10,000 dollar car detailing

oneshare325 · 10-01-2006, 07:41 PM

You guys think shim does a good job! Check this guy out!!

http://www.automotosport.info/?prikaz=vijest&id=222

Hope this isn't a repost! Shim maybe you should raise your prices!!!

BK · 10-01-2006, 07:57 PM

Yup, Shim is a bargain! Those are basically all the same steps Shim takes, just with more expensive materials.

Brunotheboxer · 10-01-2006, 08:02 PM

thats great but the guy was washing the car in the direct sunlight.

canucklion · 10-01-2006, 08:53 PM

yeah, that British guy's famous for his expensive car wash, good for him for being gimmicky and rich people buying into it

ScBlacksunshine · 10-02-2006, 01:29 AM

Totally not worth it and idiotic...waste for rich people...how about donating that money for starving children instead

ksfrogman · 10-02-2006, 02:10 AM

Interesting video, but that applying of wax by bare hand seems a bit extreme.

shimshimhada · 10-02-2006, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by BK

Yup, Shim is a bargain! Those are basically all the same steps Shim takes, just with more expensive materials.

I've seen this before. All the guys over on autopia do an equal, if not better job than him. He's a good marketer though.

Aside from his wax and clearcoat measuring laser thing, he uses the same stuff most detailers use.

As for the hand application of wax, you can do it with any carnauba paste wax, some guys seem to prefer applying it like that. I actually want to try that out.

canucklion · 10-02-2006, 08:39 AM

bet he can't hold anything after his hand-wax-application

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Originally Posted by ksfrogman

Interesting video, but that applying of wax by bare hand seems a bit extreme.

picus · 10-02-2006, 10:31 AM

God if I see this posted one more time..

His site is http://www.miracledetail.co.uk/

The guy does a good job, no doubt - at some point you reach a plateau in detailing where you can not remove any more imperfections and there is nothing left to clean, so there are definitely guys out there as good as him. The difference is he is a brilliant businessman - he's set his business up in a way that people use him to say they've used him. He tells clients he will need the car for a week to make it seem like he is doing more work than he is (not to say he doesn't do a lot of work, but a week is ridiculous). He uses very expensive equipment and products to promote that perception (fwiw, an electrograph PTG runs over $25k).

Oh, and applying Royale by hand is the only way you can do it. The wax has so much white carnauba it is rock solid in the tub, you need the heat of your hand to emulsify it before application.

remmib · 10-02-2006, 11:21 AM

Could'nt you have repainted the car for that kind of money

GregL · 10-03-2006, 08:33 PM

I remember reading in the paper about a guy here in the GTA who completely disassembles the inside of your car in the process of cleaning it. I really can't remember who it is though... he'll pull the seats totally out of the car just to get to the dirt underneath them. Based on what I recall, he seemed to be doing fine in terms of clientele. Maybe picus knows?

picus · 10-03-2006, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GregL

I remember reading in the paper about a guy here in the GTA who completely disassembles the inside of your car in the process of cleaning it. I really can't remember who it is though... he'll pull the seats totally out of the car just to get to the dirt underneath them. Based on what I recall, he seemed to be doing fine in terms of clientele. Maybe picus knows?

Ya, I know about him - I don't think he details anymore due to age. FWIW, when I do interior detailing I usually take out the seats.

GregL · 10-03-2006, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by picus

Ya, I know about him - I don't think he details anymore due to age. FWIW, when I do interior detailing I usually take out the seats.

Oh good stuff, and you're probably right cause he looked like an older gentleman from what I remember on the news. I'll definitely have to look you up after the winter when I have about 10lb of crap dried up on the carpets to clean out

cm3rc · 11-16-2006, 06:52 PM

WOW! that is top notch!!

dmboone25 · 11-16-2006, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by oneshare325

You guys think shim does a good job! Check this guy out!!

http://www.automotosport.info/?prikaz=vijest&id=222

Hope this isn't a repost! Shim maybe you should raise your prices!!!

10 grand? Yikes--rich people are obviously missing the fun of doing it yourself.....

txusa03 · 11-17-2006, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by shimshimhada

As for the hand application of wax, you can do it with any carnauba paste wax, some guys seem to prefer applying it like that. I actually want to try that out.

Shim, you can use my car as a test car - free of charge to you. Just make sure I get her back with a good code of shine.

ALPINE6SPD · 11-18-2006, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by picus

God if I see this posted one more time..

His site is http://www.miracledetail.co.uk/

The guy does a good job, no doubt - at some point you reach a plateau in detailing where you can not remove any more imperfections and there is nothing left to clean, so there are definitely guys out there as good as him. The difference is he is a brilliant businessman - he's set his business up in a way that people use him to say they've used him. He tells clients he will need the car for a week to make it seem like he is doing more work than he is (not to say he doesn't do a lot of work, but a week is ridiculous). He uses very expensive equipment and products to promote that perception (fwiw, an electrograph PTG runs over $25k).

Oh, and applying Royale by hand is the only way you can do it. The wax has so much white carnauba it is rock solid in the tub, you need the heat of your hand to emulsify it before application.

how much do you charge for a typical exterior detail?

Brunotheboxer · 11-18-2006, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ALPINE6SPD

how much do you charge for a typical exterior detail?

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picus · 11-18-2006, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Brunotheboxer

http://****************/info/

My prices are probably on the high side of average; however I am in a large fairly expensive city and try to go "that extra mile" to warrant the prices. Generally a multi-step polishing job via rotary will run from $200-$500 depending on your city. Cheers.

ALPINE6SPD · 11-20-2006, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by picus

My prices are probably on the high side of average; however I am in a large fairly expensive city and try to go "that extra mile" to warrant the prices. Generally a multi-step polishing job via rotary will run from $200-$500 depending on your city. Cheers.

thanx for the info. 200 is very fair

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