customers, what products you used, and what you charged? I started last year keeping track of all the details that i have performed. I am using I calendar on my powerbook and on my ipod touch. I keep track of everything down to...

What is the most that you have ever made from a detail job? How many hours did you have into the job?

This was todays project, a 2007 Chevy Silverado Duramax Diesel. The truck is a daily driver. The owner is a self employed handyman/landscaper. In his free time he races the truck at the local quarter mile track. The truck has over 700 hp. I took a few pictures before and after. I have...

What is the craziest, most off the wall, gross, interesting thing that you have found while detailing a vehicle?

Over the weekend i used my first my first Poorboys product. I bought a container or Black hole and used on this Truck. This is also the first time im posting pictures on this site so i hope it works.

So for me while im at the garage detailing a car one thing keeps me going and that is music. I have a couple of playlists on my Ipod with music that i listen to while cleaning a car. Are you a music nut as well? What do you listen to while at your shop? WHATS ON YOUR PLAYLIST?

One of my customers recently why i love detailing cars. For me there are many reasons that i love to detail cars. -At my shop, it is just that MY shop. My own little world. -I think detailing is relaxing. -Expressions of customers, neighbors, family members when they see the before and...