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    Beading

    its been raining all day in my town as I was coming home from work I found myself checking peoples cars for beading which indicates some level of protection from wax or sealent correct? I must have seen 50 newer cars with no beading. Don't people care about hard earned money spent on nice cars...
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    self serve customers

    Hey guys just me with another crazy marketing question. I have a temporary location set up directly across the street from the self serve car wash. How would you go about markrting this location & your services to these folks? Obviously they enjoy getting out on nice days and rising off some of...
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    using my new cyclo

    I got a cyclo polisher for christmas. After reading the directions it says to never use the green pads on black or dark colored vehicles because it may cause scratching. What in the world am I suppose to do for dark colored cars? Maybe just polish by hand and use the white pads to apply and...
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    maintanance packages

    What kind of maintanance packages do you guys offer to your clients? Bi weekly washes weekly washes? and how do you structure them?
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    using the cyclo to clean/polish

    after washing and drying the car. I would like to polish the paint before waxing would I use the green pad with a mild abbrassive polish to remove light scratches and light oxidation and then use the white pad to apply and remove wax? Are my steps correct?
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    service packakges

    I was just what some of you guys do to keep customers coming in and calling after you have done a wash or detailing? Would it be to bold to attempt to pre schedule? In other words after you complete a wash thankthe customer and then say something like I'd like to schedule your next wash in two...
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    Night before Christmas Eve

    How are you guys spending the night before christmas Eve? I'm sitting at my computer desk having a drink of Brandy and smoking a decent cigar. what a nice way to slow down before the holiday starts.
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    wax/ sealent

    with the cyclo which pad do I use to remove cured was. Is the white foam pad the correct choice.
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    Nattys

    Just received My brand new cyclo today and was wondering if any of you guys have used the white finishing pads to remove nattys after it has cured about an hour and if so what were your results like.
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    Gift Certificates

    I have been trying to sell certificates for the holidays and have yet to sell any. How to some of you guys advertise this type of sell. If you have any good advice or experience in this area any post would me most helpful
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    Nu finish car polish

    Have any of you ladies or gentlemen every used nu finish <a href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=11&k=car%20polish" onmouseover="window.status='car polish'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">car polish. I see that it has been on the market for a long time and...
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    Marketing Idea

    Last night I was at home brainstorming and Iv'e come up with another Idea to spread the word about detailing services. I contacted my local floral shop here is what I did I asked the owner If I dropped off a stack of coupons advertising express wash and waxes for $25.00 would she allow her...
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    Strange situation

    I sort of have a strange situation I could use some help with. I am a mobile operatore. I carry my own water and electricity but its getting cold outside and I have the opprotunity to rent a small garage that has electricity and the landlord said that I could use a small propane heater to warm...
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    kerosen

    Iv'e heard that using kerosene is a good way to remove bugs and road tar is this true?
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    combination

    Just got a call today a gentlemen would like to have his suv detailed. I plan on using the following combination. please tell me what you think. Wash moderate bug/tar removal Clay meguires 1 step cleaner/polish coat of natty's
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    PC VS Cyclo

    I hear lots of good things about these polishers. I would like to get one for christmas what are the major differences between the 2 and which one has more capability to remove minor surface scratches.
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    Space

    I live in pennsylvania and the weather is getting cold. I talked with a local auto repair shop owner about renting a space for some occassional detailing during the winter months. Now the key word here is occassional I'm talking maybe only 1 full detail per month. What kind of deal could I work...
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    Space

    As you all know the weather had turned pretty cold here in Pennsylvania too cold for mobile detailing. So today I called a local auto repair shop and asked the owner if he had any avalible space for detailing work he said yes and asked me to stop by Monday afternoon. My question is this my...
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    Claying

    Would like to learn how to clay tell me if I have the steps correct 1. Hand wash rinse with pressure washer 2. clay vehicle using plenty of lube hose off 3. Dry vehicle polish paint then wax ? ( Meguires 1 step) Thanks for you feedback in advance. html is disabled for many reasons. vb...
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    spring 2005

    With the weather gradually getting colder and not receiving any business since september I deceided to clean up and store my equipment and organize my supplies for spring 2005. My question is this is it okay to put a bit of anti freeze in my water tank to prevent cracking and secondly with 5...
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