$117K, swirls included!!

Good work and pics Patrick!

We have a local exotic car dealer and I know one of their detailers from a local website. They are hacks. They use the cheapest products available and they detailers see no formal training.
 
All the dealers around me have a crew of guys with a pressure washer on a truck that come by and "wash" the cars on their lots. First they hit them with the pressure washer and then they dry them off. Dealers could care less about swirls, just like every other non autopian out there.
 
Patrick, those cars would be phenomenal if the paint was right, so, I had an idea! Why don't you approach the dealership owner with a proposition on detailing one of them and having them showcase it for sale.

Lets face it, when you are selling a $100K plus vehicle, what the hell is another 3 to $500.00 to bring out everything the "vehicle" has to say. No one should no more than the owner of the dealership what a awesome finish will do to enhance the sale of a vehicle!

Kick it around in you mind, I think you are sitting on top of a golden opportunity!

Changeling
 
Last summer when I arrived here in Phoenix, I had an interview with United Auto Group. They where interested in having me head up the detail dept. for their Ferarri, Porsche, Rolls Royce and Jaguar showrooms in Scottsdale. The service manager informed me that they had about 15 full time detailers, and only one was actually trusted and experienced enough to use a rotary (he was also their only color sanding tech).



The showroom cars where very nice, but the vehicles on the lot where the same as the pics in this thread, alot of swirls. They where thrilled to have someone experienced come on and offered me the position. The pay wasnt great (I could make close to same at a Chevy dealer), but it had alot of perks and great benefits.



Why am I not working there? After passing a drug screen and background check, they require you to take a 30 minute phone interogation screening with a 3rd party company that has the last say in your hiring. I made it about 20 minutes into the rude womans questions before I decided it wasnt worth it (she was asking me very personal questions about my family and asking me to recite addresses from 10-15 years ago correctly off the top of my head)..so I thanked her for her time and ended the call. The service manager called me later that afternoon and told me that I passed the background and drug screen but failed the phone interogation. He didnt have kind words to say about the screening company and said they decline 80% of the guys he wants hired. I guess the call reduces turnover and saves them money...



This is probably the reason there arent alot of quality detailers working for these guys, you gotta work for peanuts and jump through hoops to do it.
 
Allred00535 said:
Last summer when I arrived here in Phoenix, I had an interview with United Auto Group. They where interested in having me head up the detail dept. for their Ferarri, Porsche, Rolls Royce and Jaguar showrooms in Scottsdale. The service manager informed me that they had about 15 full time detailers, and only one was actually trusted and experienced enough to use a rotary (he was also their only color sanding tech).



The showroom cars where very nice, but the vehicles on the lot where the same as the pics in this thread, alot of swirls. They where thrilled to have someone experienced come on and offered me the position. The pay wasnt great (I could make close to same at a Chevy dealer), but it had alot of perks and great benefits.



Why am I not working there? After passing a drug screen and background check, they require you to take a 30 minute phone interogation screening with a 3rd party company that has the last say in your hiring. I made it about 20 minutes into the rude womans questions before I decided it wasnt worth it (she was asking me very personal questions about my family and asking me to recite addresses from 10-15 years ago correctly off the top of my head)..so I thanked her for her time and ended the call. The service manager called me later that afternoon and told me that I passed the background and drug screen but failed the phone interogation. He didnt have kind words to say about the screening company and said they decline 80% of the guys he wants hired. I guess the call reduces turnover and saves them money...



This is probably the reason there arent alot of quality detailers working for these guys, you gotta work for peanuts and jump through hoops to do it.
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Another little update... the guy they hired when I fell through was the prior head of "Lot Security" with no detail experience whatsoever. Yee Haw.
 
The chariman of my company has a few Ferrari's maintained by a pro concourse detailer - nice!

my neighbor has 3 Maserati's, 1 Ferrari, 1 rolls, 1 Lexus suv, all with swirls - yuck!

a business associate has a $350,000 RR Phantom, cleans with a beach towel - ouch!

my girlfriend has a honda accord - I take care of it, and she takes care of me :getdown
 
Allred00535 said:
Another little update... the guy they hired when I fell through was the prior head of "Lot Security" with no detail experience whatsoever. Yee Haw.
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Don't ya love when companies keep their hiriing priorities straight? :wall
 
our Murcielago was full of swirls, was very hard for me to get them out of the painted high gloss black panels on the engine lid, air ducts/side windows and mirrors. I had to go down to Menzerna Final Polish by hand using an MF clothe, even my softest hand pad kept putting more swirls in them then i was removing
 
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