hehe i think now that we have THREE detailing guys on the forum here in norcal, we need some kind of head to head competition

I for one, am loyal to Hemant aka. zainodetailer but be neat to see and compare

b

 

You do detailing too? If so can you give me more info? Thanks.

 

I love how people can thinks someone is stupid just because of how they miss type words like detaileded. people really think I thought that’s how I meant to spell it, give me a break. Most of the people that are saying I wouldn’t let my z be detailed by someone who cant spell, live way out of the area anyways so no harm done in my opinion even though they were miss types not spelling errors. For the people who can look past the miss types, because they do happen, (look at the thread you will find some on other peoples post) you can see the work we do regardless of typos. For those who like our work we appreciate your interest in the company and we will be looking forward to helping you on your path to transforming the look of your z.

Thanks b-ron

 

i was never bragging one of the guys said that i was prob. making 5.75 an hour so i put up what i was really making. weres the bragging? this is all a bunch off people blowing things out of proportion

 

"Detaileded"? You've got to be kidding me.

 

Grammar is a form of communication. If you can't communicate, how can you have good customer service? If you have crappy customer service, what is the likelihood that your business is going to get a good reputation? Last I checked, most companies start by word of mouth from others--so, I can only guess that your skills as a business person blow and more than likely, so does your product. Gee, if your product stinks, why would I go to you? Sounds like we have come full circle to the point of many in the thread.

Listen, incorrect typing, misspelling--all equals the same thing. You don't take the time to do things correct the first time. How hard is it to proofread an internet post? If it's laziness, then that goes back to the first paragraph.

P.S.

 

There's drying too. I hear that's tough as hell. I won't even mention waxing.

 

What's the fun in that?

 

I love this thread! In R341ty 1 Dunt tink u h4ve d4 m3nT4l c4p4c1ty ta und4st4and ... damn that’s hard to figure out how to type like that... ugh any who! Yea in accordance with the amount of actual mental capacity you have in your brain Dave and any other person that decides to be a dick about anything whether it be a misspelled grammatically incorrect posting or a 1000 page thesis, you have to understand and know how to analyze the seriousness of the piece that was written. At least try and understand the point that is being put across.
This is all good hearted fun to me. Tell me how a 19 year old with a successful business with an estimated profit of over 100k, not gross but will probably still be up there because you do have to consider product cost and other expenses… not going to get into detail. Hm... that’s kind of an oxymoron (not going to get into detail) since I am a detailer. If you want the definition go to www.dictionary.com. But in all seriousness come on you guys are arguing and trying to put down a couple of kids that do that on a daily basis. And in all seriousness look beyond the misspelled words and grammatical errors and realize all I’m trying to do is get you blood pressure and cholesterol up by posting on this thread because I know in (YOAR) old age you can’t stand kids and their silly abilities to buy a car that took you a lifetime of penny saving and trash picking…. Like I said before! And I will quote myself

 

Yes this would be KOOL! Check out the pictures of B-Ron's Solar Orange z in this link after he detailed it. This is with our Polymer Paint sealant that will last up to 6 months with regular wear and tear... i.e. driving and washing.

http://picasaweb.google.com/mobilelu...SolarOrange350

 

 

Our business has built its self to where it is now from word of mouth, so my skills as a business person are not too bad. Out of all the cars that we have done they said they would tell their friends about us, so it can’t be the product/ skills. Look I understand how it makes you feel by not wanting to trust me with your car, but like I said before, it became a joke before I could even fix the mistakes that I made, so I just kept making a joke out of it as well because nothing I could say would change your mind of a mistake I made by not proofreading what I wrote.

 

Aside from what this thread has turned into, I have a few serious questions:

What do you have for insurance against the potential for damage to customer vehicles?

Do you bring an EZ-up so that the car is in the shade during the detail?

Do you need the keys to the car?

Have you considered hiring someone part-time to do your invoicing, advertising, website updates, and forum posts?

This is nitpicking, but your I doubt you plan to work 12 hour days, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year while being fully-booked with four cars every single day. Depending on how well you can promote your business, I'd work your income estimates based on working MAYbe 300 days/year at MAYbe 80% of fully-booked.

Good luck with your adventure.

