thoughts on this?

good idea/bad idea?

  • Good idea!

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  • no!!!! run away!

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tssdetailing

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In the coming month or so, i'm gonna work over my black s10, full scratch touch up, wet sand and buff. I thought about taping off half of the tail gate (b/c it's hammered) and restoring the other half, then putting vinyl lettering on either side of the split to the air of "before and after"



Do you think drivers will get it ?
 
I was going to do something similar to my old truck but not before and after. I was going to put my logo on the good side and the other side just put "The other guys".
 
Well, think of it this way: is it negative if others don't "get it" ? I don't think so. If anything, it would make them call you out of sheer curiosity as to what you're trying to show, which could lead you into a sales call.
 
Noting that I'm an old stick-in-the-mud, I voted "no". Ixnay on the gimmicks IMO.



Just too weird and you'd be driving around in it all the time. It'd be like a tailor wearing a coat that fits right on one side but not the other.



And no, I don't think the average person would get it, especially not just after a passing glance in traffic (some car-guy seeing it parked in a lot might be a completely different matter, and yeah, that could generate some business).
 
It is a clever idea, but I would not do it. Once you finish with detail on your truck, get some nice vinyl graphics with your logo, website, etc. Everywhere you drive, your services will advertised; building your brand. Also ask yourself: are you interested in targeting people who need that type of heavy correction, or would you like to target the owner's of nice cars who want to have their cars properly maintained on a regular basis.
 
Brad has a good point, a nicely detailed truck with vinyl lettering and graphics would attract much more attention. I still vote "yes" on your half-and-half idea, because it's not a bad idea, but I'd have to rank vinyl-ing up your truck higher on the voting scale.
 
some marketing is better than NO marketing!



This summer, i will end up with a van parked on PCH with the exact scenario (hopefully, if I can find one cheap enough)
 
toyotaguy said:
This summer, i will end up with a van parked on PCH with the exact scenario (hopefully, if I can find one cheap enough)
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Heh heh, IMO that's a good idea, and better than driving around in a half-and-half example. Just be sure your "bad half" is bad enough that average people can tell it needs fixed...you know how "normal people" are about this stuff ;)
 
To be honest I have a partial vinyl wrap on my van thats 3' x 8' on each side of my van, and the whole backside of my van and it doesnt generate that "many" phone calls... Something like that would be more beneficial to show a customer what you prevent and what you can do to remove what the "other guys" do and can't do.... As far as generating new customers? It's just not going to do it!
 
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