Auto detailing can be a fun way to make a living. I love this way of life for its freedom to chose who you work for and how much work you want to do. If I need family time I simply just put it in my schedule book. One thing I have always liked about it even though I'm not very busy in the winter months at least I'm not outside trying to build something in the wet snow. I also love seeing how happy people are when they pick up there car. It seems new to them again. I love making other people happy. I think that is the best thing in life.

Today's quote...
Laziness may look inviting but only work gives you true satisfaction.
                                                                                            -Ann Frank-

So love your work or let it love you- I don't care have and affair with every day you spend behind the wheel of every deal. Each sale you do is just the beginning not the end of a brand new friend.

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Detail shop or butcher shop?

Are you a detailer? If you have your own shop what kind of detailer are you? In todays automotive world there are all kinds shops. Mechanics shops, car sales, detail shops, tire shops, muffler shops, stereo shops, and car washes/express lubes and drive through coffee stands.
If in the detailing world you soon fall into one of 2 categories - one being the cheapest and fastest in town or the one (which I prefer) the best/most careful attention to details sort of guy.
In order to define what sort of shop you want to be you have to define who you want to work for and how you want to live.
In my opinion If you want to be the cheapest that will definitely get you lots of work but be prepared to work long hard hours. Working fast is a key in any business be it construction, on a loading dock, or in a mechanic shop but you cannot put enough emphasis on careful in the detailing field. In finding your kind of client you need to fit there needs. If its a car dealer you will in my opinion soon turn into the butcher style detailer as I have experienced and not enjoyed. They send you lots of uncared for cars and they are not owned by anyone individual so careful is not in most car dealerships requisites  If you find one hang on to them and treat them right. If they treat you like you are a liability to them and only cost them money- dump them like a dirty shirt. you will find yourself doing things to cars that make you feel funny,bad, like your not concerned how long the paint will last or if the leather is conditioned.
You are the one who creates your customer field by the way you represent your store and your prices. After you have 10 happy raving fans your path becomes golden- maybe not so much with 15 cars lined up outside your door but with 5 good paying well kept vehicles. This in turn is better profits - with less product use and shorter hours per vehicle and happier clients. Giving away a courtesy express wash is easy and a nice gift for one of your clients in return for a good referral.
Be available in the detailing industry is important too. Today is sunny tomorrow is not. Next week it will snow and the next is bills, Christmas, or the washing machine broke down.
Make your family come first you only get one shot with your 4 yr old to show him how to ride bike and draw pictures with him. They don't understand that you think work is more important. If you've over reached your abilities to make ends meet, simplify your life- its too short to miss and you can't buy it back. Mama is waiting for you to get there and she has supper on the table.
Customers are important and you should always sympathize with them but never be a push over and stick you your word they will respect you for it. Your price was fair the first time you quoted and cheaper needs to be educated that it can be done only by reducing the service provided. If not done so before the sale you both will feel cheated and disappointing.
Yes we often over deliver but only the easy little things like a quick paint touch up or a fabric gard on the carpets.
Keeping up your image as a class act not a hack is where you find the most rewarding work. You also are not a fly by night. The guys that win customers by price are gone as soon as there is a better paying job. Not to mention what they do to your vehicle to make it look good and not to make it last longer.

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Detailing cars is not a luxury item but a maintenance issue. I know if you have a power bill to pay that most likely will come first. It does at my house. But just like changing your oil for the transmission, your car begs for care inside and out. Leather wears out at the seams first because of the sand that stays there. After time of it rubbing on the stitching, it finally gives up on you to vacuum it away and tears. Your paint needs protection from all the unnatural deicing products distributed by our county snowplow trucks. Even bugs rocks and tree sap tend to attack your car right while your watching. We have detailing specials going on for winter. Ask for Extra protection package/winter.
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Let er buck

Its been awhile since I've seen your face. I almost forgotten about you.  I have been thinking about how I have become this master business starter and how I can dream up something that is totally great. I dream up a scheme that is going to work and make me the money that I feel my family needs and pay the bills and then some. Guess what, I already have some good things going for me, I was thinking about a bull rider at a rodeo, that's just what he is he goes to rodeo's to ride bulls. He don't just look at all the bulls from across the fence and say man if I make it a good ride and last 8 sec. I could make the big time. He doesn't say as soon as I get done riding a bull I'm gonna barrel race... no he gets ready for his next ride at the next show. He don't ride every bull they bring to the show, it only takes the one bull to make his game like no one else's. I have realized like a light came on inside my head that I don't need another line of work or another business to do I need to ride the bull that has been assigned to me and let er buck. So its time to strap on the spurs and ride. I would love to share with you in a personal interview of how the ride went after the show...

Busy with work busy with life busy with wife and kids. I have been busy....

Livin' in the big time

Detailing  in 2012  has never been better. Our business has exploded and summer time is coming. We are excited to be getting the cars and trucks you drive everyday looking good and maintaining the quality. We have a sweet new method of interior cleaning that rocks out and smells good when were done. We have fought with  cloth sport seating stains for quite some time and now we have the tricks out of the bag and using them to your advantage getting our seats and carpets cleaner than ever. We seem to be buffing allot lately  covering motor homes, boats, and ambulance's. High definition shine is what we do and covering so much ground we get hands on many different products and getting the best results for each application. We do test spots on all vehicles before we apply polish and sealant to see how to best meet that vehicle's needs.  Happy detailing to all...  Come see us at Shine and Shade here in Omak Wa or visit us on the web www.shineandshade.com