 

(this is a sample of what the first post in this thread looked like before it was edited)
Most of us are not perfect spellers, occasional mistakes are normally dismissed here. The issue was not accidental misspellings and grammatical errors, yours were intentional to be cool, funny or whatever. Even if you were just a regular Joe posting here and wrote like this, people would have treated you the same way. The fact that you were selling something without being a sponsor was like hanging a target on your back.

Next time you introduce your services on a message board, take a few minutes to read some of the other threads to get familiar with the customs, it will go a long way to helping you gain respect and confidence. Don't worry about a response, I would not want you "easting" your oxygen on me.

BTW, this gives new meaning to the word orange peel.

Chris

 

Unfortunately we are still awaiting approval for our insurance, being that we are we make sure that our customers know the potential risk that we are not able to cover them with insurance at the moment. We are using an invoice with a liability and disclaimer on the back stating that we are not insured and are awaiting approval. Problems with insurances are that they don't like the whole mobile aspect so they are taking longer to process

As for the EZ there is no problem with the Rightlook chemicals while working under the sun. The process is a little more labor involved since we have to work panel by panel, but that also insures that we don't miss anything. We have been planning to get one but it's one of those things that we have become accustomed to not having. Also if you’re worried about water spots because there is no shade or it dries faster its fine we use deionized water and for E.P.A. and VOC regulations everything is environmentally safe and all of our equipment is labeled with all information and warnings as well do we carry the MSDS sheets in a three ring binder if interested.

For the most part we don’t require the use of keys but we do need to have it at our disposal If we’re going to do any undercarriage spraying or simple we need to move the vehicle but in some cases when the vehicle needs to be moved or set up somewhere it has already been done by the customer or they have been glad to allow us to move it for them. Like we’ve said we are certified in Auto Reconditioning we might look and act like punk kids but for the most part we have tried to be as professional as possible in our other business ventures and we are upfront with our customers never bull ****ting them something we will not be able to do or take care of.

I can also see how it is quite unbelievable to see how we will be able to achieve a profit so high. Well I haven’t said we have reached it, it is only an estimated profit by the end of our business year. We figure if business is still growing as it is now then we will easily achieve that goal. Yes it seems rather odd that it is only two of us working but that’s what happens when you have a family that can back you up. It might be the two of us that are doing the majority of the labor. I actually have taken the responsibility to cover the advertising, invoicing, networking, emailing, webdesigning (yes I do have to go through the website and reword some things and fix minor issues and misspellings…) it is quite a bit of work but it gets done at night for the most part. Since were mobile it’s not bad at all. Not like having to manage a huge building with several employees that I would not do… But this job is labor intensive as it is.

As for now we having been achieving high rate of profit. but if you break it down to doing 4 cars a day for 5 days a week year round we would ultimately reach that goal but it would kill us as you have said. those figures are just estimates and possible outcomes.Trust me we've ran through several scenarios good and bad for the outcome of this business. But in all seriousness that would be overkill. We our actual numbers will avg out to is 2 cars a day quoted at 250 before inspection as well as various smaller projects we also have simple services that are quick to do or other packages, the $250 is our highest. *Prices subject to change with the condition of the vehicle*. Before we work on a car we do an overall inspection with the owner and tell them what we will do for 250 and what we can do for a higher estimated price. If the customer is content with what will be done then that’s fine but in most cases the high-end customer or enthusiast ends up with a nice bill of 350+ Well worth it in my book for us and for them being that we will guarantee our work so it’s not totally working 4 cars a day for 5 days a week as mentioned before. Even so it is highly labor intensive and I have no doubt will take its toll but the way I figure it were young, and this is more of an adventure in life to see what we can do with the abilities given to use to perform above the norm this is still a small business and who knows where it will go and how the market trend will fluctuate.

This is also where I apologize for the crudeness of some remarks or kid like comments that have been posted before me not only mine but as well as those of others involved. Like I mentioned these forums are to procure a sense of community and help one another, but like I also mentioned, please figure out a better way to approach a person that might have written a post in a way that is not of your nature or ability. It’s rather unnerving to ask a question or mention something that is for the common knowledge and instead of a “hey thanks man” or “yea I can help” they get attack by “dude where u go to school learn to spell, you’re a moron blah blah blah”

Thanks and if you have any further questions feel free to PM me!

 

We are looking into becoming a sponsored member as mentioned...

Damn your right... that picture sucks makes the orange peel stand out like crazy!! haha... thats mass production for you. If you would like to know more about orange peel and why most cars have it feel free to ask!