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    Swirl Remover + PC

    I am interested in learning how to swirl remove but I also want to keep startup costs low (being for a business and all). So while the business is small I would prefer to do this by hand. Is this going to be a pain similar to buffing out wax? If swirl removing is to be done by hand what...
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    Business Plan

    I am in the processs of writing a business plan and am using Business Plan 2003 and was wondering if anyone here has written a business plan and could shaire their experiences. One of the motives I am writing this plan is to enter the University of Maryland's business plan competition. Up to...
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    Using Legal Structure of Mobile Detailing Service

    I am sure you are well aware I am starting a mobile detailing company and I appreciate your time and effort in helping answer these questions. I am now in the planning stages of the detailing company and need help choosing a legal structure for the company. So far I am vaguely aware of the...
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    Becoming Bonded And Insured

    I am sorry that I am really throwing in all this in such concentrated time period. As I plan on trying to drum up business with other busineses I beleive it is going to be essential that I become bonded and insured to promote a seriousness with out business. I do not know where to begin and am...
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    Need Help: Choosing Possible Company Name

    I am trying to start a mobile car detailing company and I am unable to think of a name that portrays any or all of the following: "detailing is life" "detailing utopia" "hobby" "passion" any help would be greatly appreciated !
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    Your Professional Detailing Website

    I am considering designing a website and want to see what others have done and see if I will be able to afford a designer who is competent and putting together a very professonial website. So please post links to YOUR websites here. thanks. regards, Maulik
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    Clay Bar

    Good Afternoon ! I have never clayed my car before and was wondering if someone would walk through the process. (I did a detailed search and was unable to find something as specific and through. I will avoid putting the information I gathered. So please walk me through the process not so...
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    bug & tar or clay bar first?

    Just curious as to whether you are supposed to use bug & tar before or after claying. thanks.
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    Detailing Old Porsche

    My neighbor told me that I could detail his old Porsche 911, I beleive its a Carrera 1 1979. It has been sitting in his garabe not driven and covered with a cloth car cover. I do not want to mess this car up and do not know what precautions to take since it has not been touched, washed...
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    Rubbing Compound

    I just did a search this morning for "rubbing compounds." I could not find anything that speaks of its affects so I'll give you the scoop of what happened. My buddy and I were detailing one of our cars and we accidentally used rubbing compound on the hood and we did not know what the effect...
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    MD/VA Boat Detailing

    One of my buddies owns a boat and told me that if I could find a way to advertise boat detailing that I could make a lot of money $300-1000.00/boat. I was wondering if anyone has any experience doing this? how to market? what to include in a flier? people to talk to? etc I live 2 hrs...
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    Expanding/Ideas/Marketing

    One of my buddies started detailing cars with me this summer and we are good at it, maybe not the best, but we do a damn good job. He’s personality is great and our marketing is good- so we think. Our marketing has us going door to door but not selling the service just talking the people...
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    Car Mat Shampooing

    Any products you could reccomend for shampooing carpet rugs type thing (For an Audi... if it matters) doesn't have to do magic just be available at Track Auto, Walmart, Kmart... thanks !:D
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    Paste Wax Rocks !!!

    I used paste wax for the first time on my clients RX300. Meguair's paste wax not only went only easy but worked really well, much better than their liquid wax. $85 job + $40.00 tip, that rocked !!! Another well done job due to your comments, ideas, and pointers. thanks again!!! can't thank you...
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    Detailed MB SL 500 yesterday

    As a result of all your guys' help I detailed a MBenz SL 500 for $70.00 and got a $30.00 tip, thanks a lot !!! And just got a call this morning from a guy I handed out a flier for.
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    Beach15 & Detailers At the Beach

    If I lived at the beach I would want someone to detail my car while I'm sunbathing etc. . . so why not offter it is a service to the people who are at Ocean City and take it to your house or do a complete mobile job, I think it may work, you could sell it to me if i I didn'tk now how to do it...
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    Distributors

    Good afternoon, There are so many buffs on this site, and I want to make purchasing products as cheap as possible and so, maybe we should come up with a list of who sells what & for how much including shipping etc. . . and retail stores that sell what for cheap etc, just trying to this forum...
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    paste wax v. liquid

    Paste wax vs. liquid wax... is there a difference in quality? thanks !
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    First time waxing

    I just waxed my parents Nissan XTerra 2000 which is three years old and hasn't been cared for the way it should. Nonetheless, I washed & waxed the car three weeks ago and it came out really well. Zymol wax was used. Should I clay the car and use a polish or wax? Any reccomendations for a...
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    Zaino vs. Wax

    From what I have read on these boards, Zaino is a polish. Now what I'm curious about is whether Zaino has the same protective ability as wax or if you are supposed to wax after you use Zaino. Thanks for the help.
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